AR.

LOUIS KAHN
(Louis I kahn)
(full of louis Is adore kahn)

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ABDUL REHMANI
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MARYAMAROOJ
 We w ill dis c us s he re .
■ Introduction About Architect.
■ His torical Background
■ Philos ophy
■ Architectural Elements
■ Architectural Style
■ Timeline
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■ Two Major Project

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 Louis Isadore Kahn
Real name Itze-Leib Schmuilows ky;
He Was born in 20 February 1901 and died in 17
March 1974.
He was an Es tonian born American architect bas ed
in philadelphia. After working in various capacities
for s everal firms in Philadelphia, he founded his
own atelier in 1935. While continuing his private
practice, he s erved as a des ign critic and profes s or
of architecture at Yale School of Architecture from
1947 to 1957.
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 Louis Isadore Kahn
From 1957 until his death, he was a profes s or of
architecture at the School of Des ign at the Univers ity
of Penns ylvania.
Kahn created a s tyle that was monumental and
monolithic; his heavy buildings for the mos t part do
not hide their weight, their materials , or the way they
are as s embled. He was awarded the AIA Gold
Medal and the RIBA Gold Medal. At the time of his
death he was cons idered by s ome as "America's
foremos t living architect.
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 His t oric al Bac kground
He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, in 1924 and later toured Europe,
studying and sketching architectural monuments. In
1941 he was in partners hip with George Howe and
from 1942 to 1944 with Howe and Os car Stonorov.
Kahn des igned private res idences and worker
hous ing in the 1930s and '40s
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 Philosophy
Louis Kahn's philos ophy of architecture was deeply
influenced by his belief in the fundamental
importance of human experience and emotion. He
believed that buildings s hould be des igned to ins pire
and elevate the human s pirit. Kahn als o believed in
the importance of materials and their ability to
expres s the es s ential qualities of a building. He us ed
raw materials , s uch as concrete and brick, to create
powerful, monumental s tructures that conveyed a
s ens e of permanence and timeles s nes s . In his
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des igns , Kahn was als o deeply concerned with the

interplay of light and s pace
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 Philosophy
He believed that the experience of light was
es s ential to human perception and that it s hould be
us ed to create a s ens e of monumentality and awe.
Kahn was known for his interes t in ancient
architectural traditions and his belief in the
importance of connecting contemporary
architecture to the timeles s principles of the pas t.
His work often incorporated elements of ancient
architecture, s uch as arches and domes , into
modern des igns that were at once
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familiar and innovative.

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 ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
Use of geometrical forms:
Kahn's architecture is highly influenced by geometric
forms s uch as cubes , triangles , and pyramids . He
believed that thes e s hapes conveyed a s ens e of
timeles s order and s tability that could ins pire people
who us ed his buildings .
Monumental scale:
Kahn's buildings are often very large and impos ing,
with a s ens e of grandeur that can be awe-ins piring.
He us ed this s cale to create a s ens e of pres ence and
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s ignificance for his buildings .

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 ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
Use of light: Kahn was a mas ter of us ing natural
light to s hape his buildings
He us ed s kylights , cleres tory windows , and other
features to create dramatic effects with light and
s hadow.
Use of materials: Kahn was a proponent of us ing
s imple, natural materials like brick, concrete,
and s tone. He believed that thes e materials conveyed
a s ens e of hones ty and permanence that
was important for creating meaningful architecture.
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 ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
Emphasis on function: Although Kahn's buildings
are highly expres s ive and s ymbolic, he always placed
a s trong emphas is on their practical functions
He believed that architecture s hould s erve the needs
of the people who us ed it, and that its forms s hould
be dictated by its functions .
Integration with the site: Kahn's buildings were
often des igned to integrate with their
natural s urroundings . He believed that architecture
s hould not be impos ed on the lands cape, but
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rather s hould grow out of it and enhance it.

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 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
Louis Kahn was known for his monumental and
timeles s buildings . He is often as s ociated
with the "brutalis t" s tyle of architecture,
characterized by the us e of raw concrete and
s imple geometric forms . Kahn's buildings were
als o noted for their us e of light, with carefully
des igned openings and s paces that allowed
natural light to enter and create dramatic
effects .
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 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
His des igns often included grand entrances ,
impres s ive volumes , and s triking patterns of
light and s hadow. Overall, Kahn's s tyle is
characterized by a s ens e of monumentality,
s implicity, and order, with a focus on creating
s paces that ins pire and elevate the human
s pirit.
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 194 0
1935 1950 1954
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TIMELINE 1951 1956
194 7 1952 1957

J ers ey J es s e Os er Hous e, 628 Morton and Lenore J ewis h Community

Stets on Road, Elkins Weis s Hous e, 2935 Center
Homes teads Park, Penns ylvania Whitehall Rd, Eas t (including Trenton Bath
Cooperative Norriton, Penns ylvania Hous e), New J ers ey
Carver Court, Foundry Yale Univers ity Art Wharton Es herick Studio,
Development, Gallery, 1111 Chapel Richards
Street, Coats ville,
Hights town, New Penns ylvania Street, New Haven, MedicalRes earch
Connecticut Laboratories ,
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J ers ey
Phillip Q. Roche Hous e, City Tower Project, Univers ity of
2101 Harts Lane, Philadelphia, Penns ylvania
Cons hohocken, Penns ylvania (unbuilt) Fred E. and Elaine Cox
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Penns ylvania Clever Hous e
 TIMELINE
1958 1961 1965 1969 1974
1962 1966
1959 1971 1976
1960 1963 1968 1973 1679

Tribune Review Point Counterpoint, Phillips Exeter Academy Yale Center for Britis h Franklin D. Roos evelt
Publis hing Company Philadelphia's Mikveh Library, Front Street, Art, Yale Univers ity, New Four Freedoms
Building, 622 Cabin Hill Is rael Exeter, New Hamps hire Haven, Connecticut Park, Roos evelt Is land,
Drive, Greens burg, Indian Ins titute of Kimbell Art Mus eum Steven Korman Hous e, New York City, Point
Penns ylvania Margaret Management Olivetti-Underwood Sheaff Lane, Fort Counterpoint II, Flora
Es herick Hous e J atiyo Sangs had Bhaban, Factory Temple Beth Was hington, Lams on Hewlett
Salk Ins titute for the National As s embly El of Northern Penns ylvania Library of the Graduate
Biological Studies Building of Banglades h, Wes tches ter Arts United Theological Union,
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Firs t Unitarian Church
Erdman Hall Dormitories
Norman Fis her Hous e
Dhaka, Banglades h Hurva Synagogue, Center (Formerly known Berkeley, California
Pres ident's Es tate, J erus alem, Is rael as the Fine Arts
Is lamabad, Pakis tan (unbuilt) Foundation Civic Center),
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(unbuilt) Fort Wayne, Indiana
 We will talk about the Two major Project

1-EXETER LIBRARY
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Location: Exeter, New Hamps hire,
United State
Topics: Modernis m, Primitive
Shape, Voids , Concrete, Brick
Type: Library
Area: 12,300 m 2
Project Year: 1965-1972
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 It is cons idered one of his greates t
achievements . The building is a
tes tament to Kahn’s unique
approach to architecture,
combining materials , light, and form
to create a truly exceptional s pace.
The 80-foot high s tructure s pans
111 feet on each s ide and features
a brick façade with elegant teak
wood panels . Ins ide, the library is
known for its innovative us e of
natural light, with large s kylights
illuminating the central atrium and
reading areas .
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 It is widely regarded as one of the
mos t s ignificant libraries in the
country and continues to ins pire
architects and des igners around the
world. Kahn s tructured the library in
three concentric s quare rings .The
outer ring built of load-bearing brick
includes all four exterior walls and
the library carrel des ks immediately
ins ide them. The middle ring, which
is built of reinforced concrete, holds
the heavy book s tacks . The inner
ring is a dramatic atrium with
enormous circular openings in its
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 PARLIAMENT OF
BANGLADESH
Location: Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the
Banglades hi capital of Dhaka.
Style: Modern, Monumental
Type: National As s embly
Area: 3,400,000 m 2
Project Year: 1961-1982
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 CONCEPT

Louis I. Kahn des igned this building

in modern architectural s tyle.
● Modernis t in principle
● optimizing the us e of s pace
while repres enting Banglades hi
heritage and culture
● Character of the context
● A s ymbol of democracy and
pride for the Bengali people
● People’s s pirituality
● Riverine Banglades h
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 The main building (the Bhaban) is
divided into three parts :

- The Main Plaza

- South Plaza
- Pres idential Plaza Pres idential Plaza

The main building is at the center of

the complex. The outer parts of the
complex include the MP hos tel. An
intricately des igned lake s urrounds
the main building.
Cool air comes off the artificial lake to
Cool down the interior of the building
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 “Kahn was deeply affected by the
pres ence of water in Dhaka. When he
firs t came he was taken on a boat
ride. And his firs t s ketches were of
boats on the river.”
Lake s urrounded the three s ides of the
building repres ents riverine
Banglades h. It als o enhances the
beauty by reflecting the elevations
Kahn des igned the as s embly hall
within s imple forms and s hapes to
provide a vocabulary that could
eas ily be incorporated into any
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 He us ed brea k a nd concrete in new a nd
s pecia l wa ys .
Ka hn a ls o pa id ca reful a ttention to the
us e of s unlight a nd a iry buildings .
All of Kha n's buildings s ha re a common
s olidity a nd hea vines s .
There weightles s -looking s tructures
were mos tly ma de of gla s s a nd meta l.
He wa s known for his a bility to crea te
monumenta l a rchitecture tha t
CONCLUSION
res ponded to the huma n s ca le.
He wa s a ls o concerned with crea ting
s trong forma l dis tinctions between
s erved s pa ces a nd s erva nt s pa ces .
His pa lette of ma teria ls tended towa rd
hea vily textured brea k a nd ba re
concrete.
Kha n wa s a ble to ma ke the concrete
ma teria l of the building look both s olid
a nd a iry
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 Bibliography
• www.wikipedia.com
• www.archdaily.com
• www.folklife.si.edu
• www.yatzer.com
• www.oxfordartonline.com
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