Kahn at Penn: Transformative Teacher of Architecture by Williamson, James

Kahn at Penn: Transformative Teacher of Architecture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781138229273)

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Kahn at Penn: Transformative Teacher of Architecture by Williamson, James

Kahn at Penn: Transformative Teacher of Architecture

$62.95
Kahn at Penn: Transformative Teacher of Architecture by Williamson, James

Kahn at Penn: Transformative Teacher of Architecture

$62.95
Format: Paperback
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Louis I. Kahn is widely known as an architect of powerful buildings. But although much has been said about his buildings, almost nothing has been written about Kahn as an unconventional teacher and philosopher whose influence on his students was far-reaching. Teaching was vitally important for Kahn, and through his Master's Class at the University of Pennsylvania, he exerted a significant effect on the future course of architectural practice and education.

This book is a critical, in-depth study of Kahn's philosophy of education and his unique pedagogy. It is the first extensive and comprehensive investigation of the Kahn Master's Class as seen through the eyes of his graduate students at Penn.



Author: James Williamson
ISBN-10: 113822927X
ISBN-13: 9781138229273
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2016
Pages: 204
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d
By James Williamson
By James Williamson
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James F. Williamson is a professor of architecture at the University of Memphis and has also taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Yale, Drexel University, and Rhodes College. He holds two Master of Architecture degrees from Penn, where he was a student in Louis Kahn's Master's Class of 1974. He was later an Associate with Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates. For over 30 years he practiced as a principal in his own firm in Memphis with special interests in religious and institutional architecture. Williamson was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in recognition of his contributions in architectural design and education. He is the recipient of the 2014 AIA Edward S. Frey Award for career contributions to religious architecture and support of the allied arts.

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