Louis I. Kahn : unbuilt masterworks / Kent Larson ; foreword by Vincent Scully ; afterword by William J. Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larson, Kent.

Contributor:

Scully, Vincent., Author of introduction, etc.

Mitchell, William J., Author of afterword, colophon, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Kahn, Louis I.

Architectural drawing--United States--20th century.

Architectural drawing.

Unbuilt architectural projects--United States.

Unbuilt architectural projects.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

232 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Other Title:

Kahn

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Monacelli Press, 2000.

Summary:

"Author Kent Larson has delved into Kahn's extensive archives to construct faithful computer models of a series of proposals the architect was not able to build: the U.S. Consulate in Luanda, Angola; the Meeting House of the Salk Institute in La Jolla; the Mikveh Israel Synagogue in Philadelphia; the Memorial to Six Million Jewish Martyrs in New York City; three proposals for the Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem; and the Palazzo dei Congressi in Venice.

The resulting computer-generated images present striking views of "real" buildings in "real" sites."

"Complementing the new computer images is extensive archival material - rough preliminary drawings, finely delineated plans, and beautiful travel sketches. Larson also presents documentation of each project, often including correspondence with the clients that shows not only the deep respect accorded the architect but the complicated circumstances that sometimes made it impossible to bring a design to fruition.

Not only a historical study of Kahn's unbuilt works, this volume is in itself an intriguing alternative history of architecture."--Jacket.

Contents:

Unbuilt ruins

U.S. Consulate, Luanda

Meeting house of the Salk Institute

Mikveh Israel synagogue

Memorial to six million Jewish martyrs

Hurva synagogue, first proposal

Hurva synagogue, second proposal

Hurva synagogue, third proposal

Palazzo dei Congressi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (230-231).

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of Richard Bartholomew.

ISBN:

158093014X

9781580930147

OCLC:

40489133

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