Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India, Plan sketch of classroom building
Louis I. Kahn
American, born Estonia. 1901–1974
1963
A charcoal-and-graphite tracing-paper sketch in which Louis I. Kahn works out the plan and spatial hierarchy of a classroom building for the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, aiming to resolve circulation, light, and a central, monumental space.
Smoky, layered charcoal marks and spare graphite lines converge into a deep, almost three‑dimensional central recess and angular classroom blocks, while loose annotations and erased smudges make the drawing feel like a live record of thinking and revision.
The study captures Kahn’s way of turning structural geometry into experiential architecture—an approach that helped define the monumental, human‑scaled modernism of IIM Ahmedabad and influenced institutional design internationally.
Medium
Charcoal and graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions
18 1/8 x 26 3/4" (46 x 67.9 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the architect
Accession
424.1964
Palette
Art Terms
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