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![Louis I. Kahn [early]
Born Pärnu, Estonia 1901. Given name: Itze-Leib
Schmuilowsky.
His parents soon decided to emigrate. Dad went to
Philadelphia, PA, in 1904; family followed two years later.
Took the last name of Kahn in 1912. Leib and Beila-
Rebecka took the names of Leopold and Bertha, and their
son became Louis Isadore Kahn.
Kahn went to high school in Philadelphia. Graduated from
University of Pennsylvania in 1924.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/modernhousesvied-150508184627-lva1-app6892/85/ARCH416ModernHousesVI-3-320.jpg)
![Louis I. Kahn [professional]
Kahn traveled throughout Europe in 1928-29. Found work
at various Philadelphia-based architectural firms.
1935 opened his own practice.
1947 began teaching architecture at Yale .
In 1950-51, Kahn was the architect in residence at the
American Academy in Rome. During this period, he also
was able to visit Greece and Egypt.
1957 Returns to Penn as professor.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/modernhousesvied-150508184627-lva1-app6892/85/ARCH416ModernHousesVI-4-320.jpg)
![Louis I. Kahn [buildings]
Yale University Art Gallery, 1953.
Richards Medical Research Building, University of
Pennsylvania (1957-65).
Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California
(1959-65).
Library, Phillips Exeter Academy (1965-72).
The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas (1966-72).](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/modernhousesvied-150508184627-lva1-app6892/85/ARCH416ModernHousesVI-6-320.jpg)
![Louis I. Kahn
[India/Bangladesh]
Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad (1962-74).
National Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is one of
Kahn's most admired works. (1962-83).](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/modernhousesvied-150508184627-lva1-app6892/85/ARCH416ModernHousesVI-7-320.jpg)
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The document outlines the life and works of architect Louis I. Kahn, detailing his early life, education, and notable buildings he designed, such as the Salk Institute and the Kimbell Art Museum. It also highlights Kahn's influence on architecture and his teaching career at Yale University, as well as notable comments from contemporaries about his work. Additionally, the document touches on themes of wealth concentration in architecture and its connection to power.
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- 2. agenda Louis I. Kahn •Esherick House • Korman House • Salk Institute • Phillips Academy Library • National Assembly, Dhaka, Bangladesh Richard Meier • Smith House, 1965-7 • Rachofsky House, 1991-6, Dallas TX The 1%--where do they live and build these house?
- 3. Louis I. Kahn[early] Born Pärnu, Estonia 1901. Given name: Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky. His parents soon decided to emigrate. Dad went to Philadelphia, PA, in 1904; family followed two years later. Took the last name of Kahn in 1912. Leib and Beila- Rebecka took the names of Leopold and Bertha, and their son became Louis Isadore Kahn. Kahn went to high school in Philadelphia. Graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 1924.
- 4. Louis I. Kahn[professional] Kahn traveled throughout Europe in 1928-29. Found work at various Philadelphia-based architectural firms. 1935 opened his own practice. 1947 began teaching architecture at Yale . In 1950-51, Kahn was the architect in residence at the American Academy in Rome. During this period, he also was able to visit Greece and Egypt. 1957 Returns to Penn as professor.
- 5. Kahn, watercolor ofthe Ponte Vecchio, Florence, c. 1930
- 6. Louis I. Kahn[buildings] Yale University Art Gallery, 1953. Richards Medical Research Building, University of Pennsylvania (1957-65). Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California (1959-65). Library, Phillips Exeter Academy (1965-72). The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas (1966-72).
- 7. Louis I. Kahn [India/Bangladesh] IndianInstitute of Management in Ahmedabad (1962-74). National Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is one of Kahn's most admired works. (1962-83).
- 8. Kahn on history "Anarchitect is part of the treasury of architecture in which the Parthenon belongs, the Pantheon belongs, in which the great lyceums during the Renaissance belong. All these things belong to architecture and make it richer."
- 9. Louis Kahn, Esherick House ChestnutHill, PA commissioned by Margaret Esherick completed 1961.
- 10. Adjaye on Kahn “Ihad the great pleasure of visiting the Esherick House in the Spring of 2006. As a student I was always mesmerized by its playful graphic geometry of the windows and the deceptive simplicity of its plan. It was a real surprise to see the care and joy of the materials still very much intact and it being lived in as I’m sure Kahn would have approved. There were two particularly ecstatic moments for me. Firstly was ascending the beautifully crafted, Japanese- or Shaker- esque, staircase with its simple timber balustrade, which overlooks the living room. The second was opening the shutter of the window in the library where knowledge and nature seemed to freeze into one image.”
- 30. A. N. RichardsMedical Research Building on the UPenn campus 1957-65
- 32. Salk Institute, LaJolla, CA
- 33. Library Phillips-Exeter Academy, Exeter,New Hampshire 1965-1972
- 35. Indian Institute ofManagement Ahmedabad, India
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- 71. where is "architecture"? vernaculararchitecture is everywhere, and some of it is the best architecture on the planet "high-style," name architect architecture is only in a few places; its location will correspond to the highest concentrations of wealth and power
- 72. "Cliff Palace," MesaVerde, CO, built c. 1250