Comments on: An Interview With Louis Kahn Biographer Carter Wiseman

By: Salman Rahman

Salman Rahman — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:49:35 +0000

In a documentary produced by the Institute Of Architect, Bangladesh (IAB) about our very own Architect Mazharul Islam, Nathalien Kahn mentioned and clearly stated his contribuition and great sacrifice.

“My Architect” had to be edited very dearly due to time shortage and besides it is a son’s journey to find his father not a great Architect of Bangladesh.

By: Ren Flix

Ren Flix — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:39:34 +0000

Kahn a great architect and I like his works so much

By: Saad anwar

Saad anwar — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:28:42 +0000

Mr. Hafiz, I am very surprised to read your notes, I knew that Arch. Mujharul Islam brought Kahn in bangladesh, by reading a newspaper article, but I didn’t know much about their personal relationship. The architect ( Samsul Wares) who didn’t mentioned Mr. Islam’s name is actually my design teacher!! I am now at 2nd year in Architecture dept. of UAP in Dhaka. I would like to know more about it from you.

By: AZAD HAFIZ

AZAD HAFIZ — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:40:33 +0000

I would like to mention here something very interesting, which hardly people know. Do you know who brought Lui Kahn to the capital city Bangladesh, Dhaka, where he built one of the greatest building structure called ” National Assembly Building” or “The Parliament Building of Bangladesh” – which is the largest structure built ever in Bangladesh!!

Muzharul Islam, the father of Bangladesh Architecture brought Lui Kahn to Dhaka to design the “Parliament Building” but Mr. Islam had never worked in his company. Kahn was a very good friend of Mr. Islam. The documentary “My Architect” which was made by Kahn’s son based on his works but unfortunately no one in the film including the architects intrerviewed had mentioned the name of Architect Muzharul Islam and his involvement with Lui I. Kahn!!! I have seen the documentary along with Architect Muzharul Islam, Chicago based Architect Stanley Tigerman and Hawaii based Architect Rafique M. Islam (eldest son of Mr. Islam)- and I was shocked to see that no one mentioned Architect Muzharul Islam’s name in the film.

To get the right information, one may contact Architect Stanley Tigerman anytime at his office in Chicago.

By: John Egan

John Egan — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:59:04 +0000

Kahn’s legacy in Philadelphia is noteworthy in its diversity (ie Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, Romaldo Giurgola, all memebers of the so called Philadelphia School). Now a new opportunity for adding to this legacy is upon us with the selection of the architect for the new Barnes Museum on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Consider Tadao Ando whose minimalist forms using in-situ concrete evoke the same spirituality as Kahn’s work.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:58:17 +0000

The World Monuments Fund http://www.wmf.org announced Wednesday that it placed the Salk Institute for Biological Studies on its 2008 Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites in the world because of the proposed Master Plan currently under consideration by San Diego public officials.

The list is released every two years and is meant as a “call to action” by this presigious organization. The list is compiled by an independent group of international experts. The announcement underscores the world-wide concern for one of San Diego’s most important architectural treasures.

The Salk Master Plan had already drawn fire locally in San Diego, receiving the Grand Onion Award from the San Diego Architectural Foundation and a listing by SOHO (Save Our Heritage Organisation) on its 11 Most Endangered sites list in San Diego. The San Diego Sierra Club Coastal Committee, San Diego Coastal Alliance, Friends of Rose Canyon, and Friends of Carmel Mountain Preserve issued strong objections to the proposed Master Plan this week.

With Wednesday’s listing by the World Monument Fund, the urgency to change the plan to protect the site and the renowned courtyard views went international.
Areas of concern include a plan to subdivide the former city park property, given to the institute in 1962 for the purposes of ?research and education,? into four parcels. The plan has also been criticized for proposing a fitness and day care center on the fragile southern mesa, uses never intended by Kahn; a 94,000 ?big-box? building on the east parking lot obscuring the public?s view of the modernist Kahn building from Torrey Pines Road; and a four-story building on the north mesa clearly visible from the famous Luis Barragan designed courtyard that threatens to breach the 30-foot height limit along the coast.