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x, 269 p. ill. ;col. ;plans. ;maps. ; 28 cm. Louis Kahn (1901–1974), one of the most important architects of the postwar period, is widely admired for his great monumental works, including the Kimbell Art Museum, the Salk Institute, and the National Assembly Complex in Bangladesh. However, the importance of his houses has been largely overlooked. This beautiful book is the first to look at Kahn’s nine major private houses. Beginning with his earliest encounters with Modernism in the late 1920s and continuing through his iconic work of the 1960s and 1970s, the authors trace the evolution of the architect’s thinking, which began and matured through his design of houses and their interiors, a process inspired by his interactions with clients and his admiration for vernacular building traditions. Richly illustrated with new and period photographs and original drawings, as well as previously unpublished materials from personal interviews, archives, and Kahn’s own writings, The Houses of Louis Kahn shows how his ideas about domestic spaces challenged conventions, much like his major public commissions, and were developed into one of the most remarkable expressions of the American house. Prologue -- Home -- Houses -- Furnishings -- Epilogue -- [Houses] : Jesse and Ruth Oser House - Elkins Park, 1940-42 ; Philip and Jocelyn Roche House - Whitemarsh Township Montgomery County 1945-49, Stonorov & Kahn ; Morton and Lenore Weiss House - East Norriton Township 1947-50 ; Samuel and Ruth Genel House - Wynnewood, Lower Merion Township 1948-51 ; Fred and Elaine Clever House - Cherry Hill, New Jersey 1957-62 ; Bernard and Norma Shapiro House - Narberth, Lower Merion Township, 1958-62 Addition by Kahn and Anne G. Tyng, Associated Architects, built 1972-75 ; Margaret Esherick House - Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1959-62 ; Norman and Doris Fisher House - Hatboro, 1960-67 ; Steven and Toby Korman House - Whitemarsh Township Montgomery County 1971-73 -- George H. Marcus and William Whitaker. Include index Include Bibliography Kahn, Louis I 1901-1974 Criticism and interpretation Architecture Domestic History 20th century NA737.K32 M35 2013 728.37092 9780300171181 0300171188 2012051171 pucpr 160219 20220617191101.0 eng