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"Louis Kahn saw architecture as the meeting of the measurable and the unmeasurable. He used the word "Silence" for the unmeasurable, for that which is not yet; and the word "Light" for the measurable, for that which is. Kahn saw architecture as existing at a threshold between Silence and Light"
— Dec 29, 2017 09:01PM
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"If you are crowded with that which does not belong to you, you will forget it; it will never be with you, and you will lose the sense of your worth.
"I revere learning because it is a fundamental inspiration... I am not that impressed by education. Learning, yes."
— Dec 29, 2017 09:27PM
"I revere learning because it is a fundamental inspiration... I am not that impressed by education. Learning, yes."
Demi
is on page 12 of 128
touch -> sight -> wonder -> realization -> intuition
— Dec 29, 2017 09:21PM
Demi
is on page 8 of 128
"To see was only to touch more accurately."
On beauty: "It is a total harmony you feel without knowing, without reservation, without criticism, without choice."
— Dec 29, 2017 09:17PM
On beauty: "It is a total harmony you feel without knowing, without reservation, without criticism, without choice."
Demi
is on page 6 of 128
The book is divided into 3 parts and Lobell has decided the first part will be snippets of Louis Kahn's own words on various topics. Opening a book about an architect with the architect's words and finishing with the architect's built works!
— Dec 29, 2017 09:11PM
