Efforts to categorize architectural styles always go off course when it comes to Louis Kahn. He managed to keep one foot in the world of classical formalism and the other in the slippery territory of high modernism. He was not know for the use of glass, but is regarded as a master of light. His lack of commercial success only enhanced his legacy and he managed to inspire hordes of post-modern designers. The word most frequently used to describe even his smallest projects is "monumental"--and for this reason he remains a threat.
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