Louis Kahn and few of his works.

1. RUDRIKA RATHORE (18)
SAIJAL SHARMA (22)
SIDDHARTH GUPTA (32)
GROUP-1

2.  Born February 20, 1901 on Saaremmaa Island in
Kuressaare.
 Kahn's Jewish parents immigrated to the United
States in 1906.
 His given name at birth was Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky
but was changed upon arrival in the US.
 On March 17, 1974, he died of a heart attack in a
men's restroom in Pennsylvania Station in NewYork
City.

3.  He attended the University of Pennsylvania and received his
Bachelors degree in architecture at the age of 24.
 After college, he worked as a senior draftsman in the office
of Philadelphia City Architect John Molitor.
 To find his inspiration, he traveled through Europe visiting
castles and medieval strongholds in 1928, only 4 years after
graduating.
 He finally started his own firm in 1935.
 While he still designed and worked as a design critic on the
side, Louis became a professor of architecture atYale school
ofArchitecture.

4. Kahn created many unique an intricate
buildings, but among his most memorable
were…
*TheYale UniversityArt gallery: 1951.
*The Jonas Salk institute for Biological
Studies: 1965
*The Margaret Esherick house: 1961
*The NationalAssembly building: 1962

5.  LOUIS KAHN’SWORK INFUSEDTHE INTERNATIONAL
STYLEWITH A FASTIDIOUS & HIGHLY PERSONAL
TASTE.
 HEWAS KNOWN FOR CREATING MONUMENTAL
ARCHITECTURETHAT RESPONDEDTO HUMAN
SCALE.
 HE CREATED DISTINCTION BETWEEN SERVED SPACES
& SERVANT SPACES.
 HIS PALETTE OF MATERIALSTENDEDTOWARDS
HIGHLYTEXTURED BRICK & BARE CONCRETE.
 ALSO HE USEDTRAVENTINE MARBLE.
 HE ISWIDELY KNOWN FOR HIS SPACES POETIC
SENSIBILITY.

6. Kahn used many different shapes and lines to
create his masterpieces. However, among his most
famous creations, he seems to favor both parallel
and perpendicular lines.Through his bold technique,
he created streamline, radical, and futuristic looking
buildings. His stile is his own, and his creations are
legendary, through the use of geometry, he has
created both beautiful works of art, and useful
establishments, for the whole world to enjoy.

7. TheYale university art Gallery
 Said to be Kahn’s first
significant commission.
 Uses many bold lines, both
parallel and perpendicular,
to make a statement.
 In this amazing creation, he
uses hollow tetrahedral
concrete ceiling and floor
slab system, which
accommodate the
mechanical and electrical
systems.

8. The Margaret Esherick house
 Built 1961
 One of Kahn’s few house
designs
 Built mainly of stucco and
wood
 It is a one bedroom
residence created for a local
bookstore owner Margaret
Esherick during that time.
 Uses streamline silhouettes
to open up space and use
natural light in a new an
inventive way.

9.  LOCATED – L.A JOLLA CALIFORNIA.
 FOUNDED – 1960 BY JONAS SALK.
 CONSISTENTLY RANKEDAMONGST
THETOP INSTITUE OF U.S .
 KNOWN FOR ITS DESIGN & BEAUTY.
Made to be a “garden” of stone
and water.
Built from reinforced concrete,
marble, crystal, wood, and
water this masterpiece
standswith two parallel
laboritories each 65 feet wide,
and 245 feet long.

10.  LOCATION: BANGLADESH
 ITSAN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE
OF MODERNARCHITECTURE
 BEINGTRANSCRIBEDAS A PART OF
BANGALIVERNACULAR
ARCHITECTURE.
 COMPLETED IN : 1982
 KAHN’S PROMINIENTWORK.
 SYMBOLIC MONUMENT FOR GOVT. OF
BANGLADESH
 THE BUILDING INTHE SENSETHAT IT
IS MODERNIST IN PRINCIPLE.
 GEOMETRIC SHAPES ABSTRACTED
FORMS FOUND INTRADITIONAL
BENGALI CULTURE.
 GEOMETRIC SHAPES ADDED
DRAMATIC EFFECTTO FAÇADE.