This Biography is about one of the best Architect Louis Kahn including his Height, weight,Age & Other Detail…
| Biography Of Louis Kahn | |
| Real Name | Louis Kahn |
| Nick Name | Louis Isadore Kahn, Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky |
| Famous as | Architect |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Personal Life of Louis Kahn | |
| Born on | 20 February 1901 |
| Birthday | 20th February |
| Died At Age | 73 |
| Sun Sign | Pisces |
| Born in | Kuressaare, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire |
| Died on | 17 March 1974 |
| Place of death | New York City |
| Family Background of Louis Kahn | |
| Father | Leib Schmuilowsky |
| Mother | Bertha Mendelsohn |
| Siblings | Sarah, Oscar, |
| Spouse/Partner | Esther |
| Children | Nathaniel Kahn |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania |
| Awards | 1971 – AIA Gold Medal – RIBA Gold Medal
1972 – Royal Gold Medal – Twenty-five Year Award |
| Personal Fact of Louis Kahn | |
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Louis Kahn was one of the most revered architects of his time. He worked in various capacities for several architectural firms and founded his own business soon after. Kahn continued practicing as an architect and also became a professor at Yale School of Architecture and at the School of Design in the University of Pennsylvania. Most of his designs were colossal and extremely avant-garde, way ahead of the time in terms of design and styling. He was honored with a number of medals and at the time of his death, Kahn was known to the world as ‘America’s foremost living architect’. Some of his grandest and most iconic projects include the ‘Urban and Traffic Study’, ‘Yale University Art Gallery’, ‘The Salk Institute’, the ‘Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad’ and the ‘Center of Philadelphia’. |
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