Louis Kahn
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| - | '''Louis Isadore Kahn''' (born '''Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky''') ([[February 20]], [[1901]] or [[1902]] – [[March 17]], [[1974]]) was a world-renowned [[architect]] based in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own firm 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]]. Influenced by ancient ruins, Kahn's style tends to the monumental and monolithic, heavy buildings that neither hide their weight, their materials, nor the way they are assembled. | + | '''Louis Isadore Kahn''' (born '''Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky''') (March 5 [O.S. February 20] 1901 – March 17, 1974) was a world-renowned [[architect]] based in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own firm 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]]. Influenced by ancient ruins, Kahn's style tends to the monumental and monolithic, heavy buildings that neither hide their weight, their materials, nor the way they are assembled. |
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Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky) (March 5 [O.S. February 20] 1901 – March 17, 1974) was a world-renowned architect based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own firm 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. Influenced by ancient ruins, Kahn's style tends to the monumental and monolithic, heavy buildings that neither hide their weight, their materials, nor the way they are assembled.
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