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Chapter 4 (pages 104–136) of this Master's thesis is a comparative study of the wood detailing in Kahn's Fisher, Esherick and Korman Houses. It includes photos and floor plans. Models of the Esherick House; Romero, Melissa (20 February 2019). " 'We pinch ourselves that we get to live here' Life inside Louis Kahn's Esherick House". Curbed ...
The Fisher House, also known as the Norman Fisher House, was designed by the architect Louis Kahn and built for Dr. Norman Fisher and his wife, Doris in 1967 in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. Characterized by its dual cubic volumes, stone foundation and detailed cypress cladding, the Fisher house stands as a clear statement of how Kahn was working at ...
Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky; March 5 [O.S. February 20] 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an Estonian-born American architect [2] based in Philadelphia. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935.
The 1956 Workshop (1955–56), built as an annex to the Studio, was designed by architects Louis Kahn and Anne Tyng in collaboration with Esherick. [5] Other historic buildings at the Museum include Esherick's expressionist log cabin garage (1928) and his woodshed.
Buildings designed by Louis Kahn (1901−1974) — an internationally renowned American Modernist architect. Pages in category "Louis Kahn buildings" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Architect Louis Kahn, grew up, studied and worked in Philadelphia and is considered one of the most important architects of the second half of the 20th century. In Philadelphia Kahn's designs includes the University of Philadelphia's Richards Medical Center and Esherick House in Chestnut Hill. [27] [28]
Esherick House (1961), designed by Louis Kahn; Vanna Venturi House (1962–64), designed by Robert Venturi; Inglewood Cottage. The Anglecot. Cherokee Village Apartments.
The building's distinctive, terraced design was based on preliminary sketches by famed architect Louis I. Kahn. [5] After Kahn's unexpected death in 1974, the GTU selected the San Francisco, California-based architectural firm of Peters, Clayberg, and Caulfield, in association with Esherick Homsey Dodge & Davis, to design the building.