Between Silence and Light : Spirit in the Architecture of Louis I. Kahn

by Lobell, John

• ISBN13: 9781570625824
• ISBN10: 1570625824
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

In the development of contemporary architecture, few have had greater influence than Louis I. Kahn, whose many buildings included the Salk Institute, the Yale Study Center, and the Exeter Library. For Kahn, the study of architecture was the study of human beings, their highest aspirations and most profound truths. John Lobell, who studied under Kahn while in architecture school, sensitively edits Kahn's own words and provides commentary on Kahn's ideas and his major buildings. In his work as an architect, Kahn searched for beginnings: the origin of joy and wonder, of intelligence, and intuition. He sought the basic principles of being, which he called Silence and Light. Kahn spoke of these qualities with tremendous power and grace.Between Silence and Light-one of the few books on Kahn written for a general audience-introduces us to Louis Kahn the architect and visionary.

Author Biography

John Lobell is an architect and a professor in the School of Architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He has written numerous articles and reviews for art and architecture magazines including Artforum and Progressive Architecture.

Table of Contents

Preface	1	(2)
Introduction	3	(3)
I. Silence and Light: Louis Kahn's Words
Joy	6	(2)
Touch, Sight	8	(2)
Wonder	10	(2)
Realization, Intuition	12	(2)
The Unmeasurable and the Measurable	14	(2)
Knowledge	16	(2)
Order	18	(2)
Silence and Light	20	(2)
Light	22	(2)
Singularity	24	(2)
Making Something	26	(2)
Form and Design	28	(2)
Place	30	(2)
Space	32	(2)
Structure	34	(2)
The Plan	36	(2)
The Garden and the Room	38	(2)
Materials	40	(2)
The Wall, the Column	42	(2)
Institutions	44	(4)
Architecture	48	(2)
The Architect	50	(2)
The Teacher	52	(2)
Time Beyond Time	54	(2)
Why Architecture?	56