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Beyond Lou Kahn

April 16, 2015 By Howard Blackson III Leave a Comment

Courtyard rill fountain — Salk Institute, La Jolla, California.  Photo by Jim Harper, Wikipedia under, Creative Commons license.
Courtyard rill fountain — Salk Institute, La Jolla, California. Photo by Jim Harper, Wikipedia under, Creative Commons license.

The Salk Institute is an other-worldly place as I had seen it on posters and calendars for many years before I experienced it first hand. At certain times of the day, nearer sunset, the space can take your breath away. The concrete and granite buildings and plaza are much more transcendental than harsh. [Read more…] about Beyond Lou Kahn

Filed Under: Feature Posts, Historic, landscape architecture, San Diego Tagged With: brutalist, La Jolla, Lou Kahn, minimalist, modernist, place-making, Salk Institute

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