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Louis Kahn
Sign in to saveAlso known as Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky, Louis I. Kahn, Louis I Kahn
Estonian-American architect (1901–1974)
Key facts
- Born
- Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky , ( 1901-02-20 ) February 20, 1901, Kuressaare , Governorate of Livonia , Russian Empire (present-day Kuressaare , Estonia)
- Died
- March 17, 1974 (1974-03-17) (aged 73), New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- Architect
- Awards
- AIA Gold Medal , RIBA Gold Medal
- Buildings
- Jatiya Sangsad 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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Family name
- Kahn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kuressaare
- Place of death
- New York City
- Child
- Nathaniel Kahn
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Educated at
- Yale University
- Employer
- University of Pennsylvania
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Kimbell Art Museum
- Field of work
- architecture
- Image
- LouisKahn.jpg
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- Commons category
- Louis Kahn
- date of birth
- 1901-01-01
- date of death
- 1974-01-01
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- Commons Creator page
- Louis Kahn
- student
- Bernard Huet
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Louis Kahn
- birth name
- Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky
- has works in the collection
- Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design
- name in native language
- Louis Kahn
- described at URL
- arch-pavouk.cz/index.php/architekti/1174-kahn-louis
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Encyclopedic overview
Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky; March 5 [O.S. February 20] 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an Estonian-born American architect 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."
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