The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn: Facsimile Edition and Reader's Guide

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Richard Saul Wurman Eugene Feldman

The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn

Facsimile Edition and Reader's Guide

Richard Saul Wurman, Eugene Feldman

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Yale University Press
22 March 2022

Individual architects & architectural firms

A deluxe sleeved set that includes a facsimile republication of a classic work on Louis Kahn and an accompanying volume of new writings by colleagues, architects, and the Kahn family

The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn, originally published in 1962 and long out of print, was the first book on the architect to feature Kahn’s own images and words—and it was Kahn’s favorite book on his work. It includes his early sketches, reproduced at full size, from his European travels in the 1950s as well as renderings of the designs for several of his notable buildings, along with unpublished speeches and excerpts from lectures, radio broadcasts, and other sources.

In this magnificent sleeve-encased two-book set, a facsimile of the original publication is accompanied by an illustrated Reader’s Guide that features essays and commentary by writers such as scholar William Whitaker and Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Paul Goldberger, family members, and fellow architects such as Frank Gehry, Tadao Ando, and Denise Scott Brown that contextualize the enormous impact and continuing legacy of one of the twentieth century’s most influential architects.

Edited by: Richard Saul Wurman, Eugene Feldman
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 286mm, Width: 381mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 2.325kg
ISBN: 9780300263848
ISBN 10: 0300263848
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 22 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard Saul Wurman, the designer and editor of the original 1962 volume and a former student of Louis Kahn, was employed in Kahn’s Philadelphia office.

Reviews for The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn: Facsimile Edition and Reader's Guide

Not just a landmark in architectural history but also a touching and personal document assembled by one who knew Kahn. A full-spectrum portrayal of a creative force, from the monumental to the messy and back again. -Rowan Moore, The Observer