Louis Kahn’s most captivating buildings

VINCENT TEETSOV

When Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky was born on the island of Saaremaa in 1901, a future as one of the 20th century’s most famous architects would have seemed far off.

As told by the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, his family didn’t have enough money for drawing implements, opting to give him “burnt twigs and matches” to develop his artistic abilities.

Soon, they emigrated to the United States, and his name was changed to Louis Kahn. It was in the U.S. that his formal training began. Kahn studied at the University of Pennsylvania and gained experience working with the likes of Paul Philippe Cret, on early projects that include the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C.

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Salk Institute.

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