Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Title

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Publisher

Lawrence Technological University

Date Created

December 16, 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

ID Number

LTU-JS059

Files

LTU-JS059.JPG
Date Added
December 16, 2015
Collection
LTU Digital Images
Item Type
VRA Core
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Citation
“Salk Institute for Biological Studies,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/15228.