{"product_id":"louis-kahn-architecture-as-philosophy-9781580935289","title":"Louis Kahn: Architecture as Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor everyone interested in the enduring appeal of Louis Kahn, this book demonstrates that a close look at how Kahn put his buildings together will reveal a deeply felt philosophy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLouis I. Kahn is one of the most influential and poetic architects of the twentieth century, a figure whose appeal extends beyond the realm of specialists. In this book, noted Kahn expert John Lobell explores how Kahn's focus on structure, respect for materials, clarity of program, and reverence for details come together to manifest an overall philosophy. Kahn's work clearly conveys a kind of transcendent rootedness--a rootedness in the fundamentals of architecture that also asks soaring questions about our experience of light and space, and even how we fit into the world. In \u003ci\u003eLouis Kahn: The Philosophy of Architecture, \u003c\/i\u003eJohn Lobell seeks to reveal how Kahn's buildings speak to grand humanistic concerns.\u003cbr\u003eThrough examinations of five of Kahn's great buildings--the Richards Medical Research Building in Philadelphia; the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla; the Phillips Exeter Academy Library in New Hampshire; the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth; and the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven--Lobell presents a clear but detailed look at how the way these buildings are put together presents Kahn's philosophy, including how Kahn wishes us to experience them. An architecture book that touches on topics that addresses the universal human interests of consciousness and creativity, \u003ci\u003eLouis Kahn: The Philosophy of Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e helps us understand our place and the nature of well-being in the built environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monacelli Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580935289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.30w x 0.90d","brand":"John Lobell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38470738247861,"sku":"9781580935289","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e3002e27-f353-48d7-8cd1-4b5f5e427d1f.jpg?v=1612926826","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/louis-kahn-architecture-as-philosophy-9781580935289","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}