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Exposed concrete and hollow stones 1949-1959 (Record no. 1604)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	9782940222766
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency	AIKTC-KRRC
Transcribing agency	AIKTC-KRRC
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title	ENG
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	720.92
Item number	GAR/KAH
Edition number	DDC23
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Gargiani, Roberto
9 (RLIN)	1338
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Exposed concrete and hollow stones 1949-1959
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement	1st Ed
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	Lausanne
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	EPFL Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2014
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent	259 Pages
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520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc.	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 itself an important chapter in the history of architecture for the exploration into concrete’s formal expression, beyond the lessons of Le Corbusier.<br/><br/>Kahn’s obsession with concrete’s fabrication processes, the formwork and the mix-design is systematically examined in two volumes. They illustrate Kahn’s vision using documents that have never been revealed in other essays, drawing heavily from original sketches, plans, specifications, worksite photographs, and correspondences with collaborators, engineers, technicians and contractors.<br/><br/>The first volume Exposed Concrete and Hollow Stones focuses on the first ten-year period of Kahn's research on concrete. Moving through the many construction systems experienced by Kahn, from the discovery of exposed concrete in the form of béton brut at the Yale Art Gallery, to the precast and poured-in-place techniques, to the values of joint, growth and ornament, the work culminates in the reconstruction of the artistic and technical characteristics of two great worksite, the Richards Laboratories and the First Unitarian Church and School. The second volume, Towards the Zero Degree of Concrete, covers the following fourteen years and leads the reader along Kahn’s path to the true 'nature of concrete', focusing on his main techniques and discoveries such as the 'liquid stone' of the Salk Institute, the 'smooth finish' at Bryn Mawr and the concept of 'monolithic' at the Yale Center for British Art.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
9 (RLIN)	4923
Topical term or geographic name entry element	ARCHITECT WORKS (AR-AW)
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Kahn, Louis L.
9 (RLIN)	2006
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Koha item type	Books
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		Dewey Decimal Classification			Circulation	School of Architecture	School of Architecture	General Stacks	03/11/2015	Word Bookshop	4736.34		720.92 GAR/KAH	A1666	20/06/2025	6766.20	Books