Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture (Rizzoli 2005), by David B. Brownlee and David G. De Long, is a comprehensive documentation of Kahn’s complete architectural oeuvre. The introduction is by Vincent Scully.
Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture is the first comprehensive documentation and analysis of the complete architectural oeuvre of Louis I. Kahn, one of this century’s greatest architects and teachers.
Although revered and studied for years, Kahn’s work and his philosophy of architecture have never before been thoroughly examined in one volume. The book’s primary texts critically address different dimensions and periods of Kahn’s architecture. They are followed by a 160-page color portfolio of illustrations – consisting primarily of newly commissioned photographs by Grant Mudford – and descriptive analyses of individual buildings and projects, including the Salk Institute, the Kimbell Art Museum, the Yale Center for British Art, and the National Assembly complex at Dhaka, Bangladesh. A biographical chronology of the architect, a complete list of his buildings and projects from 1925 to 1974, an extensive bibliography, and an index conclude the book. This volume, published to accompany a major traveling exhibition organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, is the definitive scholarly and illustrative source for Kahn’s architecture.
– David B. Brownlee & David G. De Long, Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture (Rizzoli, 2005), book description
The text is in English. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings.
Our copy is in good condition. The pages are clean; no markings.except for the previous owner’s name sticker on the first flyleaf. The binding is fine. The covers show only some minor signs of edge wear.
