IIM, Ahmedabad
Louis Kahn
General information
Type Institutional Building
(Business school )
Location Ahmedabad, India
Project Year: 1962-1974
•The IIM is spread over 67 acres of lush
greenery in Vastrapur and was designed by the
famed American architect Louis I. Kahn.
•He conceived the design as a blend of austerity
and majesty.
• He included spaces for casual interaction while
achieving a balance between modernity and
tradition that captured the spirit of timeless
India.
• The broad airy corridors, the amphitheatre like
classrooms and transition spaces in the complex
enhance interaction among the faculty, students
and visitors.
• This modern residential institute is built
entirely in traditional brick construction.
• Its contemporary design is responsive to local
climate and is now a much admired campus. It
has inspired generations of students to achieve
excellence while retaining humility.
•The highlight of the campus is the Louis Kahn
Plaza, the sheer magnificence of which has
played host to major interactions and
celebrations.
•It is surrounded by the faculty wing, library and
classrooms from three sides.
Ar.
Salk Institute
•Louis Isadore Kahn was an American architect, based in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
•Influenced by ancient ruins, Kahn created a style that was
monumental and monolithic; his heavy buildings do not hide
their weight, their materials, or the way they are assembled.
•Louis Kahn's works are considered as monumental beyond
modernism.
•Ar. Louis Kahn was a Brutalist Architect.
Brutalism
Examples are typically very linear, fortresslike and blockish,
often with a predominance of concrete construction.
Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban
General information
Type Research institute
Location La Jolla, California
Completed 1960
Floor count 6
General information •Kahn's creation consists of two mirror-image
Type National Assembly Building structures that flank a grand courtyard.
Location Dhaka, Bangladesh
•Each building is six stories tall.
•Kahn's key design philosophy optimizes the use of space while representing
Bangladeshi heritage and culture.
• Important to note are Kahn's imaginative use of
• External lines are deeply recessed by porticoes with huge openings of
space and his high regard for natural light.
regular geometric shapes on their exterior, shaping the building's overall
visual impact.
•In response to Salk's request that the Institute
•The lake on three sides of the Bhaban, extending up to the Members' hostel
provide a welcoming and inspiring environment for
adds to site's aesthetics and also portrays the riverine beauty ofBangladesh.
scientific research, Kahn flooded the
• The assembly building received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
laboratories with daylight.
in1989.
•The main building (the Bhaban) is divided into three parts:
- The Main Plaza- South Plaza- Presidential Plaza
•The main building is at the center of the complex. The outer parts of the
complex include the MP hostel. An intricately designed lake surrounds the
Harish Kumawat
main building. B.Arch. V Sem, Sec.- A (2011-16)