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.
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| 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. |
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| 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
- JesseOslerHouseElkinsParkPA.jpg
Jesse Oser House, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania (1940)
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Louis Kahn's Salk Institute
- Kimbell Art Museum.jpg
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas (1966–1972)
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Play of light inside Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban
- National Assembly of Bangladesh, Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban, 2008, 5.JPG
Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, Dhaka; considered as Kahn's magnum opus
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Interior of Phillips Exeter Academy Library, Exeter, New Hampshire (1965–1972)
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Louis Kahn Memorial Park, S. 11th and Pine Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Yale University Art Gallery entrance.jpg
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut (1951–1953)
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Coffered ceiling in Yale University Art Gallery (1951–1953)
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Stairwell in Yale University Art Gallery (1951–1953)
References
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- ↑ 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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