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Louisikahn 151008175107 Lva1 App6892 PDF
Louisikahn 151008175107 Lva1 App6892 PDF
KAHN
BY: Mohd Khizer
Mohd Tanzil faraz
Born February 20, 1901 on
Saaremmaa Island in Kuressaare.
Kahn's Jewish parents immigrated
to the United States in 1906.
His given name at birth was Itze-
Leib Schmuilowsky but was
changed upon arrival in the US.
Kahn worked as an
architect,drafstman,design
critic,professor and scholar.
On March 17, 1974, he died of a
heart attack.
BUILDING = HUMAN
WILL TO BE
DESIRE TO BE
WILL TO EXPRESS
• Kahn's architecture is notable for its simple, forms and
compositions.
• Kahn design of buildings, characterized by powerful, massive
forms.
• Through the use of brick and poured-in place concrete masonry,
he developed a contemporary and monumental architecture that
maintained sympathy for the site and did not loose its proportion.
• Louis Kahn's work infused International style with a highly
personal taste, poetry of light and exposing the materials without
altering.
• THE ROOM IS THE BEGINNING OF ARCHITECTURE
• THE PLAN IS A SOCIETY OF ROOMS
• A LONG STREET IS A SUCCESSION OF ROOMS.
• THE CITY IS A PLACE OF ASSEMBLED INSTITUTION.
• THE ROOM & PLAN, THE STREET & CITY = INSTITUTIONS BASED ON HUMAN
AGREEMENT
• ‘I do not like ducts; I do not like pipes. I hate them really thoroughly, but because I
hate them so thoroughly, I feel they have to be given their place. If I just hated them
and took no care, I think they would invade the building and completely destroy it.’-
LOUIS I KAHN
While Louis Kahn was designing
the National Assembly Building in
Bangladesh in 1962, he was
approached by an admiring Indian
architect, Balkrishna Doshi, to design
the 66 acre campus for the Indian
Institute of Management in
Ahmedabad, India.
Year of completion : 1963
Chief Architect : Louis I. Khan
B.V Doshi
Anant Raje
Site Area : 66 Acres
Building :Contemporary style
• BRICK HAS BEEN USED AS PRIMARY
BUILDING MATERIAL FOR THE
ENTIRE COMPLEX WALLS.
• BRICK ARCHES HAVE BEEN USED
FOR WIDER SPANS.
• CONCRETE HAS BEEN RESTRICTED
TO FLOOR SLABS, FOUNDATIONS
AND TIES FOR ARCHES.
The Academic complex
comprises of the following :-
• Library
• School Building
• Faculty blocks
• Dormitories
• Louis Khan Plaza
• The library building is five storyed structure with rectangular plan.
• The design has been conceived to entail movement from the active spaces to
most private and quite carrels at the farthest reaches.
• FIRST FLOOR :Main reading hall
• SECOND FLOOR : Accommodate triple height reading hall and conference
hall.
• THIRD FLOOR : Accommodates bound volumes of journals.
• FOURTH FLOOR : Has bound volumes of old books and journals.
PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
ENTRANCE READING HALL
OFFICES ON GROUND FLOOR RAMP LEADING TO DORMS AND
CLASS ROOMS
• The shape of classroom is
hexagonal
• AREA
• ENTRANCE LOBBY : 560 Sq feets
• FOYER : 560 Sq feets
• AUDITORIUM HALL : 3000 Sq feets
• CONFERENCE ROOM : 200 Sq feets
• SEMINAR ROOM :400 Sq feets Each
GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR
• MANAGEMENT DEVLOPMENT CENTER IS LOCATED TOWARDS
ESTERN EDGE OF THE CAMPUS. IT HAS BEEN PLANNED AS A
SELF CONTAINED UNIT WITH ACADEMIC AREA, OFFICES,
EXECUTIVES HOSTELS AND DINING FACILITIES.