Floor Plan Yale University Art Gallery Louis Kahn

The architect designed it during their stay at the school of architecture at the university which had been invited as a critic.

Floor plan yale university art gallery louis kahn. Across the street from the yale university art gallery stands kahn s final building the yale center for british art which was completed after his death and opened to the public in 1977. Louis kahn yale center for british art view of the upper floor and the main interior courtyard. Photo by ani od chai. The art gallery of yale university was the first major commission for louis kahn and is considered his first masterpiece.

Completed in 1953 louis kahn s yale university art gallery building would provide flexible gallery classroom and office space for the changing school. Louis kahn 1901 1974 designed the renowned modernist building that is adjacent to the two neo gothic structures. Completed in 1953 louis kahn s yale university art gallery building would provide flexible gallery classroom and office space for the changing school. This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the yale university art gallery s complete or current knowledge about the object.

At the same time kahn s first. The gallery s main building was built from 1947 1953 and was among the first designed by louis kahn who taught architecture at yale. Kahn played a major role in yale s own artistic development. At the same time kahn s first.

Review and updating of such records is ongoing. Louis kahn s building louis kahn who had previously designed the yale university art gallery was chosen by mellon as the architect to design the new british art center.