A traveling exhibition of the work of Louis Kahn has finally come to Philadelphia where the architect made his name. “Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture,” created in Germany by the Vitra Design ...

Henry Wilcots distinctly recalls his first encounter with Philadelphia architect Louis Kahn. It was 1963 and he was staying in a hotel in Dhaka, then in Pakistan and now the capital of Bangladesh.

After having a son with the famous architect, she built a career, often collaborating with Mr. Kahn on projects, including a New York memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt. By Fred A. Bernstein The first ...

Meet Louis Kahn, the modern architect you know the least about. While not a celebrity cultural figure, like Frank Lloyd Wright or Le Corbusier or Mies van der Rohe, Kahn (1901-1974) is considered by ...

First things first: Happy Birthday, Louis Kahn! Considered one of the most influential architects of his time, the Philly starchitect would have been 115 years young today. We began the birthday ...

For a man who said "the wall does not want an opening," architect Louis Kahn left an astonishing body of work that includes some of the world's most memorable walls, pierced by incredible openings.

This desk was designed by Louis Kahn for the Morton Weiss House. Courtesy of Freeman’s Louis Kahn is known for his architectural masterpieces scattered all over the world, from the Salk Institute in ...

Recently, a crowd gathered on an Estonian island to pay tribute to Louis Kahn, a native son who was one of the twentieth century’s leading architects. As the ceremony unfolded, events past and present ...

Given the substantial shadow his work continues to cast on the profession, it’s a little surprising that “Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture,” a vast exhibition organized by the Vitra Design Museum ...

The story of master architect Louis Kahn (1901 – 1974) is intrinsically connected to Philadelphia, where he spent most of his life and career. Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture is the first major ...

You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn. By Wendy Lesser. Farrar, Straus & Giroux; 397 pages; $30. AYN RAND’S politics may be less popular than they used to be, but in one way her influence endures: ...

The architect who designed some of the 20th century’s great buildings kept a notebook with intimate glimpses into his creative vision. Now it’s his daughter’s final goodbye. By Sam Lubell After having ...