A Book Called Plans, Sections, and Elevations

This books talks about the major and most impactful buildings of the 20th century. When talking about the Kimbell Art Museum, it refers to its creator as one that admires light and is aware of its power in the structure of buildings and construction overall. Not only does the building admit light from the glass windows, but the author mentions how Kahn has to also be in contact with the passing clouds and how those affect his building so he decided to create the skylights to allow more of the Texas sunlight into the architecture piece. Essentially, the book does a great job going into specific detail as to how the building is located and what the purpose of every inch of it is.


Source: Plans, Section, and Elevations:Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century