Louis I. Kahn

The Nordic Latitudes

Per Olaf Fjeld, Emily Randall Fjeld

• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781610756815
• Topic: Architecture
• Subtopic: Architecture General

Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes is a new and personal reading of the architecture, teachings, and legacy of Louis I. Kahn from Per Olaf Fjeld's perspective as a former student. The book explores Kahn's life and work, offering a unique take on one of the twentieth century's most important architects.Kahn's Nordic and European ties are emphasized in this study that also covers his early childhood in Estonia, his travels, and his relationships with other architects, including the Norwegian architect Arne Korsmo.The authors have gathered personal reflections, archival material, and other student work to offer insight into the wisdom that Kahn imparted to his students in his famous masterclass. Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes addresses Kahn's legacy both personally and in terms of the profession, documents a research trip the University of Pennsylvania's Louis I. Kahn Collection, and confronts the affiliation of Kahn's work with postmodernism.

INDEX

A

Aalto, Aino: birth, 16; death, 49; Museum of Modern Art exhibit, 43, 47; Turku seven-hundred-year-anniversary fair, 26

Aalto, Alvar: acquaintance with Wurster, 286; architectural design and philosophy, 47–48, 85; birth, 16; death, 228; Finlandia Hall, 105; Finnish Pavilion, 47, 48; friendship with Asplund, 25; friendship with Giedion, 21, 25; honorary professorship award, 77, 80, 82; involvement in CIAM meeting, 30; low-cost housing exhibits, 43; Milan Triennale, 58; MIT Baker House Dormitory project, 49, 286; Museum of Modern Art exhibit, 43, 47; Nordic Functionalist Congress, 30; Paimio Sanatorium, 34, 40, 41, 42, 42; Paris International Exposition (1937), 43, 47; review of Stockholm Exhibition, 43–44; Turku seven-hundred-year-anniversary fair, 26, 34; Turun Sanomat office building, 26, 34, 46; Viipuri (Vyborg) Library, 34, 42; Villa Mairea, 43, 50; visit to the Netherlands, 31

Aasland, Sverre, 27, 42

Åhrén, Uno, 16, 27, 43, 44, 49, 54, 229

Akershus Castle (Norway), 31

Albers, Josef, 54, 55, 57

Albini, Franco: as architectural influence, 62; birth, 17; Brera Gallery (Milan), 58; CIAM Otterlo meeting, 73; death, 229; Milan awards ceremony, 82, 301n11; Milan Triennale, 58; Mostra dell’Aeronautica exhibit, 301n11; Municipal Gallery, Palazzo Bianco, 54, 58; Municipal Gallery, Palazzo Rosso, 54, 58; Museum of the Treasury, San Lorenzo, 58, 59, 59; on spatial integrity, 59; World Design Conference (Tokyo, 1960), 77

Aldo van Eyck: The Shape of Relativity (Strauven, 1989), 75

Allen, Gerald, 228

Aluminum House (Japan), 105

America at Home exhibition, 48

American Academy (Rome), 54, 57, 82

American Embassy (Oslo), 63, 69

Ames, Adelbert, Jr., 55

Amsterdam Municipal Orphanage, 69, 69, 75, 76, 78, 79

Ando, Tadao, 233, 270

Antwerp Pavilion, 44, 46

Arai, Chiaki, 128, 137, 138–39, 140, 142

archaeological research, 9

Architect’s Year Book, 69

Architectural Association, 287

architectural concepts and terminology: background, 1...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Nordic Connections
• The Masterclass
• The Way the Earth Moves
• Notes
• Index
• About the Authors
• Back Cover