Louis Kahn

Louis I. Kahn (born in 1901 in Saarama, Estonia, died in 1974 in New York, New York) practiced as an architect in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1925-1926 Kahn served as Chief Designer for the Sesquicentennial Exposition. His work fused Beaux arts with International style. His prominent apprentices include Moshe Safdie and Robert Venturi

Important works include

• Yale University Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut
• Richards Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Jonas Salk Institute, La Jolla, California
• Kimbell Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
• Phillips Exeter Academy Library, Exeter, New Hampshire
• National Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh (1962-1974)

He is no relation to the other American architect, Albert Kahn.