Louis I. Kahn, the construction of the Kimbell Art Museum /

Bellinelli, Luca, 1946-

Louis I. Kahn, the construction of the Kimbell Art Museum / Construction of the Kimbell Art Museum [design and organization of the exhibition and catalogue, Luca Bellinelli]. - First edition. - 167 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm. - Cataloghi dell'Accademia di architettura ; 2 . - Cataloghi dell'Accademia di architettura ; 2. .

Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museo d'arte Mendrisio, c1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-165).

Preface -- Louis Kahn: An Introduction -- Louis I. Kahn's Kimbell Art Museum -- Making the Kimbell: A Brief Memoir -- A Short History of the Kimbell Art Museum -- Letter to Mrs. Velma Kimbell -- The Photographic Illustration of the Construction -- The Design Stage -- The First Design or "Square-Plan" -- The Second Design or "H-Plan" -- The Third Design or "C-Plan" -- An Analysis of the Structure -- Drawing Up the Construction Plans -- The Kimbell Art Museum Yesterday and Today: The Magic of Light -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgements (Photographs and Plans).

"Accademia di architetturaMendrisioThis publication on the construction of the Kimbell Art Museum by Louis I. Kahn may prove very useful to students, and to anyone interested in gaining further knowledge of the distinctive features of the Kimbell museum. It documents the long and arduous quest that often characterizes a creative process-- even that of a great master such as Louis I. Kahn. The design of the Kimbell Art Museum is the product of extraordinary intuition, and results in a masterly synthesis that solves all the problems posed by the site and the specific purpose of the construction.i Cataloghi dell'Accademia di architettura2The series "I Cataloghi" documents the exhibitions, i.e. reviews undertaken by the Academy of Architecture of the architectural works and events of the 20th century. The initial stages are dedicated primarily to a comparison between the principal figures of this century and contemporary emerging architects. This comparison attempts to trace the link that unites the birth and development of a theory to its subsequent concrete application, along the 'winding path' of research. The exhibitions and their accompanying catalogues aim to offer all readers, not only those attending the Academy, a review of architects and architectural works that have enriched and continue to enrich the discipline of building."--Publisher description.

8881184710 9788881184712

00359158


Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974 --Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.


Kimbell Art Museum


Art museum architecture--Texas--Fort Worth


Fort Worth (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

N570.8 / .L68 1999

720.92

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