A traveling exhibition of the work of Louis Kahn has finally come to Philadelphia where the architect made his name. “Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture,” created in Germany by the Vitra Design ...

Henry Wilcots distinctly recalls his first encounter with Philadelphia architect Louis Kahn. It was 1963 and he was staying in a hotel in Dhaka, then in Pakistan and now the capital of Bangladesh.

The San Diego Museum of Art will showcase the works of Louis Kahn this fall as it holds a series of exhibitions and events revolving around the renowned architect’s iconic works, including the famed ...

Inviting students to imagine the future Louis Kahn Centre has produced work that explores light, landscape and material — without freezing Kahn’s legacy in time. Designing a centre dedicated to a ...

After having a son with the famous architect, she built a career, often collaborating with Mr. Kahn on projects, including a New York memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt. By Fred A. Bernstein The first ...

HOURS: Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm. Weekends by special appointment. Each year the University of Pennsylvania’s Architectural Archives hosts Kahn Day to honor the former Penn professor and world-renowned ...

Given the substantial shadow his work continues to cast on the profession, it’s a little surprising that “Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture,” a vast exhibition organized by the Vitra Design Museum ...

For a man who said "the wall does not want an opening," architect Louis Kahn left an astonishing body of work that includes some of the world's most memorable walls, pierced by incredible openings.

Architects tend get all the credit for groundbreaking design projects, with landscape architects often going unnoticed. Such is the case with Harriet Pattison, a Penn designer who was the lead ...

In spite of its title, this book is not exactly a reconstruction of the evolution of the Salk Institute from the time of Dr. Salk’s first meeting with Louis Kahn in 1959 to when the first scientists ...

Recently, a crowd gathered on an Estonian island to pay tribute to Louis Kahn, a native son who was one of the twentieth century’s leading architects. As the ceremony unfolded, events past and present ...

Louis Kahn (1901-1974) was indisputably one of the greatest architects of the 20th century. When Kahn showed Philip Johnson, the founder of the Museum of Modern Art’s architecture and design ...