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Rediscovering wall and room
Kahn rediscovered the room, wall, and structure as sources of institutional meaning.
Louis Kahn
Portrait of Louis Kahn
Francalb89 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · SourceLouis Kahn gave modern architecture a monumental gravity through structure, geometry, natural light, and served/servant space.
Life span1901 – 1974Nationality / Region美国StyleModern Architecture, BrutalismEducation宾夕法尼亚大学，师从保罗·克雷
Modern ArchitectureBrutalism
Portrait of Louis Kahn
Francalb89 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · SourceIdeas
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Served and servant spaces
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Light as material
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Geometric monumentality
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Modern institutions with ancient gravity
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Institutional light
Kahn used natural light to give laboratories and museums a civic and contemplative order.
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Geometry and state
Kahn made modern monumentality from geometry, climate, shadow, and public institutions.
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National Assembly Building
达卡, 孟加拉国 · 1982
A monumental civic complex of geometry and climate.
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