Louis Kahn 120 – The Islander

In 2021, we celebrate the 120th anniversary of the iconic American architect Louis Kahn. This event explores how Kahn’s work continues to shape the understanding of timeless modernism today and Kahn’s little-known Nordic ties: early childhood in Estonia, his travels and how his early experiences in Estonia would shape his architectural sensibility.

Panellists:
- Heie Treier (Estonia) - art historian, author of ’KAHN - The Islander’, researching connection between Kahn’s work and the medieval architecture of his birthplace – Estonian island Saaremaa.
- Per Olaf Fjeld (Norway) - architect, scholar and Kahn’s former student, co-author of ’Louis I. Kahn - the Nordic Latitudes’ with Emily Randall Fjeld.
- Elain Harwood (UK) - expert of post-war architecture, currently with Historic England and author of ’Space, Hope and Brutalism: English Architecture, 1945-1975’.

Chair: Owen Hopkins (UK)- director of the Farrell Centre at Newcastle University.

Organised by the Estonian Embassy in London and Louis Kahn Estonia Foundation, with the kind support from the Norwegian Embassy in London.