Louis I Kahn

Excellent introduction to oeuvre of one of the most influential architects of 20-th century.Because Kahn was able to realize only few of his projects, this small book is covering practically all of them.Beautiful pictures as usually in Taschen books

Awesome round up of his best works. Super affordable coffee book table. Image quality is great! I bought several more after this

excellent

Although I am a fan of Modern Architecture, I have never really understood why Louis Kahn was one of the great architects of the Twentieth Century. His buildings have never really appealed to me. They stike me as very dense and way too serious. Kahn's embrace of "monumentality", strikes me as antithetical to Modernist thought.I purchased "Louis Kahn: 1901-1974" because at $9.99 this book is a low risk investment. It is published by the German Publishing Company, Taschen. This imprint produce some of the finest books currently being published about architecture. Typical of the Basic Architecture Series, the book is very well written and includes beautiful photos of the architect's best buildings. It is hard to believe that such an attractive book sells at such a reasonable price.I am still not a fan of Kahn's buildings but I now have a better understanding of why he is considered one of the most important architects of the Twentieth Century. This book is a good purchase for anyone trying to understand the forces that shaped the practice of architecture during the past fifty years. A good value and highly recommended.

Greatest master of the 20th century ---This is a must as an introductory work on Kahn 's genius. Also -- obtain "My Architect", a documentary by his son, Nathaniel Kahn. This was the initial work that turned me on to Kahn. It belongs in the library of any intelligent and discerning appreciator of great works.

This book has very good textual descriptions. It is one of the best books in the series. It's an introduction, but it works pretty well, with comprhensive text and many color pictures to enjoy. It has approximately 57 color pictures versus 23 B&W ones, excluding floorplans and other presntation work, and the photos of the architect. You get to understand Kahn from this book; it's effectively concise. It presents, first, an introduction about his work, explaining some parts of his life and his main ideas. Then the selected works, each one with photographs and brief descriptions. In the end, a timeline-format biography is given. Very good book.

Excellent.

Full marks to TASCHEN for the BASIC ARCHITECTURE series. The small format, clear text/layout/photography make them visually pleasing and well worth revisiting often. I am buying one each month.

Awesome book as all 'Basic Art Series' books are..

Arrived in good condition

ルイス・カーンの建築を知るには、手頃で、写真も良い。