The salk institute for biological studies is an independent non profit scientific research institute located in the la jolla community in san diego california.
Salk institute for biological studies floor plan.
The institute consistently ranks among the.
Salk institute for biological studies master plan nbbj worked within established guidelines to master plan and design facilities that would meet the salk institute s long term research needs while respecting louis kahn s iconic architecture and the natural setting.
Introduction the salk institute for biological studies is perhaps the most poetic and building largest kahn in the united states.
Kahn with plans for a groundbreaking new project.
It was founded in 1960 by jonas salk the developer of the polio vaccine.
In 1959 jonas salk founder of the salk institute looking for a suitable architect to design its new institute for biological studies in san diego california.
In 1959 jonas salk the man who had discovered the vaccine for polio approached acclaimed architect louis i.
A friend of salk attended a conference and kahn.