Through sheer determination and courage, Kahn has researched the nature of concrete in the form of precast, cast in place or blocks. Each of his renowned works in exposed concrete, such as the Yale Art Gallery, the Richards Laboratories, the Bath House, the Salk Institute, the National Assembly, the Kimbell Museum, the Exeter Library and the Yale Center for British Art, is itse...(展开全部)

Through sheer determination and courage, Kahn has researched the nature of concrete in the form of precast, cast in place or blocks. Each of his renowned works in exposed concrete, such as the Yale Art Gallery, the Richards Laboratories, the Bath House, the Salk Institute, the National Assembly, the Kimbell Museum, the Exeter Library and the Yale Center for British Art, is itse...(展开全部)

Through sheer determination and courage, Kahn has researched the nature of concrete in the form of precast, cast in place or blocks. Each of his renowned works in exposed concrete, such as the Yale Art Gallery, the Richards Laboratories, the Bath House, the Salk Institute, the National Assembly, the Kimbell Museum, the Exeter Library and the Yale Center for British Art, is itse...(展开全部)

This unique anthology draws from Louis Kahn's speeches, essays, and interviews, some never previously published, to capture the evolution and central tenets of the influential American architect's thinking from his early work of the 1940s to his death in 1974. Professor Twombly's introduction and headnotes offer incisive commentary on the texts.

This book owes its concept to the transparency of the work process of Louis I. Kahn, whose ideas are preserved in the wealth of sketches he did whenever developing new concepts or working out details for new building projects. Sketches and plans of different developmental stages of his projects are laid out in a basically chronological order and these are complemented by releva...(展开全部)

This remains one of the most important scholarly and illustrative examinations of Kahn's life work and his philosophy of architecture. Photographs and descriptive analysis are followed by a biographical chronology of the architect's life and a complete list of his buildings and projects from 1925 to 1974. The primary texts critically address different dimensions and periods of ...(展开全部)

This condensed edition of Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture is a definitive and richly illustrated volume that presents the oeuvre of one of this century's most influential practitioners, teachers, and thinkers in architecture. Here is the detailed account of the architecture and philosophy of Louis Kahn, whose buildings have become the very signature of the modernist...(展开全部)

In the development of contemporary architecture, no one has had a greater influence than Louis I. Kahn, whose many buildings include the Salk Institute, the Yale Study Center, and the Exeter Library. He is remembered, however, not only as a master builder, but also as one of the most important and creative thinkers of the twentieth century. For Kahn, the study of architectur...(展开全部)

《金门之战(1949-1959)》主要内容：当人民解放军在东南沿海凯歌进军时，出乎意料地出现了金门登陆战的失利。1949年10月中旬解放厦门后：第十兵团叉以3个团乘胜发起金门登陆战，准备完成漳厦金战役扫尾一仗，然而一直所向无敌的部队却在过去鲜为人知的金门岛上陷入了一场悲剧。 解放军第二四四团登陆后即遭国民党军坦克群攻击而严重受挫，是金门失利的一个不幸开端，它揭示了岛屿作战中反坦克问题的严重性。事后国民党军在总结金门作战经验时，陈诚曾称装甲兵居于首功。 当天下午3时许，金门岛上解放军最后一个电台即第二五三团的报话机从古宁头报告：“敌三面进攻，情况十分危急。”扬声器里夹杂着枪炮声，突然一声爆炸，报话随即停止了工作。

徐焰，国防大学教授，少将军衔。博士研究生导师。中国军事科学学会历史分会副秘书长。曾在沈阳军区当过战士和政工干部。在吉林大学、中国人民大学毕业后长期从事军事历史和军事思想的教学和研究，在美国斯坦福大学国际安全和军备控制中心、日本防卫大学做过访问学者，曾获“全军优秀教师”、“国防大学杰出教授”称号。撰写过有关中国革命战争、抗美援朝、东南沿海作战、中印边界反击战等方面的十几部军事历史和军事思想方面的专著，其中《毛泽东军事思想发展史》曾获全军科研一等奖，《最后的秋日》和《80个共产党员的故事》获解放军图书奖。所撰写的专著有多部在美国、日本和我国台湾出版，如撰写的《抗日战争史录》是在日本出版的唯一一本全景式介绍中国抗战史的著作；所撰写的《金门之战》是在我国台湾岛内出版的首部阐述中国共产党观点的现代史著作。此外，中央电视台和其他电视台曾播出其所撰写的十几部电视片...(展开全部)