The Art of Collaboration & Innovation: Albert Kahn Associates

125+ years - Six continents - 45,000 projects. This is Albert Kahn Associates. The Art of Collaboration and Innovation celebrates the significant work of history's most prolific and versatile international firms. Albert Kahn is synonymous with the industrial giants of the 20th century, having raised factory design to a legitimate architectural practice. He influenced contemporaries such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier, paving the way for the modern movement. Albert is only part of the legacy. "When you write the story, credit it to Albert Kahn Associates (Architects) and Engineers, Inc., rather than to me, personally. After all, I am like the quarterback on a football team. Without the teamwork of my associates, I would be nothing." - Albert Kahn. You are about to embark on the firm's first comprehensive history. Within these pages, you will discover how Kahn mirrored the industrious spirit of the time, creating architecture that advanced their client's work across all markets. Arguably the most innovative early design was creating a collaborative Architectural and Engineering practice under one roof, which continues today. Thousands of men and women have left their mark on this firm and its projects. You will learn from noted Kahn scholars, historians, long-term clients, and Kahn family members, as well as Kahn's current and past employees, highlighting significant aspects of some of their favorite projects. Together, these unique perspectives craft a new understanding and reveal little-known facts of the Kahn legacy - a legacy of innovation that we will continue to shape in the years to come.​

Author: Caitlin Wunderlich
Publisher: Visual Profile Books
Published: 07/15/2022
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 4.70lbs
Size: 10.30h x 10.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781733064859

About the Author
Roger Yee, a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture, has received honors for his work in the field from such organizations as the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Interior Designers, the International Interior Design Association. As editorial director of Visual Profile Books, he serves as the author and editor of such ongoing, periodically updated design books as Corporate Interiors, Healthcare Spaces, Educational Environments, Hotel & Restaurant Design, and Urban Spaces.A former editor of such publications as Contract, House Beautiful, Architectural Record and Corporate Design & Realty, Yee has contributed to a wide range of periodicals, such as Engineering News Record, Businessweek, Architecture and Woman's Day Kitchens & Baths.With the recent surge of professional interest in monographs for architects and interior designers, he personally guides the planning, design, writing and editing of Visual Profile Books monographs for such organizations as HLW International, Dallas Architecture Forum, The Switzer Group, Visnick & Caulfield Associates, Jaya Design International, Spector Group, Mojo Stumer & Associates, STAFFELBACH, ZVA Group, Bental & Bental, BR Design, DPA Architects, Stanley Beaman & Sears, Ziegler Cooper Architects, Graham Hanson Design, Langan Engineering, Archigrafika and The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office.