Since the book's first publication, interest in the role of the body and the senses has been emerging in both architectural philosophy and teaching. This new, revised and extended edition of this seminal work will not only inspire architects and students to design more holistic architecture, but will enrich the general reader's perception of the world around them. The Eyes of the Skin has become a classic of architectural theory and consists of two extended essays. The first surveys the historical development of the ocular-centric paradigm in western culture since the Greeks, and its impact on the experience of the world and the nature of architecture. The second examines the role of the other senses in authentic architectural experiences, and points the way towards a multi-sensory architecture which facilitates a sense of belonging and integration.

This unique anthology draws from Louis Kahn's speeches, essays, and interviews, some never previously published, to capture the evolution and central tenets of the influential American architect's thinking from his early work of the 1940s to his death in 1974. Professor Twombly's introduction and headnotes offer incisive commentary on the texts.

《空间·时间·建筑》一书具有以下特点：用比较方法来研究历史；用空间概念来分析建筑；用恒与变（Constance and Change）来揭示发展的本质；用大历史衬托具体建筑现象，又用具体现象的深刻分析来呼应时代；种种直笔与曲笔的结合，共时与历时分析的结合使人在雄浑的历史感中体会到建筑真意。 　　内容上时段起始文艺复兴直至当代，范围跨越规划、建筑，所用材料丰富翔实、富于启发，实际上它不止检讨建筑和规划各方面与工业技术的并行发展与相互影响，还呈现了它们与艺术结伴而行的情形。此外在它之前许多建筑与规划不为人知，而经它之后为人重视的现象比比皆是，所以对史料所作的重新诠释之功也是不可忽视的。 该书第五版汇集中吉迪恩在第一版、第二版、第四版、第五版所写的重要序文。作者在一序中指出现代文化外表混杂，内部依然潜藏着统一和综合，一个新建筑传统有望成长。三序中则饶有趣味地提到了他的先辈布克哈特和沃尔夫林。四序中揭示了“恒与变”这一深刻主题并表示意欲进一步研究原始艺术和上古文明恒与变的问题，撰写《艺术的起源》和《建筑的起源》两书以深入人类经验底层，在意识中作探幽索隐的工作。作者在五序中对所添内容作了说明，意使全书轮廓更为清晰整一。