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Louis I. Kahn, The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn

This is the official website for The Louis I. Kahn Facsimile Project, organized to publish an exact reproduction of The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn. Originally issued in 1962 by Richard Saul Wurman and Eugene Feldman, the book was one of the earliest public acknowledgments of architect Louis I. Kahn’s genius and the first book to present Kahn’s work in his own hand. He personally acknowledged this as his favorite book about his work.

The Facsimile will be accompanied by a Reader’s Guide that will include a wide array of material about the original book and Kahn, most of which has not been published previously.

The Project:

The Reader’s Guide

A companion Reader’s Guide developed with the editorial guidance of Richard Saul Wurman. This completely new publication provides context for the facsimile and includes much previously unpublished material on Kahn’s life and work. It is being conceptualized and designed to be of interest even to those who are familiar with Kahn. It will include surprising images and material that in many cases will never otherwise be seen by the public.

Notebooks and Drawings:

A selection of pages from the 1973 edition of Notebooks and Drawings is shown below. To see the entire book, please click here.