McCarter, Robert, 1955-

Louis I Kahn / Robert McCarter. - Revised and expanded edition. - 527 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color), portraits ; 32 cm

First edition: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A thoroughly updated and redesigned edition of McCarter's esteemed monograph on the globally-revered modern master. Louis I Kahn was one of the greatest influences on post-WWII world architecture, and in the twenty-first century his significance has skyrocketed. In this revised, expanded, and redesigned edition of Phaidon's bestselling and critically-acclaimed monograph, Robert McCarter explores how Kahn redefined Modern architecture - and why his work remains a fundamental source today. Extensively illustrated, this comprehensive overview includes both built and unbuilt projects, as well as a project realized forty years after Kahn's death - New York City's Four Freedoms Park.

9781838663049

2021277296

GBC1L2813 bnb

020432021 Uk


Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974 --Criticism and interpretation.
Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974.


1900-1999


Architectes--États-Unis.
Architecture--20e siècle.
Architects.
Architecture, Modern.


United States.


Criticism, interpretation, etc.

NA737.K32 / M38 2022

720.92