Product Description After the era of the so-called masters of modern architecture, such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe, came to an end. The master who came is a book that collects Louis Kahn’s residential works. Speaking of Khan’s representative works, the names of relatively large buildings such as the Kimbell Art Museum and the Salk Institute will come to mind, but the houses that Khan built diligently are as attractive as those. Masterpieces such as the Kimbell Art Museum are undoubtedly important, but you can’t talk about the architect Kahn without mentioning, for example, the Fisher House or the Escherik House. Until now, however, there has not been sufficient Japanese material on Kahn’s housing works. It is true that many books on Khan tended to be unbalanced, with at most only a small drawing and a few photographs of his housework. This is a book that solves these imbalances at once. In order to get close to Khan’s house, it is absolutely necessary to take time to decipher it, especially referring to the drawings. Its close proportions, the thoughtfully crafted space, and the combination of materials that have not lost their freshness over the years all have a depth that cannot be grasped just by looking at them superficially. Various drawings are carefully interleaved with beautiful photographs that show the richness of the four seasons. As you turn each page, you will be amazed at the overwhelming density of Kahn’s architecture. At the same time, we cannot help but be amazed that the 20 houses in Caen that were built nearly 50 years ago have been carefully maintained and still look beautiful today. There is certainly an architectural figure that is loved. Many architects’ houses have been tossed about by history or embroiled in trouble, and it is not uncommon to see a disappointing appearance. But the condition of the Kahn homes assembled here is astonishing. Fischer’s words, looking back on the time of construction, speak eloquently of something that should be called the happiness of architecture. Khan could give it and they could enjoy it. And in this book, the reader should be able to touch a glimpse of it. (Naohiko Hino) Contents (from “BOOK” database) 30 years after his death, the origin of Louis Kahn, the charismatic architect. The world’s first long-awaited collection of all residential works. Publisher?
TOTO Publishing (October 20, 2003) Release Date?
October 20, 2003 Language?
English. About other area, please ask me. International Buyers – Please Note. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts” – US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior.
