Parallel aims

Article Abstract:

Architect Louis Kahn can be most closely connected with European architects of the post-war era, despite being of an earlier generation. His career did not really take off until the 1950s, and there was no corresponding architectural movement in the USA at that time. His attention to detail and his ability to design features which were not readily available give his buildings a unique quality, while his buildings in India and Bangladesh show a later stage in his development, being conceived on a much larger scale. Some of Kahn's major projects are reviewed.

Influence

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Spanning the Thames

Article Abstract:

A competition for the design of a footbridge over the River Thames at Bolters Hole, Gloucestershire, England has been won by architect, Cezary Bednarski. His design uses lightweight, modern materials that are simple to maintain and allow easy construction. The competiton attracted 210 entries from architects and engineers. The second prize was awarded to a steel and stone structure while other commended designs included curved and leaf-structured bridges. The bridge will form part of the Thames Path National Trail and will be built in 1994.

Design and construction, Buildings and facilities, Competitions, Bridge construction, Thames River, Footbridges

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Re-examining the house

Article Abstract:

Aseries of houses designed by architect Louis Kahn early in his career demonstrates the ideas on which his later work was to be based. They call into question the nature of the house itself, but also contain the concepts used in his later, greatest buildings. In his later works, Kahn uses a non-domestic scale, taking a new approach to the ordering of structures, and his last building, the Paul Mellon Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, bears the signs of the beginning of a new sort of integration in his work.

Analysis, Works, Architecture, Modern, Modern architecture

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