Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction 8
Louis Kahn`s Words 10
The Sketches of Louis Kahn 14
Existing works on understanding Kahn`s travel sketches 19
How sketches and paintings are analysed 22
Chapter 2 - Themes 25
1.) Order 30
2.) Form and Design 36
3.) Silence and Light 39
4.) Architecture 44
5.) Nature 49
Chapter 3 - Analysis of sketches 51
Acropolis, Athens, Greece- 1951, Pastels on paper 52
Erectheion (left) and the Parthenon (right), Acropolis, Athens, Greece 1951 58
Piazza Del Campo, Siena, Italy, pastels on paper, 1950-51 64
Piazza Del Campo-2, Sienna, Italy 1951 70
Baptistery of San Giovanni, Siena Italy 1951 76
Northside, the Second Court of Mortuary temple of Rameses III, Medinet-Habu, 1951 82
Temple of Apollo, Corinth at sunrise, Greece 1951 88
Temple of Apollo at midafternoon, Corinth, Greece 1951 94
Pyramids of Giza, Egypt 1951 98
Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Ammon, Karnak, Egypt, 1951, Charcoal on paper 104
Chapter 4 – Comparison 107
Conclusion 116
End Notes 118
Bibliography 122
Illustration Credits 124