The houses of Louis Kahn / George H. Marcus and William Whitaker.

Main entry:

Marcus, George H.

Title & Author:

The houses of Louis Kahn / George H. Marcus and William Whitaker.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.

Description:

269 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue -- Home -- Houses -- Furnishings -- Epilogue -- [Houses] : Jesse and Ruth Oser House ; Philip and Jocelyn Roche House ; Morton and Lenore Weiss House ; Samuel and Ruth Genel House ; Fred and Elaine Clever House ; Bernard and Norma Shapiro House ; Margaret Esherick House ; Norman and Doris Fisher House ; Steven and Toby Korman House.

Summary:

Beginning with his earliest encounters with Modernism in the late 1920s and continuing through his iconic work of the 1960s and 1970s, the authors trace the evolution of the architect's thinking, which began and matured through his design of houses and their interiors, a process inspired by his interactions with clients and his admiration for vernacular building traditions. Richly illustrated with new and period photographs and original drawings, as well as previously unpublished materials from personal interviews, archives, and Kahn's own writings, The Houses of Louis Kahn shows how his ideas about domestic spaces challenged conventions, much like his major public commissions, and were developed into one of the most remarkable expressions of the American house.

ISBN:

9780300171181 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0300171188 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974 Criticism and interpretation.
Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974.
Kahn, Louis I. Criticism and interpretation.
Kahn, Louis I. 1901-1974
Architecture, Domestic History 20th century.
Architecture, Domestic.
Architektur
Haus
Villa

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Added entries:

Whitaker, William.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 285296
Call No.: BIB 224702
Status: Available

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