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Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky; March 5 [ O.S. February 20] 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an Estonian -born American architect [2] based in Philadelphia. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935.
Jan 23, 2024 · Louis Kahn, an Estonian-born American architect, is celebrated as one of the 20th-century’s most influential modernists. His journey began with his immigration to Philadelphia and architecture studies at the University of Pennsylvania under Paul Cret.
May 25, 2018 · Completed in 1953, Louis Kahn’s Yale University Art Gallery building would provide flexible gallery, classroom, and office space for the changing school; at the same time, Kahn’s first...
Louis Kahn was an American architect whose buildings, characterized by powerful, massive forms, made him one of the most discussed architects to emerge after World War II. Kahn’s parents immigrated to the United States when he was a child. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania,
Jan 11, 2019 · The Tranquility of Louis Kahn's Salk Institute. Watching the sunrise over Louis Kahn's Salk Institute for Biological Sciences is arguably one of architecture's most transformative...
Feb 20, 2020 · Louis Kahn (February 20th 1901 – March 17th 1974) was one of the United States' greatest 20th century architects, known for combining Modernism with the weight and dignity of ancient monuments.
Louis I. Kahn Collection (030), Architect, 1909-1974. Louis I. Kahn was born in Estonia and raised in Philadelphia. He was trained in architecture in the Beaux-Arts tradition at the University of Pennsylvania under Paul Philippe Cret.
