History Theory And Criticism: The Salk Institute: Louis I Kahn
Salk Institute - Louis I Kahn
History Theory and Criticism
Architecture and Society
Aislinn Murphy
C12434242
DT101-3 Semester 1
The Salk Institute- Louis Kahn Salk Institute Plan, Louis I Kahn, 1965 Salk Institute Sections, Louis Kahn
Introduction
The Salk Institute was built in 1965. It was designed by Louis Kahn for the client Jonas Salk, the researcher who discovered the cure for polio.
In conducting my research for this essay I started with a Google search of the chosen building and the architect, Louis Kahn. This is a very well documented building and is considered a “classic” (Arch Daily Classic). I read many articles written about the Salk Institute from many different internet sources, trying to focuses on the more reliable …show more content…
"AD Classics: Salk Institute / Louis Kahn" 28 May 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 1 Sep 2015. http://www.archdaily.com/61288/ad-classics-salk-institute-louis-kahn/ o Mollman, Josh, 2014, Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute Pre-Modern Influences in Kahn’s Work, Architectural Theories and Concepts. http://www.indiana.edu/~iucdp/Mollman_Project2.pdf o I then looked up any books on the Salk Institute as well as any books on at the college library. There were four books listed when I just used the key words “Salk Institute” and many more when I just used “Louis Kahn”.
Bibliography
o Princeton Architectural Press, The Salk Institute, 1999, New York. o Steele, James, Salk Institute: Louis Kahn, 1993, Phaidon Press, London. o Maki, Fumihiko, Futagwa, Yukio, Louis I. Kahn: Richards Medical Research Building, Pennsylvania, 1961: Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 1974, Global …show more content…
o Gast Klaus-Peter, Louis I. Kahn, 1999, Birkhauser Verlag. o Twentieth Century Classics: Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Louis I. Kahn o Ronner, Heinz, Jhaveri, Sharad, Vasella, Alessandro. Louis I. Kahn : Complete Works 1935-74. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1977. ISBN 0-89158-648-2. xNA737.K32R66. p158, 159
I also took advantage of the eDatabase on the DIT website and found many eJournals on the subject. o Moe, Riel, 2008, Extraordinary Performance at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Journal of Architectural Education, May 2008, Vol 61, Issue 4 p 14-24. o Leslie, Thomas, Things in their best order: technical aspects of the Salk Institute and their role in it’s Design, Journal of Architecture, Spring 2003, Vol 8, Issue 1. o Muscamp, Herbert, 1992, The Wrong Prescription, NewRepublic 2/10/92 Vol. 204 Issue 6, p 27-29 o Question 1- Does this work fit in with contemporary architectural culture
The context of the Salk Institute is post-war modern architecture. There was a craving for monumental architecture after the lightweight glass and steel of the 30’s (
Salk believed that “science should occupy modern
History Theory and Criticism
Architecture and Society
Aislinn Murphy
C12434242
DT101-3 Semester 1
The Salk Institute- Louis Kahn Salk Institute Plan, Louis I Kahn, 1965 Salk Institute Sections, Louis Kahn
Introduction
The Salk Institute was built in 1965. It was designed by Louis Kahn for the client Jonas Salk, the researcher who discovered the cure for polio.
In conducting my research for this essay I started with a Google search of the chosen building and the architect, Louis Kahn. This is a very well documented building and is considered a “classic” (Arch Daily Classic). I read many articles written about the Salk Institute from many different internet sources, trying to focuses on the more reliable …show more content…
"AD Classics: Salk Institute / Louis Kahn" 28 May 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 1 Sep 2015. http://www.archdaily.com/61288/ad-classics-salk-institute-louis-kahn/ o Mollman, Josh, 2014, Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute Pre-Modern Influences in Kahn’s Work, Architectural Theories and Concepts. http://www.indiana.edu/~iucdp/Mollman_Project2.pdf o I then looked up any books on the Salk Institute as well as any books on at the college library. There were four books listed when I just used the key words “Salk Institute” and many more when I just used “Louis Kahn”.
Bibliography
o Princeton Architectural Press, The Salk Institute, 1999, New York. o Steele, James, Salk Institute: Louis Kahn, 1993, Phaidon Press, London. o Maki, Fumihiko, Futagwa, Yukio, Louis I. Kahn: Richards Medical Research Building, Pennsylvania, 1961: Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 1974, Global …show more content…
o Gast Klaus-Peter, Louis I. Kahn, 1999, Birkhauser Verlag. o Twentieth Century Classics: Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Louis I. Kahn o Ronner, Heinz, Jhaveri, Sharad, Vasella, Alessandro. Louis I. Kahn : Complete Works 1935-74. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1977. ISBN 0-89158-648-2. xNA737.K32R66. p158, 159
I also took advantage of the eDatabase on the DIT website and found many eJournals on the subject. o Moe, Riel, 2008, Extraordinary Performance at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Journal of Architectural Education, May 2008, Vol 61, Issue 4 p 14-24. o Leslie, Thomas, Things in their best order: technical aspects of the Salk Institute and their role in it’s Design, Journal of Architecture, Spring 2003, Vol 8, Issue 1. o Muscamp, Herbert, 1992, The Wrong Prescription, NewRepublic 2/10/92 Vol. 204 Issue 6, p 27-29 o Question 1- Does this work fit in with contemporary architectural culture
The context of the Salk Institute is post-war modern architecture. There was a craving for monumental architecture after the lightweight glass and steel of the 30’s (
Salk believed that “science should occupy modern