Louis Kahn: Essential Texts

Edited by Robert Twombly

Overview - Table of Contents - Introduction

A thoughtful selection of the celebrated architect's speeches and writings.

This unique anthology draws from Louis Kahn's speeches, essays, and interviews, some never previously published, to capture the evolution and central tenets of the influential American architect's thinking from his early work of the 1940s to his death in 1974. Professor Twombly's introduction and headnotes offer incisive commentary on the texts.

About the Author

Robert Twombly teaches architectural history at City University of New York. He lives in West Nyack, New York.

The architect's son, Nathaniel Kahn, recently released a documentary film called My Architect, a personal exploration of Louis Kahn's work. For more information and for screenings near you, visit: www.myarchitectfilm.com

ISBN: 0-393-73113-8
August, 2003
256 pages; 20 photographs
Paperback