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Salk Institute

1959-1965 · La Jolla, California, United States

La Jolla, California, United States

16°C · 13.1h daylight · 9 km/h wind

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Salk Institute

La Jolla, California, United States · Exact work coordinates

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La Jolla, California, United States

Climate: 16°C · 13.1h daylight · 9 km/h wind

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Salk Institute

1959-1965 · La Jolla, California, United States

Louis I. KahnLouis I. Kahn

1947-1974 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Typeworkbureau
Year / years1959-19651947-1974
PlaceLa Jolla, California, United StatesPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Place contextLa Jolla, California, United StatesRepresentative site: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States
Climate16°C · 13.1h daylight · 9 km/h wind7°C · 13.5h daylight · 2 km/h wind · via University of Pennsylvania
FocusResearch institute12 works in corpus
Architects
  • Louis Kahn
  • Louis Kahn
  • Louis Kahn
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Louis Kahn

Notable works

  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Salk Institute
  • Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
  • Yale Center for British Art
Typologies
  • institutional building
  • research campus
  • laboratory
  • education
  • campus building
  • institutional building
  • research campus
  • laboratory
  • parliament
  • civic building
  • government building
Materials
  • concrete
  • teak
  • travertine
  • concrete
  • teak
  • travertine
  • marble
  • aluminum
  • brick
  • steel
  • timber
Carbon signals

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

  • Concrete
  • Teak
  • Travertine

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

  • Aluminum
  • Concrete
  • Steel
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.
  • Focus on recycled content, lighter assemblies, and careful facade-specification choices.
  • 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.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible8 of 8 recorded works are publicly accessible
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