(1901-1974) US architect. A follower of Mies van der Rohe, he developed a classically romantic style, in which functional “servant” areas such as stairwells and air ducts feature prominently, often as towerlike structures surrounding the main living and working, or “served”, areas. Khan’s projects are characterized by an imaginative use of concrete and brick and include the Yale Art Gallery 1953, for which he gained instant renown, the Richards Medical Research Building, University of Pennsylvania, 1957–61, and the Center for British Art and Studies, Yale University 1969–74.
Kahn taught at the Yale School of Architecture from 1947 and was an important influence on urban planning. It was not until he was in his 50s that his first major work was completed, being previously more concerned with theory. His other designs include the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 1959–65, and the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas 1966–72, which is now seen as exemplary in its use and control of daylight in a gallery setting.

Daniel 1934- American-Israeli psychologist