Main entry:

Fjeld, Per Olaf, author.

Title & Author:

Louis I. Kahn : the Nordic latitudes / Per Olaf Fjeld and Emily Randall Fjeld.

Publication:

Fayetteville, Ark. : University of Arkansas Press, 2019.
©2019

Description:

xv, 311 pages : color and black and white illustrations, plans (some color) ; 27 cm.

Series:

Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design, University of Arkansas Press, a collaboration

Notes:
Not distributed; available at Arkansas State Library.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Nordic connections. 1. Nordic connections -- The masterclass. 2. The masterclass -- 3. My masterclass notebooks -- 4. Grounding the vocabulary -- The way the earth moves. 5. Ten years later : investigations into mass -- 6. Ten years later : encounters at the Kahn Collection -- 7. The way the earth moves.

Summary:

Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes is a new and personal reading of the architecture, teachings, and legacy of Louis I. Kahn from Per Olaf Fjeld's perspective as a former student. The book explores Kahn's life and work, offering a unique take on one of the twentieth century's most important architects.0 Kahn's Nordic and European ties are emphasized in this study that also covers his early childhood in Estonia, his travels, and his relationships with other architects, including the Norwegian architect Arne Korsmo.0 The authors have gathered personal reflections, archival material, and other student work to offer insight into the wisdom that Kahn imparted to his students in his famous masterclass. Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes addresses Kahn's legacy both personally and in terms of the profession, documents a research trip the University of Pennsylvania's Louis I. Kahn Collection, and confronts the affiliation of Kahn's work with postmodernism.

ISBN:

1682261123
9781682261125
ebook
9781610756815

Subject:

Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974.
Architects United States Biography.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architectes États-Unis Biographies.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architects.
Architecture, Modern.
United States.

Form/genre:

Biographies.

Added entries:

Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974.
Fjeld, Emily Randall, author.
University of Arkansas Press, publisher.
Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design, University of Arkansas Press, a collaboration.

Nordic latitudes

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307241
Call No.: BIB 252733
Status: Available