ABSTRACT
In the previous two chapters, Le Corbusier’s La Tourette was argued for as an exemplary building and a constitutive utopia. Both conclusions draw heavily upon Le Corbusier’s interpretation of monastic living as a golden age and model of possibility for reconciling individual and collective identity within a liminal setting. La Tourette, though unique in itself, actually shares qualities with settings that came before it, such as Michelangelo’s Campidoglio, and after it, such as Louis I. Kahn’s Salk Institute. While the golden age drawn upon is not always the same, these exemplary settings nonetheless interpret shared and persistent social and architectural themes. With this in mind, the discussion turns to Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974) and his efforts at the Salk Institute (1959-1965).
