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Louis I. Kahn : unbuilt masterworks / Kent Larson ; foreword by Vincent Scully ; afterword by William J. Mitchell.
Main entry:

Larson, Kent.

Title & Author:

Louis I. Kahn : unbuilt masterworks / Kent Larson ; foreword by Vincent Scully ; afterword by William J. Mitchell.

Publication:

New York, NY : Monacelli Press, 2000.

Description:

232 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (230-231).
U.S. Consulate, Luanda (Angola) -- Meeting house of the Salk Institute (La Jolla, CA) -- Mikveh Israel Synagogue (Philadelphia, PA) -- Memorial to six million Jewish martyrs (New York, NY) -- Hurva Synagogue, first proposal (Jerusalem, Israel) -- Hurva Synagogue, second proposal -- Hurva Synagogue, third proposal -- Palazzo dei Congressi (Venice, Italy).
Summary:

"Author Kent Larson has delved into Kahn's extensive archives to construct faithful computer models of a series of proposals the architect was not able to build: the U.S. Consulate in Luanda, Angola; the Meeting House of the Salk Institute in La Jolla; the Mikveh Israel Synagogue in Philadelphia; the Memorial to Six Million Jewish Martyrs in New York City; three proposals for the Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem; and the Palazzo dei Congressi in Venice.
The resulting computer-generated images present striking views of "real" buildings in "real" sites."
"Complementing the new computer images is extensive archival material - rough preliminary drawings, finely delineated plans, and beautiful travel sketches. Larson also presents documentation of each project, often including correspondence with the clients that shows not only the deep respect accorded the architect but the complicated circumstances that sometimes made it impossible to bring a design to fruition.
Not only a historical study of Kahn's unbuilt works, this volume is in itself an intriguing alternative history of architecture."--Jacket.

ISBN:

158093014X
9781580930147

Subject:

Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974 Criticism and interpretation.
Kahn, Louis I. (Louis Isadore), 1901-1974 Criticism and interpretation.
Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974 Critique et interprétation.
Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974
Kahn, Louis I. 1901-1974
Kahn, Louis Isadore, (1901-1974) Critique et interprétation.
Architectural drawing United States 20th century.
Dessin d'architecture États-Unis 20e siècle.
Architectural drawing
Architektur
Bildband
Architects United States 20th century.
United States

Form/genre:

Quotations (texts)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974.

Kahn

Holdings:

Location: Library main 213067
Call No.: NA44.K12.23 L3 2000
Status: Available

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