In this important and innovative volume, two distinguished architects offer the most thorough analysis to date of the Yale Center for British Art building, designed by Louis I. Kahn. Peter Inskip and Stephen Gee describe the design, construction, and subsequent renovation of the building, assess its[...]

A biographical portrait of Louis I. Kahn reassesses the role of the acclaimed architect in transforming twentieth-century architecture by translating a reverence for history and historical forms into a uniquely contemporary idiom and looks at Kahn's rise to the pinnacle of international architecture[...]

Louis I. Kahn is considered one of the 20th century's greatest architects and teachers. This volume presents some of his most renowned buildings and projects, including the Salk Institute, the Kimbell Art Museum, the Yale Center for British Art and the National Assembly complex at Dacca, Bangladesh.[...]

Philadelphia architect Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974) was one of the most influential American architects of the twentieth century. His work, widely recognised as a link between modern and classical traditions, is distinguished by its simple yet monumental design. In this book, Thomas Leslie shows that K[...]

Few people in the history of art and architecture have planted a seed of inspiration that grew to become a towering oak of lasting influence. There are those, particularly colleagues and students of Louis I. Kahn, who would say that he was one of these people. Certainly Kahn was one of the foremost [...]

Through sheer determination and courage, Kahn has researched the nature of concrete in the form of precast, cast in place or blocks. Each of his renowned works in exposed concrete, such as the Yale Art Gallery, the Richards Laboratories, the Bath House, the Salk Institute, the National Assembly, the[...]

Louis I. Kahn is unarguably one of the most eminent and influential figures of 20th-century architecture. He is known as the poet and philosopher among the great modern architects. On 12 February 1969, Kahn gave a lecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), entitled 'Si[...]