Yale University Art Gallery

Kahn was a professor at Yale University from 1947-1957. During this time he was given the opportunity to plan the Yale University Art Gallery to expand a neo-Gothic building of the 1920’s. The facades of the Yale University Art Gallery are made of brick and glass. A triangular reinforced concrete ceiling is the dominating feature of the interior. It was one of his first designs that allowed housing for lighting, electric wiring, and ventilation and was the first structure at the University of Yale to have specific locations for these departments.