书名：On Center: The Late Architectural Philosophy of Louis I. Kahn as Expressed in the Yale Center for British Art / 中心论：路易斯·康在耶鲁英国艺术中心的晚期建筑哲学
定价：88.0
ISBN：9780300255287
作者：Jules David Prown
版次：1
出版时间：2021-07

内容提要：

题 目：On Center: The Late Architectural Philosophy of Louis I. Kahn as Expressed in the Yale Center for British Art / 中心论：路易斯·康在耶鲁英国艺术中心的晚期建筑哲学

作 者：Jules David Prown

出 版：Yale University Press，2021

装 帧：精装，48页

尺 寸：15.4*23.3 cm

 

 

A case study in the renowned architect’s thought and practice, showcasing the museum that was his last great design

 

This book analyzes the form and function of the final building designed by Louis I. Kahn (1901–1974): the Yale Center for British Art. As the Center’s first director, author Jules David Prown was instrumental in Kahn’s selection as the new building’s architect in 1969. He was present throughout the processes of planning and construction until the year of Kahn’s death, three years before the Center opened. Relying on direct quotations from Kahn, and using photographs and drawings, Prown distills and articulates the architect’s philosophy as it is embodied in the Center.

 

Beginning with this volume, the series On Center will explore the collections, history, and professional activities of the Yale Center for British Art.