Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Title
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
December 15, 2015
Creator
Kahn, Louis Isidore
Creator2
Stevens, James (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
September, 2014
Work Location
California (state)
La Jolla (neighborhood)
Style/Period
Modern (style or period)
Subject
office buildings
research laboratories
Salk, Jonas, 1914-1995
Description
Exterior view of the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, designed by Louis Kahn and completed in 1966. "The Salk Institute was established in 1960 by Jonas Salk, MD, developer of the first safe and effective polio vaccine. Salk selected world-renowned architect Louis I. Kahn to design the research facility he envisioned would contribute to the betterment of humankind. Salk directed Kahn to create spacious, unobstructed laboratory spaces that could be adapted to the ever-changing needs of science. The building materials had to be simple, strong, durable, and as maintenance-free as possible. Kahn’s masterwork consists of two mirror-image structures—each six stories tall—that flank a grand travertine courtyard. Three floors house laboratories and the three levels above them provide access to utilities. Towers jutting into the courtyard provide study space for senior faculty. Towers at the east end contain heating, ventilating and other support systems. At the west end are six floors of offices overlooking the Pacific Ocean. A total of 29 structures join to form the Institute,"--About Salk Architecture webpage.
Material/Medium
reinforced concrete
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-JS055
- Date Added
- December 15, 2015
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- laboratories, Modern, office buildings
- Citation
- “Salk Institute for Biological Studies,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 18, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/15224.