Buildings know how they should be built / [presented by] Louis Kahn.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974, narrator.

Peter, John, 1917-1998, narrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Aesthetics.

Architecture.

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (54 minutes)): sound, color

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 1961.

Summary:

Louis Kahn, one of the most admired second generation modernists, came to prominence later in life, producing a clutch of influential building before his sudden death in 1974. This interview i one of a series conducted by architectural publisher John Peter. During the design of his Trent Bath House, Kahn had a realisation about the hierarchy of space that would become central to his work. Here he discusses the distinction between served and serving spaces both in architecture and urban design (in particular the architecture of the street which Kahn terms viaduct architecture), and the need for new rules for the making of cities.

Contents:

Louis Kahn

Phillips Exeter Library & Dining Hall, Exeter Academy, New Hampshire By Louis Kahn, 1972. The Library From The North West

Erdman Hall Dormitories, Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia By Louis Kahn, 1965

Esherick House, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia By Louis Khan, 1961

Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas By Louis Kahn With Preston M. Geren & Associates, 1972

Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut By Louis Kahn With Douglas Orr, 1951 - 1953

Medical Service Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1954. Demolished In 1973

Mill Creek Public Housing, Philadelphia By Louis Kahn With K. Day, L.E. McAllister & Anne Tyng, 1962. Two-Storey Row Houses With Towers In Background

Mill Creek Public Housing, Philadelphia By Louis Kahn With K. Day, L.E. McAllister & Anne Tyng, 1962. Exterior From South West

Institute Of Management. Ahmedabad, India By Louis Kahn With B.V. Doshi & A.D. Raje, 1974. Three Dormitory Buildings On North East

Sher-E-Bangla Nagar Capital Complex, Dhaka, Bangladesh By Louis Kahn With Douglas Orr, 1974. Hostels For Secretaries

Family Planning Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal By Louis Kahn With Douglas Orr, 1974

Salk Institute Laboratory Buildings, La Jolla, California By Louis Kahn, 1965. View From West End Of The Complex: Stone Plaza Separating Blocks Of Study Towers Which Front Laboratories.

Notes:

Recorded in 1961 at Kahn's architectural office.

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 15, 2021).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.