9 July 2014 – 12 October 2014

Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD

 Louis Kahn

This exhibition about the work of American architect Louis Kahn (1901-1974) will include architectural models, original drawings, travel sketches, photographs and films.

Louis Kahn is regarded as one of the most influential modern architects of the 20th century. In his lifetime he was awarded both the AIA Gold Medal and the RIBA Gold Medal. Kahn worked with simple materials, notably brick and concrete. His style of architecture was monumental and monolithic. He is famous for his provocative proposals for buildings and his teaching, as well as his built works.

Highlights of the exhibition include a model of the City Tower that Kahn designed for Philadelphia (1952-57) and previously unseen film footage shot by Kahn’s son Nathaniel Kahn, director of the film ‘My Architect’.

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