The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is a scientific research institute in the La Jolla community of San Diego, California. The independent, non-profit institute was founded in 1960 by Jonas Salk
Salk Institute for Biological Studies in July 2019
Jonas Salk
Water stream between symmetric building masses flowing towards the ocean
Semi-dwarf Valencia orange trees.
Louis Kahn
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Louis Isadore Kahn was an Estonian-born American architect based in Philadelphia. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935. While conti
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
…also served as the basis for Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar's 1979 book Laboratory Life: The Construction of Scientific Facts. Salk and architect Louis I. Kahn approached the city of San Diego in March 1960 about a gift of land on the Torrey Pines Mesa and were granted their request after a referendum in June…
Kahn in June 1969
Jesse Oser House, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania (1940)
Louis Kahn's Salk Institute
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas (1966–1972)