Architect A glance
Name Louis Isadore Kahn, 101-1974
design philosophy Kahn was interested in community life and social responsibility of architecture.
Distinguishing Style heavy brick and concrete against more refined surfaces, such as glass
major works Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, States United (1951-1953) .; Salk Institute, California, USA (1959-1965); Kimbell Art Museum, Texas, United States (1967-1972); The building of the National Assembly, Dhaka, Bangladesh (1961-1983); Franklin D Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, New York, USA (1972-2012).
Honours Presentation of the AIA Gold Medal in 1971 and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 1972.
Images Louis Kahn: The power of architecture at the Museum design
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Childhood
Louis Isadore Kahn was born into a very poor family in Czarist Russia, now Estonia and emigrated to Philadelphia as a young boy. He excelled in art and music as a young student, and was the artistic director of magazines Central High School Mirror and registration. At age 19, he won a scholarship to study at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received numerous awards and a BA in architecture in 1924.
Louis Isadore Kahn was born into a very poor family in Czarist Russia, now Estonia and emigrated to Philadelphia as a young boy. He excelled in art and music as a young student, and was the artistic director of magazines Central High School Mirror and registration. At age 19, he won a scholarship to study at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received numerous awards and a BA in architecture in 1924.
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His first years
Kahn has worked for several architectural practices in Philadelphia before establishing his own in 1935, in the prosperity of the postwar period, he became involved in urban regeneration of the city, the levy as an "urban laboratory" to explore the relationship between architecture and urban planning.
Kahn has worked for several architectural practices in Philadelphia before establishing his own in 1935, in the prosperity of the postwar period, he became involved in urban regeneration of the city, the levy as an "urban laboratory" to explore the relationship between architecture and urban planning.
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architecture and community
Kahn hoped to develop sustainable forms that would facilitate family life and community. "He saw architecture as a place for the community to take place and be created," said Alex Newson, curator Louis Kahn :. The power of architecture, an exhibition at the Design Museum
Kahn hoped to develop sustainable forms that would facilitate family life and community. "He saw architecture as a place for the community to take place and be created," said Alex Newson, curator Louis Kahn :. The power of architecture, an exhibition at the Design Museum
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architecture and nature
in this model of its City Tower project for Philadelphia, the resemblance to the double helix structure of DNA is unmistakable. Kahn earned a close link between nature and design, see both DNA and architecture as life's building blocks.
in this model of its City Tower project for Philadelphia, the resemblance to the double helix structure of DNA is unmistakable. Kahn earned a close link between nature and design, see both DNA and architecture as life's building blocks.
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Although city Tower project remains unbuilt, he has influenced and inspired by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa and metabolist movement, Japanese architectural movement after the war that highlights the link between architectural mega-structure and organic biology.
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education
Kahn was a highly respected teacher. Throughout his life he taught at the Yale School of Architecture, won a scholarship from the American Academy in Rome, was a visiting professor at Princeton University and was a professor at the School of Design University of Pennsylvania, where he taught until his death in 1974.
Kahn was a highly respected teacher. Throughout his life he taught at the Yale School of Architecture, won a scholarship from the American Academy in Rome, was a visiting professor at Princeton University and was a professor at the School of Design University of Pennsylvania, where he taught until his death in 1974.
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distinguishing Style
the International Style - that emerged in the early decades of modern architecture in the years 1920 and 30 - was light and open. Kahn has avoided this pioneering its own, new style of modern architecture. He enjoyed the mass and weight and wanted to bring the presence of symbolic and monumental in architecture.
"In many ways, Kahn was the ultimate iconoclast. His buildings seem markedly different from that of his modernist contemporaries. Kahn showed us that there was another way to be modern, " said Alex Newson. "Its buildings are undeniably modern, but they are also elementary, archaic and spiritual."
the International Style - that emerged in the early decades of modern architecture in the years 1920 and 30 - was light and open. Kahn has avoided this pioneering its own, new style of modern architecture. He enjoyed the mass and weight and wanted to bring the presence of symbolic and monumental in architecture.
"In many ways, Kahn was the ultimate iconoclast. His buildings seem markedly different from that of his modernist contemporaries. Kahn showed us that there was another way to be modern, " said Alex Newson. "Its buildings are undeniably modern, but they are also elementary, archaic and spiritual."
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Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, 1951- 1953
This was the first major commission of Kahn. The facade is brick and glass, designed to evoke different responses to the changing light of day. The contrast between the solid brick walls on the side of buildings and lined steel glass facade is characteristic of the use of Kahn both empty and mass in creating the structure.
This was the first major commission of Kahn. The facade is brick and glass, designed to evoke different responses to the changing light of day. The contrast between the solid brick walls on the side of buildings and lined steel glass facade is characteristic of the use of Kahn both empty and mass in creating the structure.
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Salk Institute, California, from 1959 to 1965
Jonas Salk (1914-1995) discovered the first vaccine against polio, and Kahn was recommended him as the best architect to build his laboratory in la Jolla . The brief was to design somewhere Picasso could be invited. Kahn has created an inspiring and functional space for research that would become an architectural masterpiece.
Jonas Salk (1914-1995) discovered the first vaccine against polio, and Kahn was recommended him as the best architect to build his laboratory in la Jolla . The brief was to design somewhere Picasso could be invited. Kahn has created an inspiring and functional space for research that would become an architectural masterpiece.
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Kimbell Art museum, Texas, 1967-1972
natural light was a key factor in building the museum. The building is a compilation of cylindrical structures - Kahn is standing inside one of them here. Skylights at the top of each structure let in light, which is diffused by aluminum reflectors to protect from sunlight. Arches and vaults referring to Roman architecture, perhaps inspired by European travel Kahn.
natural light was a key factor in building the museum. The building is a compilation of cylindrical structures - Kahn is standing inside one of them here. Skylights at the top of each structure let in light, which is diffused by aluminum reflectors to protect from sunlight. Arches and vaults referring to Roman architecture, perhaps inspired by European travel Kahn.
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houses Kahn
Kahn has also completed nine houses, all in and around Philadelphia. Here he is pictured working on the Fisher House design in 1961. Some of the houses are still owned by the original families, others were put on the market, and others are kept. The working Kahn considered the form, format and use of a room carefully -. each element has been meticulously designed to make life easier and the interaction of each family
Kahn has also completed nine houses, all in and around Philadelphia. Here he is pictured working on the Fisher House design in 1961. Some of the houses are still owned by the original families, others were put on the market, and others are kept. The working Kahn considered the form, format and use of a room carefully -. each element has been meticulously designed to make life easier and the interaction of each family
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Korman House, Fort Washington, 1971-1973
customers were required to describe in writing how they wanted to live their lives - House Korman was designed so that the family would be able to play football in every room.
Although a father of three himself, all were separated, and Kahn has never known life of the immediate family, he so diligently worked to create in his nine houses.
customers were required to describe in writing how they wanted to live their lives - House Korman was designed so that the family would be able to play football in every room.
Although a father of three himself, all were separated, and Kahn has never known life of the immediate family, he so diligently worked to create in his nine houses.
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Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, Bangladesh, 1961-1983
the building of the national Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been described as magnum opus of Kahn, and was completed posthumously in 1983.
structure, although modern, is rooted in the culture and architecture style of its surroundings. He used local materials which withstand the desert climate - cast in place concrete laced with white marble - and became a symbol of pride and Bangladeshi culture. Alex added that since Bangladesh declared independence " building took more importance, elevating it beyond architecture and become an icon for a fledgling democracy ".
the building of the national Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been described as magnum opus of Kahn, and was completed posthumously in 1983.
structure, although modern, is rooted in the culture and architecture style of its surroundings. He used local materials which withstand the desert climate - cast in place concrete laced with white marble - and became a symbol of pride and Bangladeshi culture. Alex added that since Bangladesh declared independence " building took more importance, elevating it beyond architecture and become an icon for a fledgling democracy ".
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Franklin D Roosevelt Four freedoms Park, New York, 1972-2012 Four freedoms Park
New York City opened to the public in 2012, nearly 40 years after it was designed by Kahn, as a memorial to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The park is located at the southernmost tip of Roosevelt Island. It was the last work of Kahn - it was finished drawings with him at the time of his death in 1974 - and now is a monument to both architect and president.
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New York City opened to the public in 2012, nearly 40 years after it was designed by Kahn, as a memorial to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The park is located at the southernmost tip of Roosevelt Island. It was the last work of Kahn - it was finished drawings with him at the time of his death in 1974 - and now is a monument to both architect and president.
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