Louis Kahn

(1901–1974) amerikansk arkitekt

Louis Kahn (United States, 1901–1974) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Louis Kahn belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Louis Kahn was born in Kuressaare and died in Pennsylvania Station. Louis Kahn trained at University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. Louis Kahn became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The awards include Rome Prize, Royal Gold Medal, Frank P. Brown Medal, and Golden Plate Award. The students included Bernard Huet.

One of the best-known works is ‘Kimbell Art Museum’. The catalogue has 7 buildings by Louis Kahn. The dated buildings span the years 1740–2012. The buildings are in places such as Philadelphia, Dhaka, Fort Worth, New Haven, and Exeter. They are in 2 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Louis Kahn belong to the ‘Post-war modernism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Francis Criss, Chic Young, Beauford Delaney, Esaias Thorén, and Erik Olson.

• University of Pennsylvania
• Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
• Kimbell Art Museum
• Yale Center for British Art
• Phillips Exeter Academy Library
• Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
• Richards Medical Research Laboratories