A Planned Reprint of a Popular Book on Louis Kahn Brings His Drawings within Reach
There are plenty of books about the buildings of late American architect Louis I. Kahn, including those he authored. But his drawings hold a special fascination for his peers and fans, which explains why the blog Designers and Books is launching a Kickstarter to fund the reissue of one 1962 compilation of his sketches, which has been out of print for decades.
Kahn’s exterior perspective of the Alfred Newton Richards Medical Research and Biology buildings for the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Image © Designers & Books
There are plenty of books about the buildings of late American architect Louis I. Kahn, including those he authored. But his drawings hold a special fascination for his peers and fans, which explains why the blog Designers and Books is launching a Kickstarter to fund the reissue of one 1962 compilation of his sketches, which has been out of print for decades.
