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Albert Kahn (March 21, 1869 – December 8, 1942) was an American industrial architect who designed industrial plant complexes such as the Ford River Rouge automobile complex. He designed the construction of Detroit skyscrapers and office buildings as well as mansions in the city suburbs.
The first factory designed by Albert Kahn was actually in Scotland. The design was closely based on the design of the Detroit factory of Chicago Pneumatic Tool company (the parent company), authored by St. Louis architect Louis Mullgardt.
Albert Kahn (born March 21, 1869, Rhaunen, Westphalia [Germany]—died Dec. 8, 1942, Detroit, Mich., U.S.) was an industrial architect and planner known for his designs of American automobile factories.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Company factory, the first factory designed by Albert Kahn remains in use to this day. (1939 photo from Historic Environment Scotland ) Albert Kahn was the most famous and innovative industrial architect of the twentieth century.
Dec 13, 2019 · The Stalingrad Tractor Factory was designed by workers in Albert Kahn Associates’ office in Detroit, built from prefabricated steel components shipped from the United States, and outfitted...
Mar 21, 2020 · His factories became known for their open floor spaces created by the use of long span steel trusses and their generous natural lighting and ventilation facilitated by large strip windows and...
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Albert Kahn was hired by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit in 1903 to design new factory buildings. Kahn's initial building designs followed standard mill factory construction. In 1905 he designed Packard Plant Building #10 using reinforced concrete and the Kahn Bar System.
