For the American computer scientist, see Louis B. Kahn. For the French Jewish admiral, see Louis Kahn (admiral).
Louis Kahn
Kahn in June 1969
Born
Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky
(1901-02-20)February 20, 1901
Kuressaare, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (present-day Kuressaare, Estonia)[1]
Died
March 17, 1974(1974-03-17) (aged 73)
New York City, U.S.
Nationality
American
Occupation
Architect
Awards
AIA Gold Medal RIBA Gold Medal
Buildings
Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban Yale University Art Gallery Salk Institute Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Phillips Exeter Academy Library Kimbell Art Museum
Projects
Center of Philadelphia, Urban and Traffic Study
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. While continuing his private practice, he served as a design critic and professor of architecture at Yale School of Architecture from 1947 to 1957. From 1957 until his death, he was a professor of architecture at the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania.
Kahn created a style that was monumental and monolithic; his heavy buildings for the most part do not hide their weight, their materials, or the way they are assembled. He was awarded the AIA Gold Medal and the RIBA Gold Medal. At the time of his death he was considered by some as "America's foremost living architect."[3]
^Paulus, Karin; Pesti, Olavi (November 23, 2006). "Kus sündis Louis Kahn?" [Where was Louis Kahn born?]. EAA Architecture News (in Estonian). Eesti Ekspress.
^Van Voolen, Edward (September 30, 2006). My Grandparents, My Parents and I: Jewish art and culture. Prestel. p. 138. ISBN 978-3791333625. Retrieved July 23, 2019. The Estonian-born architect Kahn (1901–1974), who immigrated with his family to Philadelphia in 1906
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