Indian Institute of Managementm, Ahmedabad, India, Plan sketch of classroom building
Louis I. Kahn
American, born Estonia. 1901–1974
1964
A quick planning sketch in charcoal and crayon on tracing paper by Louis I. Kahn that explores the arrangement and circulation of a classroom block for the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
At first glance bold, smudged charcoal rectangles and hatchings read like a top-down map—a long central hall framed by a sequence of modular rooms, numbered notations, and directional arrows that make the drawing feel both schematic and tactile.
The drawing reveals Kahn’s method of reducing complex programmatic needs to elemental geometry, an approach that helped define his monumental yet pragmatic contributions to postwar institutional architecture.
Medium
Charcoal and crayon on tracing paper
Dimensions
12 x 16" (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the architect
Accession
422.1967
Palette
Art Terms
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