"A Different Kind of Beauty": Scientific and Architectural Style in I. M. Pei's Mesa Laboratory and Louis Kahn's Salk Institute

I. M. Pei's Mesa Laboratory for the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, and Louis Kahn's Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, are rare examples of laboratories as celebrated for their architecture as for their scientific contributions. Completed in the mid-196...

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Veröffentlicht in:Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences. - University of California Press. - 38(2008), 2, Seite 173-221
1. Verfasser: Leslie, Stuart W. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences
Schlagworte:laboratory design laboratory architecture I. M. Pei Louis Kahn Salk Institute National Center for Atmospheric Research Walter Roberts Jonas Salk biomedical research climate modeling mehr... Arts Behavioral sciences Physical sciences Business
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