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Louis I. Kahn - Silence and Light: The Lecture at Eth Zurich, February 12, 1969
Alessandro Vassela
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Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 50 B&W. BIC Classification: AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 262 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
Louis I. Kahn is unarguably one of the most eminent and influential figures of 20th-century architecture. He is known as the poet and philosopher among the great modern architects. On 12 February 1969, Kahn gave a lecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), entitled 'Silence and Light'. This fundamental text reveals Kahn's spiritual understanding of architecture and his creative thinking. Kahn's idea of architecture goes far beyond the mere building. He understands architecture as a concept comprising the entire environment of mankind. With this he anticipated more than forty years ago what is branded 'sustainability in ... Read more
Louis I. Kahn is unarguably one of the most eminent and influential figures of 20th-century architecture. He is known as the poet and philosopher among the great modern architects. On 12 February 1969, Kahn gave a lecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), entitled 'Silence and Light'. This fundamental text reveals Kahn's spiritual understanding of architecture and his creative thinking. Kahn's idea of architecture goes far beyond the mere building. He understands architecture as a concept comprising the entire environment of mankind. With this he anticipated more than forty years ago what is branded 'sustainability in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Park Books Switzerland
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Zurich, Switzerland
ISBN
9783906027180
SKU
V9783906027180
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About Alessandro Vassela
Alessandro L. B. Vassella graduated in architecture from ETH Zurich. He has been one of the co-editors of Louis I Kahn's Complete Works (Birkhauser, 1977). He is an expert on ecological architecture.
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