Dana Margalith

Tradition as Mediation

Louis I. Kahn: The Dominican Motherhouse & The Hurva Synagogue

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores Louis I. Kahn's approach to tradition as revealed in two of his important, unbuilt, projects. Focusing on Kahn's designs for the Dominican Motherhouse of St. Catherine de Ricci, Media, Pennsylvania (1965-1969), and the Hurva Synagogue, Jerusalem, Israel (1967-1974), the book challenges prevailing aesthetic and methodological a

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9780367734022
• ISBN-10: 0367734028
• Artikelnr.: 69890143

Autorenporträt

Dana Margalith is a lecturer at Tel-Aviv University, Israel, and a practicing architect.

Inhaltsangabe

Section I 1. Weak Truth 2. Institutions on Trial 3. Proto Forms as Seeds of
Desire Section 2 Part 1: The Dominican Motherhouse of St. Catherine de
Ricci, Media Pennsylvania, 1965-1969 1. The Architectural Challenge 2.
Design Schemes 3. Proto Forms as Seeds of Desire 4. Mnemonic Images and
Programs 5. The Motherhouse after Kahn Part 2: The Hurva Synagogue The Old
City of Jerusalem, 1967-1974 1. A New Institution 2. Design Proposals 3.
Proto Forms as Seeds of Desire 4. Mnemonic Images and Programs 5. The Hurva
Synagogue after Kahn Section III LEARNING FROM KAHN Conclusion: Mediation
Kahn's Mnemonic Images and Programs