SALK INSTITUTE FOR FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES

摘要

Perched on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean at La Jolla, Louis I. Kahn's 289,800-square-foot Salk Institute for Biological Studies consists of a pair of 245-foot-long, 65-foot-wide parallel laboratories flooded with sunlight and anchored by a central travertine marble courtyard. A storage and utility floor lies above each of the three laboratory floors, minimizing clutter and allowing for alterations as technology changes.Challenged by polio vaccine discoverer Jonas Salk to "create a facility worthy of a visit by Pablo Picasso," architect Kahn far exceeded scientists' expectations of a practical building that still provided a peaceful and beautiful setting.