Louis Kahn

Louis Kahn

  • Born: 1901-2-20
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    • Kasey 2022-10-22 10:07:28

      Bastard's Journey to Self-Reconciliation

      Father, to most people, is figurative, his temper, his stature, his job, his role in family life, the difference in the division of labor from his mother... But for Nathaniel, the father is fragmentary A very small part of existence; a constant helplessness in "i can't remember" and "he was not...

    • Cleve 2022-09-11 20:01:35

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      There is a deep picture in my mind, in the silence, a curtain made of bricks, and the scenery is carved out by the sunlight. A person stands in the middle, with his arms folded against his chest, as if with a little smile, or he is lost in thought. , The dark frame and black and white erased his...

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    My Architect quotes

    • Louis Kahn: How accidental our existences are, really, and how full of influence by circumstance.

    • Louis Kahn: A work of art... is not a living thing... that walks or runs. But the making of a life. That which gives you a reaction. To some it is the wonder of man's fingers. To some it is the wonder of the mind. To some it is the wonder of technique. And to some it is how real it is. To some, how transcendent it is. Like the 5th Symphony, it presents itself with a feeling that you know it, if you have heard it once. And you look for it, and though you know it you must hear it again. Though you know it you must see it again. Truly, a work of art is one that tells us that Nature cannot make what man can make.