Louis Kahn: Essential Texts

This is really well organized collection Kahn's ideas. It's fascinating to see them slowly sharpen and develop cohesion. His thoughts on architecture and his Platonic idealism are sure to give anyone a new perspective on our built world.

You don't have to be a fan of Kahn's work or style to get something from this. If you are like me, you read essays or theory books to help your understanding of architecture, or to help further enhance your design process. This book will help with both.The text is a collection of essays from different periods of Kahn's life. Each essay is different, but many have repeating information (thoughts). This can make the read a bit boring at times, but I attest that it helps Kahn's ideas sink in if you let them. He talks about "Existence - Will" a lot. I found this to be particuallary good info.

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The only master of architectural thinking. Merging philosophy with design , his discourse was not only clear, it goes farther, his discourse will be relevant in order to understand what he did. What he said it what he build. Builded discourse.

Great book for anyone aspiring to be a architect

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I STUDIED WITH LOU KAHN AT PENN IN THE 56-61 ERA

When one reads Kahn, one finds a hope. This hope is a hope that promisesgrowth. His last and best philosophical claims, "Silence" and "Light"invites reader to the "unmeasurable" dimension. It's the dimension ofvertical sublimity and archaic gravity that he saw during his travels inEgypt and residency in Rome.Reader is surprised by the fact that Kahn composed Kimbell and Dakkaby poetry long before actual buildings were built. His individual roomsform a community ,,, his material reveals the story of construction ,,,his light brings life to every corner of the building.Just like the image on the cover page, Kahn was capable of drawing a palmtree with both hands. His left brain enlarges his right brain, and vice versa.Ambidexterity proves his unusual combination of imagination and calculationthat exponentially bring about immense "A"-rchitectural experience.Steven Holl used to say that he wanted to work for Kahn right afterschooling because he was the only architect (except one landscapearchitect) who has a thought. In Holl's words, "Kahn had an ideathat brought about phenomena."I sometimes wonder what makes me come back to Kahn. For long, I thoughtI was under the spell of Vincent Scully. Then, I thought Exeter/ BritishArt Gallery/ Kimbell mesmerized me. Few years ago, I was thrilled tosee Kent Larson's unbuilt projects' renderings. Recenltly,Nathaniel's "My Architect" shocked me.Reading this book, now I know why I stick to Kahn.It's his words. Words that can only be spoken by a person who daresto pick up burning charcoal. Words that can only be charged by aperson who lives solely on proselytizing architecture.I hope Kahn's powerful words wet your thirst and silence yourworries as well.

This will not only help you in your architectural career, it will give you absolute clarity to creative process, the essence of things, and many areas of life. An absolute must read for every architect and architecture student. Louis Kahn doesn't speak using fanciful words trying to impress others, he speaks from the heart.

Must have collection of texts if you are into architecture or Louis Khan. If you're not, it is a good book to try to understand the principles and subjects of architecture. Would recommend it to anyone.

Ottima pubblicazione, i testi di Kahn rispecchiano davvero la persona e la personalità dell'architetto e aiutano a comprenderne anche i caratteri compositivi delle sue architetture, al limite con il dialogo con la materia stessa.