Louis Kahn
Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky) (March 5 [O.S. February 20] 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an Estonian-born American architect.[2] His career was set in Philadelphia.
| Louis Kahn | |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Louis Kahn |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth date | February 20, 1901 |
| Birth place | Kuressaare, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire[1] |
| Date of death | March 17, 1974 (aged 73) |
| Place of death | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Work | |
| Buildings | Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban Yale University Art Gallery Salk Institute Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Phillips Exeter Academy Library Kimbell Art Museum |
| Projects | Center of Philadelphia, Urban and Traffic Study |
| Awards | AIA Gold Medal RIBA Gold Medal |
He founded his own atelier in 1935. While continuing his private practice, he was a design critic and professor of architecture at Yale School of Architecture from 1947 to 1957. From 1957 until his death, he was a professor of architecture at the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania.
Kahn died of a heart attack on March 17, 1974 in a bathroom at Penn Station in Manhattan, aged 73.[3]
Louis Kahn Media
Jesse Oser House, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania (1940)
Louis Kahn's Salk Institute
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas (1966–1972)
Play of light inside Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban
Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, Dhaka; considered as Kahn's magnum opus
Interior of Phillips Exeter Academy Library, Exeter, New Hampshire (1965–1972)
Louis Kahn Memorial Park, S. 11th and Pine Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut (1951–1953)
Coffered ceiling in Yale University Art Gallery (1951–1953)
Stairwell in Yale University Art Gallery (1951–1953)
References
- ↑ Paulus, Karin; Pesti, Olavi (23 November 2006). "Kus sündis Louis Kahn?" [Where was Louis Kahn born?]. EAA Architecture News (in eesti). Eesti Ekspress. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ↑ Van Voolen, Edward (30 September 2006). My Grandparents, My Parents and I: Jewish art and culture. Prestel. p. 138. ISBN 978-3791333625. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
The Estonian-born architect Kahn (1901–1974), who immigrated with his family to Philadelphia in 1906
- ↑ Goldberger, Paul (March 20, 1974). Louis I. Kahn Dies; Architect was 73. https://www.nytimes.com/1974/03/20/archives/louis-i-kahn-dies-architect-was-73-louis-i-kahn-architect-dead-at.html. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
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