Louis Kahn

Louis Isadore Kahn, born on February 20, 1901, was an American

Architect. He was the leading founder of Atelier a international
practices in the world. During the time period of 1947 to 1957 he
served as a Professor of Architecture and a Design Critic at the Yale
School Of Architecture. At the same time he was continuing his private
practice.

After that until he died he served as a Professor at the School of Design at the
University of Pennsylvania. Louis created his own Architectural Style which
was Monumental and Monolithic, which looked to be heavy and didnt hide its
weight.

Biography

Works

Year of
Complition

Name of the structure

1935

Jersey Homesteads Cooperative

Development

1940

Jesse Oser House

1947

Phillip Q. Roche House

1951

Yale University Art Gallery

1959

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

1960

Norman Fisher House

1962
1962
1966

Indian Institute of Management

Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban
Olivetti-Underwood Factory

1971

Steven Korman House

Awards

Location
Hightstown, New Jersey
628 Stetson Road, Elkins Park,
Pennsylvania
2101 Harts Lane, Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
1111 Chapel Street, New Haven,
Connecticut
10 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla,
California
197 East Mill Road, Hatboro,
Pennsylvania
Ahmedabad, India
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Valley Road, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Sheaff Lane, Fort Washington,
Pennsylvania

In 1953, Louis I kahn was elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects[FAIA],
it is given to those architects who have done a outstanding contribution in the field of
Architecture.
In 1964, he was made one of the members of National Institute of Arts and Letters. The same
year he was also awarded with the Frank P. Brown Medal.
The very next year 1965, he was announced as an Associate Academician in the National
Academy of Design.
In 1968, he was made one of the members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
In 1971, he was awarded the AIA Gold Medal which is the highest award given by AIA to
any individual.
In 1972, he was awarded by the RIBA with the Royal Gold Medal.
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Personal Information
Name
Louis Kahn
Birth date
February 20, 1901
Birth place
Kuressaare, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died
March 17, 1974
AIA Gold Medal
Awards
RIBA Gold Medal
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A room is not a room without natural light.Louis Kahn

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Every building must have its own soul.

Louis Kahn
A room is not a room without natural light.Louis Kahn