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 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)

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)

In his first book, French critic Roland Barthes defines the complex nature of writing, as well as the social, historical, political, and personal forces responsible for the formal changes in writing from the classical period to recent times.

What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a houseparty gathers at Gull's Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head. As superintendent Battle discovers, it is all part o...(展开全部)

出版社/著者からの内容紹介 写真は創造ではなく、記憶でもなく、ドキュメントであると、私は考える。撮影行為とは、抽象的なことではなく、常に具体的だ。単純なことを観念化して難しいものにしようとするのではなく、カメラという媒体を通して私が出会った現実がここにある。──中平卓馬 中平卓馬展「原点復帰─横浜」（横浜美術館、2003年）に際して刊行された、伝説の写真家・中平卓馬の全貌を知る貴重な一冊。 中平卓馬（1938年生まれ）は「アレ・ブレ・ボケ」と呼ばれた初期の詩的な作品を自ら否定し、「図鑑」のような即物的な写真を目指す最中の1977年に、逗子で倒れ記憶の大部分を失いました。 しかし、横浜に転居して翌年より撮影を再開、徐々に復活を果たし、現在も日々撮影行為を続けています。横浜は、写真家としての復帰の「原点」 であり、現在も日常的に最も多く撮影している場所で...(展开全部)

白修德 Theodore H. White (1915-1986)，美国著名政治记者、历史学家和小说家。1915年出生于波士顿，1938年毕业于哈佛大学，师从费正清，之后受聘《时代周刊》担任驻东亚记者，报道了举世震惊的1942年河南大饥荒，1945年任中国分社社长。这一经历为他的首部著作《中 国的惊雷》（Thunder Out of China，与贾安娜合著）提供了素材。在短期担任《新共和》（The New Republic）杂志编辑期间，白修德编辑出版了《史迪威日记》（The Stilwell Papers）。1948年，他移居欧洲，驻欧洲记者的经历为1953年出版的《浴火重生》（Fire in the Ashes）提供了素材。同年，他回到美国先后担任《记者报》（The Reporter）和科利尔杂志（Collier’s Magazine）的国内记...(展开全部)

The greatest political story ever told—the epic clash between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon, as captured in Theodore White's dramatic and groundbreaking chronicle The Making of the President 1960 is the book that revolutionized—even created—modern political journalism. Granted intimate access to all parties involved, Theodore White crafted an almost mythic story of...(展开全部)