Kahn, Louis (1901 - 1974)

Architect. He studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1924. He maintained a small practice and taught at Yale (1947, 1950-57) and the University of Pennsylvania (1957-74). He advocated a return to monumentality in building and introduced the idea of “servant and served spaces.” His most famous buildings include the Salk Institute, the National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Yale Center for British Art and the Kimbell Art Museum. He received the A.I.A.’s Gold Medal in 1971 and the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture form the R.I.B.A. in 1972.

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