Architect
Louis Kahn
Built slowly and monumentally in brick and concrete, and died of a heart attack in a lavatory at Penn Station with the address crossed out of his passport.
Louis Isadore Kahn was an Estonian-born American architect based in Philadelphia. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935. While continuing his private practice, he served as a design critic and professor of architecture at Yale School of Architecture from 1947 to 1957. From 1957 until his death, he was a professor of architecture at the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Born
- 1901-02-20, Kuressaare, EstoniaA Wednesday
- Died
- 1974-03-17, New York, New York, USAA Sunday, aged 73
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1901-02-20, Kuressaare, Estonia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Tallinnthe zone used then
Europe/TallinnThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 1°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 19°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 19°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 13°34′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 3°41′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 6°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 13°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 16°30′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 26°30′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 15°41′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1974-03-17, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 26°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 16°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 29°53′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 11°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 10°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 2°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 28°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 26°56′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 9°36′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 5°43′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Louis Kahn was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.