Main entry:

Bucci, Federico, 1959-

Title & Author:

Albert Kahn : architect of Ford / Federico Bucci.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©1993.

Description:

186 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: Order without a City / Giancarlo Consonni -- From Self-Education to Pioneer Work With Ford. From Rhaunen to Detroit: The Birth of a Self-Made Man. Reinforced Concrete and Typological Invention. Highland Park: A Space Made to Order for the Assembly Line. River Rouge: The Second Fordist Revolution. Manufacturing Decentralization: The Third Fordist Revolution -- Producer of Production Lines 1929-1942. Theory and Practice of Industrial Architecture. The Soviet Adventure. Chicago 1934, New York 1939: Architecture for the Exposition. Plans for the Arsenal of Democracy -- Tempos and Methods of the Creative Process. Scientific Management of Design Work. Fordism and Architecture Firms -- Eclecticism for Motor City. Detroit: Architecture and a City Between Modernity and Tradition. Fordist Architecture: A Model for Europe. American Style versus International Style.
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Summary:

Albert Kahn's contribution to North American industrial architecture is best characterized by a simplicity of expression in his designs of flexible spaces for manufacturing and production. Working in Detroit, Kahn began a long and fruitful collaboration with the automobile mogul Henry Ford, that was based on a shared vision of modernism and industry.
Kahn rapidly established himself as an architect capable of responding to the new demands of mass production by employing the patented system of reinforced concrete developed by his brother, an engineer. Guided by functionalist principles and a sense of manufacturing organizations, Kahn anticipated assembly line operations and developed innovative typological characteristics for the modern factory. His projects included Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan; Burroughs Adding Machine Company, Detroit, Michigan; Tractor Plant, Stalingrad, Russia; General Motors Building, Chicago World's Fair; and Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan.
Through incisive text, Albert Kahn - part of a growing series with Adalberto Libera and Adolf Loos - brings to light the novelty of Kahn's designs and his advancement of the machine aesthetic. Over ninety black-and-white photographs and drawings illustrate the extensive number of projects realized by "the architect of Ford."

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

1878271849
9781878271846

Subject:

Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942 Criticism and interpretation.
Kahn, Albert Criticism and interpretation.
Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942
Industrial buildings United States History 20th century.
Constructions industrielles États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Industrial buildings
Fabrieksgebouwen.
Architects United States History 20th century.
United States
Industrial buildings History 20th century United States

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Books.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room photo 108807
Call No.: ID NA737.K28.B8313; ID:94-B3095
Status: Available