Touring Louis Kahn Retrospective Reaches Final Stop in Philadelphia

The exhibition opens at the Fabric Workshop and Museum on Aug. 11.

Louis Kahn (right) with a model of the City Tower Project (1958)

Sue Ann Kahn

Louis Kahn (right) with a model of the City Tower Project (1958)

Following stints at the Kimbell Art Museum, the London Design Museum, the Taipei Museum of Fine Art, and the Vitra Design Museum, among others, the Louis Kahn retrospective that’s been on tour since 2012 opens once again—for the last time. On Aug. 11, “Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture” opens at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia. The show contains more than 200 pieces including plans, drawings, photographs, models, and films; critic Christopher Hawthorne described the San Diego installation as “thoroughly overstuffed.”

Steven and Toby Korman House in Fort Washington, Pa.

Barry Halkin

Steven and Toby Korman House in Fort Washington, Pa.

Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad

Courtesy Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad

“Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture” runs Aug. 11 through Nov. 5.

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Sara Johnson

Sara Johnson is the former associate editor, design news at ARCHITECT. Previously, she was a fellow at CityLab. Her work has also appeared in San Francisco, San Francisco Brides, California Brides, DCist, Patchwork Nation, and The Christian Science Monitor.

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