Body, Memory, and Architecture (First Edition, 1977, David Kahler FAIA Provenance)

Langue : anglais

Edité par Yale University Press, 1977

0300021429 / 9780300021424

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1977 vintage architectural theory text believed to come from the personal library of architect David Kahler, FAIA (1937-2026), co-architect of the Milwaukee Art Museum's Quadracci Pavilion w/ Santiago Calatrava, acquired from a Chapel Hill, North Carolina estate. Very Good. First Edition, First Printing (paperbound issue, published simultaneously w/ cloth). 1977. Yale University Press, New Haven & London. Paperback, oblong format: binding tight, solid & square. Signature attributed to Kahler to half-title; pencil acquisition notation "59208 1-6-78" to upper inside front cover. Dried amber binder's glue residue along front inner gutter fold, otherwise pages clean & bright. Color & b&w illustrations throughout, incl. line drawings & b&w photographs. Book design by Tina Beebe. 147 pp. 10x8" (Oblong Quarto). Ships in a box, quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Once part of what is believed to be the working library of architect David Kahler, FAIA, Body, Memory, and Architecture examines the sensory relationship between the human body and three-dimensional built space. Developed out of the introductory environmental design curriculum at the Yale School of Architecture, the text challenges twentieth-century modernist abstraction and mechanical functionalism. Authors Kent C. Bloomer and Charles W. Moore propose a somatic framework, arguing that meaningful architecture emerges through haptic memory, bodily orientation, and sensory projection rather than detached two-dimensional geometry. Designed by Tina Beebe and set in Garamond type, the volume was published by Yale University Press in New Haven and London in 1977, issued simultaneously in two bindings and printed by Haddon Craftsmen. Analytical line diagrams, structural sections, and photographs contrast historic landmarks, including the Parthenon, Bernini's forecourt at St. Peter's, and Bavarian pilgrimage churches, with modern spatial environments. Robert J. Yudell contributed to the theoretical text. A half-title signature attributed to David Kahler, FAIA (1937-2026), accompanies a pencil acquisition date of January 6, 1978, inside the front cover, placing the volume in his working library shortly after publication. Kahler served for decades as president of Kahler Slater, co-designed the Milwaukee Art Museum's Quadracci Pavilion expansion alongside Santiago Calatrava, and directed the restoration of the Wisconsin State Capitol.…

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Titre
Body, Memory, and Architecture (First Edition, 1977, David Kahler FAIA Provenance)
Auteur
Kent C. Bloomer; Charles W. Moore; Robert J. Yudell
Éditeur
Yale University Press
Année de publication
1977
État de l'article
Very Good
Signé
Other
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0300021429
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780300021424
Édition
First Edition.
Poids de l'article
49 onces
Dimensions
10.0 x 8.0 in
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