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Richards Medical Research Laboratories

The Richards Medical Research Laboratories, located on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, were designed by architect Louis Kahn and are considered to have been a breakthrough in his career. The building is configured as a group of laboratory towers with a central service tower. Brick shafts on the periphery hold stairwells and air ducts, producing an effect reminiscent of the ancient Itali…

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Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States

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Louis Kahn

1901-1974 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Louis Kahn was an Estonian-born American architect whose monumental late works include the parliament complex in Dhaka.

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studio · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Louis I. Kahn: Complete Work 1935-1974

Heinz Ronner, Sharad Jhaveri, Alessandra Latour · 1987 · Birkhauser

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