Albert Kahn: Architect of Ford, by Federico Bucci (Princeton Architectural Press 2002), studies Kahn’s collaboration with automobile magnate Henry Ford.
Albert Kahn’s contribution to North American industrial architecture is best characterized by the simplicity in his designs of flexible spaces for manufacturing and production (…) Kahn rapidly established himself in the early twentieth century as an architect capable of responding to the new demands of mass production. He employed a patented system of reinforced concrete, which had been developed by his brother, an engineer. Guided by functionalist principles and a sense of manufacturing organizations, Kahn anticipated assembly line operations and developed innovative characteristics for the modern factory.
– Federico Bucci, Albert Kahn: Architect of Ford (Princeton Architectural Press, 2002), excerpt from the book description
The text is in English. The book is illustrated with black-and-white photographs and architectural drawings.
Our copy is in good condition. The pages are clean; no markings. The glueing of the binding is fine. The covers show only some minor traces of shelf wear.
