Author: Carter Cumbie

 The final example of Louis Kahn’s work I have is known as the Esherick House located in Philadelphia. Kahn’s integration of geometry, light and materiality are clearly expressed in the Esherick house, complimenting the warm,...

 Here is another piece from Kahn and it is the Yale University Art Gallery. This one was interesting to me at first glance because only one side of the exterior was brick, and all...

 This is another one of Kahn’s most impressive pieces and it is the Phillips Exeter Library in Exeter, New Hampshire. It is a four story library that has Louis Kahn’s fingerprints all over it....

 This is one of the more unique buildings of his (or anyone) that I’ve come across and it’s called Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban, and it serves as National Parliament House of Bangladesh. The geometric shapes...

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego may be the most recognizable piece from Kahn, not only because of the visual aspect of the building but because of the science that goes...

 Louis Kahn was an American architect born in Russia but grew up in Philadelphia. Louis Kahn’s works are considered as monumental beyond modernism. Famous for his meticulously built works, his provocative proposals that remained...

 This is Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan. Once we got to the city, Rockefeller Center was actually one of the first places we planned on visiting. And honestly this particular building was at the center...

 This one might seem a little silly, but nevertheless this is a picture I took of the castle at DisneyWorld a few months ago. I put this on here because all of my life...

 So this is what’s known as the survivor’s staircase and it is from the 5 World Trade Center Building, which was right next to the 2 north and south towers that collapsed. We visited...

 This is a picture of Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium that I took a couple of years ago during the Bedlam game. Yes, the “re-punt” game, but I won’t go into that. This particular...