Painting and the sky black : Louis Kahn and the architectonization of nature / Florian Sauter.
In 1962, Louis I. Kahn described the design of the Salk Institute as having been developed "out of a respect and understanding of the nature of nature," before adding: "I am becoming increasingly conscious of the architecture of water, the architecture of air, the architecture of ligh...
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Warsaw ; Berlin :
De Gruyter,
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Architecture Is Not a Horse
- 1 Doing More With Less. Towards An Architecture Of Optimization
- 2 From Mechanism To Vitalism. Rethinking The Paradigm Of Organization
- 3 Engaging Sun, Wind, Earth And Water. Adaptation In A Climate Of Change
- 4 In Praise Of Silence And Light. The Expression Of In-Commonness
- Epilogue: Domestication Of The Elements
- Bibliography
- Illustrations
- Index