Louis Kahn

Louis Isadore Kahn ( Kuressaare (on Saaremaa ), February 20 1901 or 1902 - New York City , March 17 1974 ) was an American architect . Kahn has had a major influence on the International Style . His buildings have a ruin-like and monolithic appearance. Often it is the supporting structure of the building clearly visible.

[Life- edit ]
Kahn was born into a poor Jewish family on the Estonian island of Saaremaa, which was then part of the Russian Empire . At age three, he had an accident which he suffered burns on his hands and face. A year later, his family emigrated to the United States. At thirteen, he received the American nationality.

In 1924 he received his Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania .

From 1947 he was a professor at Yale University . from 1957 until his death he was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

Main creations [ edit ]

 * 1951 - Yale University Art Gallery
 * 1954 - Trenton Bathhouse
 * 1957 - Richards Medical Center
 * 1959 - Salk Institute
 * 1959 - Esherick House
 * 1959 - First Unitarian Church of Rochester
 * 1960 - Norman Fisher House
 * 1963 - Institute of Public Administration
 * 1962 - Parliament Building of Bangladesh
 * 1967 - Phillips Exeter Academy Library
 * 1967 - Kimbell Art Museum
 * 1969 - Yale Center for British Art