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Louis I. Kahn's Fisher House: A Case Study on the Architectural Detail and Design Intent. 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 (February 20, 2019).
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.
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]
My Architect: A Son's Journey is a 2003 documentary film about the American architect Louis Kahn (1901–1974), by his son Nathaniel Kahn, detailing the architect's extraordinary career and his familial legacy after his death in 1974.
The Architectural Research Group (ARG) was an association of mostly young architects in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, established in 1932 by Louis Kahn and Dominique Berninger "for the group study of Housing and Slum Clearance." [1] Berninger acted as its president during the whole of the group's brief existence, 1932 to 1935. [1]
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.
18 years with Architect Louis I. Kahn, 1975; Practical Structural Analysis for Architectural Engineering, 1987; In his book 18 years with Architect Louis I. Kahn, Komendant reproduced a letter that Kahn had written to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1973 recommending that Komendant be honored with the AIA's Allied Professions Medal.