Louis Kahn
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- proper noun
- /ˈluːɪs kɑːn/
- The famous architect Louis Kahn designed the Salk Institute.
Examples
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The modernist buildings designed by Louis Kahn are celebrated for their monumental style.
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Did you know Louis Kahn was born in Estonia?
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Louis Kahn's design for the Salk Institute is considered a masterpiece of twentieth-century architecture.
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Many architecture students study the works of Louis Kahn for inspiration.
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Louis Kahn's design for the Salk Institute is considered a masterpiece of twentieth-century architecture.
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Many architecture students study the works of Louis Kahn for inspiration.
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The modernist buildings designed by Louis Kahn are celebrated for their monumental style.
Synonyms
An American architect born in Estonia who is famous for modern buildings that use light and space
Surface Forms
Morphology
Louis + Kahn
This is a proper name composed of two personal-name elements that carry no compositional lexical meaning; knowing 'Louis' and 'Kahn' does not convey that the phrase refers to a 20th-century architect. Personal names are referential rather than semantically built from their parts, so the meaning cannot be derived by a B1 learner from the constituents alone.
Etymology
Louis Kahn was a United States 'architect' born in Estonia who built large, quiet buildings of concrete where beams of light make the rooms feel like simple temples. That's why his work is often called a 'masterpiece' of modern design.