Louis Kahn
American (Estonian-born) · 1901–1974
Monumental architect and philosopher of space and light whose works—Salk Institute, Kimbell Art Museum, Dhaka Parliament—are among the 20th century's most revered.
Wikipedia ↗“Architecture is the thoughtful making of space.”
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“A room is not a room without natural light.”
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“A great building must begin with the immeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed, and in the end must be unmeasurable.”
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“I sense Light as the giver of all presences, and material as spent Light. What is made by Light casts a shadow, and the shadow belongs to Light.”
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“The room is the beginning of architecture.”
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“Even a brick wants to be something.”
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“I asked the brick what it liked, and the brick said, "I like an arch." And I said, "Look, arches are expensive. I can use a concrete lintel over you." But the brick said, "I know you're right, but if you ask me what I like, I like an arch."”
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“Design is not making beauty, beauty emerges from selection, affinities, integration, love.”
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