Photographs by Cemal Emden
Prestel Publishing, Munich, 2021, English
Nonfiction, Architecture
Hardcover, 8.81 x 13 in., 320 pages, 280 color illustrations
ISBN: 9783791387505

From the Publisher: A photographic tour of every one of the more than 20 buildings designed solely by Louis Kahn, representing the architect's greatest accomplishments. From his native city of Philadelphia to the heart of Bangladesh, Kahn's architecture reflecta his fascination with science, mathematics, history, and nature. Striking new interior and exterior photographs by esteemed architectural photographer Cemal Emden reveal the characteristic features of Kahn's aesthetic: juxtaposed materials, repetition of line and shape and geometric precision. Also evident is the way Kahn's designs flourish in a variety of settings--religious, governmental, educational, and residential. The book gives close attention to Kahn's most iconic buildings, including Erdman Hall at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut, as well as a cluster of residences he designed in the Philadelphia area. Chapter openers written by architecture professor Caroline Maniaque, an introduction by academic Jale Erzen, and an extensive chronology by academic Zekiye Abali, as well as a selection of Kahn's most insightful statements complete this book, which allows for a rich understanding of Kahn's architectural ingenuity.

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