Louis Kahn
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Born: 20 Feb 1901 Name: Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky TO Louis Isadore Kahn
Died: 1974
ChildhoodEarly childhood in Kuressaare on the island of Saaremaa
Scars on his face are from age 3,when he put burning coal in his apron
Migrated to US when he was five
Made charcoals sticks out of burnt twigs for money from sketching
Worked as pianist for silent movies
Education & Profession
University of Pennsylvania- Beaux-Arts tradition
Completed B.Arch in 1924Senior draftsman under John Molitor and
later many others Greatly influenced from his European
tour to Italy, Greece and EgyptHe arrived at his unique style in his
fifties
A TeacherYale University form 1947
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Pennsylvania
Visiting Professor at Princeton University
Character of
Designs
Simple platonic compositions
Brick and concrete
Contemporary and monumental architecture
A Poetry of LIGHT
A Poetry of LIGHT
A Poetry of LIGHT
A Poetry of LIGHT
Distinction between served space and servant
spaceServant space•Stairwells•Corridors•Restrooms•Storage pace
•Mechanical rooms
Stairwells
Stairwells
Corridors
Heavily textured bricks and bare concrete
Affinity towards water
Importance to geometry
Notable
Contributions
Indian Institute of Management,
Ahmedabad
Elevation
Geometric shapes
Corridors
Stairs
Light
Dorms
Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban,Dhaka
Plan
Aerial View
Elevation
Geometry
Light
Geometry of fenestrations
Corridors
Exter Academy Library, USA
Plan
Section
Geometry
Stairs
Salk Institution,CA
Plan
WaterGeometry
Exposed concreteShadow play in corridor
Yale University Art Gallery
Stairs
Kimbell Art Museum
Site Plan
Freedom park
Yale center for British Arts
Ideologies