John Lobell
Author of Between silence and light : spirit in the architecture of Louis I. Kahn
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- Canonical name
- Lobell, John
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Pennsylvania, USA
New York, USA - Education
- University of Pennsylvania (BA|1963|M.Arch|1966)
- Occupations
- architect
professor of architecture - Relationships
- Lobell, Mimi (wife)
- Organizations
- Pratt University, New York
- Short biography
- Lobell works in the fields of creativity, consciousness studies, cultural theory, mythology, architecture, Buddhism, and information theory, and consults on high profile technology projects. He is the author of numerous articles and has lectured throughout the country. Lobell lectures widely and has published numerous articles and reviews.
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Between Silence and Light by John Lobell
https://archidose.blogspot.com/2020/10/between-silence-and-light.html
A short exposition of Kahn's approach to capturing and excluding light in order to enhance our experience of built form and space. Yes, like so much of architectural writing it is a bit high falutin' at times, but it's illuminating, too.
My interest in architecture was encouraged more than four years ago when I viewed the documentary My Architect based on the life of Louis Kahn. Kahn (1902-1974) was one of the great architects of the twentieth century. John Lobell described Louis Kahn's approach to architecture best in the introduction to his book on Kahn, Between Silence and Light:
Louis Kahn saw architecture as the meeting of the measurable and the unmeasurable. He used the word "Silence" for the unmeasurable, for that which is not yet; and the word "Light" for the measurable, for that which is. Kahn saw architecture as existing at a threshold between silence and light, which he called the Treasury of the Shadow.
The spirit of Louis Kahn and his spirituality are demonstrated again and again through his creativity, in his buildings which are still with us. Some of the greatest of these include the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (my favorite), the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, and the Philips Exeter Academy Library. Above all Kahn created works that preserved art through time and thought, inspiring the world in the process.… (more)
Louis Kahn saw architecture as the meeting of the measurable and the unmeasurable. He used the word "Silence" for the unmeasurable, for that which is not yet; and the word "Light" for the measurable, for that which is. Kahn saw architecture as existing at a threshold between silence and light, which he called the Treasury of the Shadow.
The spirit of Louis Kahn and his spirituality are demonstrated again and again through his creativity, in his buildings which are still with us. Some of the greatest of these include the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (my favorite), the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, and the Philips Exeter Academy Library. Above all Kahn created works that preserved art through time and thought, inspiring the world in the process.… (more)
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