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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)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1967
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Build your own Web site
- Louis Kahn - Essential Texts
- Conversaciones Con Estudiantes
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 16
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,871x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,783x
- The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis
· 1988 · cited 15,809x
- <i>WinGX</i>suite for small-molecule single-crystal crystallography
· 1999 · cited 15,221x
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
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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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