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1. LOUIS I KAHN
DECODING THE MASTER ARCHITECT
Tafshirul Alam Mahi
Roll: 01
Batch: 1st
Department of Architecture
World University of Bangladesh

2. BIOGRAPHY
Name: Louis Isadore Kahn.
Born: 20th February, 1901, Estonia.
Died: 17th March, 1974, New York, USA.
Age: 73.
Nationality: American.
Occupation: Architect.
Awards: AIA Gold Medal, RIBA Gold Medal.
Buildings: National Parliament House, Yale University Art Gallery,
Salk Institute, Indian Institute of Management, Phillips Exeter
Academy Library, Kimbell Art Museum.
Projects: Center of Philadelphia, Urban and Traffic Study.
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“The sun never knew how great it was
until it hit the side of a building”
- Louis I Kahn

3. ARCHITECTURAL PRINCIPALS
Worked with simple materials, notably brick and
concrete.
He strove through a masterful sense of space and light.
Building included constructional elements such as the
mediums used as well as the color, shape, light and the
symmetry of the site.
Developed a Monumental, Monolithic and Massive
Architecture.
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4. NATIONAL
PARLIAMENT
HOUSE
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Architectural Style: Modern, Monumental.
Address: Sher e Bangla Nagar, Dhaka.
Construction Started: 1961.
Opened: 1982.
Cost: 32 million usd.
Seating Capacity: 350.
Floor Area: 200 acres.
Architect: Louis I Kahn, Muzharul Islam

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7. KIMBELL ART
MUSEUM
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Architectural Style: Art Museum.
Address: Forth Worth, Texas, USA.
Established: 1972.
Collections: European Old Master.
Collection Size: 350.
Director: Eric M. Lee.
Architect: Louis I Kahn.

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10. SALK INSTITUTE
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Architectural Style: Institutional.
Address: La Jolla, California, USA.
Established: 1965.
Material: Poured Concrete
Floor Count: 4.
Award: AIA Gold Medal.
Architect: Louis I Kahn.

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13. THANK YOU
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
• WIKIPEDIA
• ARCHDAILY
• LOUIS I KAHN ORG
• SALK EDU
• KIMBELL ART ORG