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Classical Kahn
July 9, 2018
They say, “never meet your heroes.” I met my hero, albeit in the form of a piece of architecture, and it was…bittersweet. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies by Louis Kahn has sat at #1 on my list of buildings to see in America for the last three or so years. I was recently fortunate […]
Louis Kahn – Arts United Center
May 2, 2018
This post is the first stop of a recent three day trip I made through the Midwest to see some work by a few of my favorite architects. Here we have Louis Kahn’s only work in the region, the Arts United Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It is the only structure that was actually built […]
Detroit Medical Center
April 19, 2017
In an effort to bring attention to some lesser known buildings, I thought I’d pay a visit to the Detroit Medical Center this week. DMC is an award-wining hospital system in Midtown occupying a cluster of buildings from a plethora of eras. I was pleasantly surprised to discover a couple Brutal-esque buildings, giving me hope that there […]