{"id":37712,"date":"2019-03-01T08:40:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T07:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=37712"},"modified":"2023-06-17T08:44:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T06:44:06","slug":"great-american-architects-louis-kahn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/great-american-architects-louis-kahn\/","title":{"rendered":"Great American architects &#8211; Louis Kahn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lately a lot of my focus has been on learning about and exploring the architecture of <strong>Louis Kahn<\/strong>. In my last post I wrote about how I visited <strong>Rosevelt Island<\/strong> and the memorial that he had designed. Since then I have had the opportunity to visit a few more of his buildings around the US.<\/p>\n<p>I think so far my favorite is the one that is furthest away &#8211; The Salk Institute in <strong>San Diego<\/strong>, that I had the opportunity to visit over the Memorial Day weekend. It is &#8211; as many of his architectural work mostly done in concrete, however the combination with the teak and the stone in the central courtyard I feel is a great success. The building looks quite enclosed from the outside while the interior courtyard is beautiful and sunny. The surroundings also help as the building opens up to a spectacular view of the pacific ocean.<\/p>\n<p>A bit closer to <strong>New York<\/strong> are a couple of buildings on the Yale campus up in <strong>New Heaven<\/strong>. I specifically enjoyed the Yale Center for British Art that in a similar way to The Salk Institute is a successful mix of concrete and wood. The skylights also add to the character of the building, creating a very recognizable space. The Yale University Art Gallery is also worth a visit.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main buildings of his I have yet to visit is the Kimbell Art museum in <strong>Forth Worth, Dallas<\/strong>. And after these last visits I am truly looking forward to booking a weekend to go down and explore the museum as well. The Kimbell Art museum has always been an inspiration for me in architecture and I am sure it will not disapoint.<\/p>\n<p>Combining traveling and architecture is one of the things I enjoy most. So I feel very lucky also to be able to visit some of these big architectural master pieces as I am living in the US. 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