Kahn Korman House / Louis Kahn
June 20, 2022
A few months before his death, Louis I. Kahn completed Steven and Toby Korman’s commission to design a six-bedroom house in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
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A few months before his death, Louis I. Kahn completed Steven and Toby Korman’s commission to design a six-bedroom house in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
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