Tribune Review Publishing Company Building, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Elevation sketch
Louis I. Kahn
American, born Estonia. 1901–1974
1958
A graphite elevation on tracing paper by Louis I. Kahn showing a proposed façade for the Tribune-Review building, where the architect aims to order simple geometric masses—centering a monumental entrance—into a clear, dignified composition.
The sketch strikes you with its spare, horizontal restraint interrupted by a dark, blocklike center and diagonally shaded window bays, so the façade reads as a calm, measured balance of solid and transparent planes.
The drawing exemplifies Kahn’s mid‑century investigation of weight, light, and the contrast between solid and void, foreshadowing the formal monumentality that would shape his later contributions to modern architecture.
Medium
Graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions
11 3/4 x 18 1/8" (29.8 x 46 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the architect
Accession
373.1967
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