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Salk Institute

1959-1965 · La Jolla, California, United States

La Jolla, California, United States

10°C · 13.2h daylight · 7 km/h wind

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Salk Institute

La Jolla, California, United States · Exact work coordinates

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Salk Institute

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La Jolla, California, United States

Climate: 10°C · 13.2h daylight · 7 km/h wind

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Salk Institute

1959-1965 · La Jolla, California, United States

Studio Lina Bo BardiStudio Lina Bo Bardi

1951-1992 · Sao Paulo, Brazil

Typeworkbureau
Year / years1959-19651951-1992
PlaceLa Jolla, California, United StatesSao Paulo, Brazil
Place contextLa Jolla, California, United StatesRepresentative site: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Climate10°C · 13.2h daylight · 7 km/h wind18°C · 11.4h daylight · 5 km/h wind · via Casa de Vidro
FocusResearch institute3 works in corpus
Architects
  • Louis Kahn
  • Lina Bo Bardi
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Louis Kahn

Notable works

  • Casa de Vidro
  • Sao Paulo Museum of Art
  • SESC Pompeia
Typologies
  • institutional building
  • research campus
  • laboratory
  • residence
  • house
  • museum
  • cultural building
  • civic building
  • adaptive reuse
  • cultural center
  • sports and leisure
Materials
  • concrete
  • teak
  • travertine
  • glass
  • concrete
  • steel
  • brick
Carbon signals

Concrete, Teak, and Travertine look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Teak
  • Travertine

Concrete, Steel, and Brick look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • Brick
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible3 of 3 recorded works are publicly accessible
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