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Jan 11, 2019 · In 1959, Jonas Salk, the man who had discovered the vaccine for polio, approached acclaimed architect Louis I. Kahn with plans for a groundbreaking new project.
Jan 25, 2021 · The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, located in La Jolla, California, was commissioned by Jonas Salk, developer of the first safe and effective polio vaccine in 1960. Salk, who envisioned the Institute to contribute to humankind’s betterment, selected the renowned architect Louis I. Kahn to design the research facility.
The campus was designed by Louis Kahn. Salk had sought a beautiful campus in order to draw the best researchers in the world. The original buildings of the Salk Institute were designated a historical landmark in 1991.
Jan 1, 2016 · Much has been written about the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Louis Kahn’s 1965 architectural masterpiece overlooking the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla, California. It is a...
The design collaboration of Jonas Salk and Louis Kahn produced one of the most architecturally renowned sites in the world, an homage to science set in concrete, teak, and marble that still serves as both an inspiration and a workplace for innovative leaders in the biological sciences.
Jan 31, 2013 · Completed in 1965 by the innovative American architect Louis I. Kahn, the nonprofit research center (specializing in genetics, neuroscience, and molecular and plant biology) interweaves private...
May 3, 2020 · After helping to end an epidemic that had claimed more than 3,000 lives, Salk dedicated himself to furthering medical innovations, tapping Kahn to design a research facility atop an oceanfront...
