Louis I. KahnArchitect

Remembering the Man and Those Who Surrounded Him

Charles E. Dagit Jr., Nathaniel Kahn

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English

Routledge
20 December 2017

Individual architects & architectural firms; History of architecture; History of the Americas

Few people in the history of art and architecture have planted a seed of inspiration that grew to become a towering oak of lasting influence. There are those, particularly colleagues and students of Louis I. Kahn, who would say that he was one of these people. Certainly Kahn was one of the foremost architects of the twentieth century, designing such famous landmarks as the National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh; the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California; and the Kimbell Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.

In this commemorative volume, Charles E. Dagit, Jr. shows the power and influence that Kahn displayed at the University of Pennsylvania department of architecture in the 1960s. Since Dagit knew Kahn personally, this is a factual history as well as a glimpse into Kahn's personal wisdom and humanity.

Beginning with a prelude that starts with the author's undergraduate years at the University of Pennsylvania, Dagit launches readers on an intellectual journey of how he first met Kahn. From there he details his experiences with Kahn and explores Kahn's interactions with Penn faculty members, including Mario Romanach, Robert LeRicolais, and Aldo Giurgola. This first-hand account sheds fascinating new light on one of the most prominent architects of the twentieth century.

By: Charles E. Dagit Jr., Nathaniel Kahn
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781412865234
ISBN 10: 1412865239
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 20 December 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword. Acknowledgments. Who Was Louis I. Kahn? 1 Prelude. 2 Journey. 3 Failing Falling. 4 Light Bulb. 5 I Stole. 6 Precast Concrete. 7 Wrapping Chains. 8 The Future Is the Present. 9 Tall Arches. 10 The Elephant’s Pimple. 11 The Kind Critique. 12 Silence to Light. 13 Drawing on Drawing. 14 The Golden Donkey and the Man Who Did Not Know. 15 The Cost Estimate: The Attainable, the Unattainable. 16 Beginnings. Illustration Credits. Index

Charles E. Dagit, Jr. taught at Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Drexel University, where he is now a thesis advisor as well as conductor of a seminar on American Architectural History. Awarded the American Institute of Architects Pennsylvania’s Medal of Distinction, his work has been published in Progressive Architect, Interiors Magazine, and Yale Perspecta. Nathaniel Kahn is a documentary filmmaker and the son of Louis I. Kahn. His 2002 film My Architect, in which he travels the world to better understand his long-deceased father, was an Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature. He also directed the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated 2004 documentary, Two Hands.

Reviews for Louis I. KahnArchitect: Remembering the Man and Those Who Surrounded Him

-Arts collections strong in architectural history will welcome this first-person survey of Louis I. Kahn who built a new breed of modern architecture and taught about his designs at the University of Pennsylvania. Author Dagit was an undergraduate there and a member of Kahn's one-year master's studio, so was in a great position to absorb firsthand Kahn's perspective. This covers Kahn's methods of teaching architecture, his building philosophy, and accounts of those he influenced in the field. Any college-level collection strong in architectural history will find this a fine addition.- --The Bookwatch -Dagit gives us a personal and enlightening view of Kahn. . . . We see a whole new side of this wonderfully complex man who so powerfully influenced architecture in the twentieth century.- --Rebecca Bushnell, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania Arts collections strong in architectural history will welcome this first-person survey of Louis I. Kahn who built a new breed of modern architecture and taught about his designs at the University of Pennsylvania. Author Dagit was an undergraduate there and a member of Kahn's one-year master's studio, so was in a great position to absorb firsthand Kahn's perspective. This covers Kahn's methods of teaching architecture, his building philosophy, and accounts of those he influenced in the field. Any college-level collection strong in architectural history will find this a fine addition. --The Bookwatch Dagit gives us a personal and enlightening view of Kahn. . . . We see a whole new side of this wonderfully complex man who so powerfully influenced architecture in the twentieth century. --Rebecca Bushnell, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania