You say to brick : the life of Louis Kahn / Wendy Lesser.
You say to brick : the life of Louis Kahn / Wendy Lesser.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2017/1783
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
397 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Ending -- In situ : Salk Institute for Biological Studies -- Preparing -- In situ : Kimbell Art Museum -- Becoming -- In situ : Phillips Exeter Library -- Achieving -- In situ : National Assembly Building of Bangladesh -- Arriving -- In situ : Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad -- Beginning.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Born in Estonia 1901 and brought to America in 1906, the architect Louis Kahn grew up in poverty in Philadelphia. By the time of his mysterious death in 1974, he was widely recognized as one of the greatest architects of his era. Yet this enormous reputation was based on only a handful of masterpieces, all built during the last fifteen years of hi...
Alternative Titles
Full title
You say to brick : the life of Louis Kahn / Wendy Lesser.
Portion of title
Life of Louis Kahn
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes blbiographical references (pages 377-378) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2017/1783
Record Identifier
74VKVaDVo4lM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVaDVo4lM
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ISBN
0374279977 hardcover
9780374279974 hardcover
DDC
720.92 B
MMS ID
991024099390402626
