Lecture: Robert Kahn
About Robert Kahn
Robert Kahn is a practicing architect based in New York City. He has taught design at Columbia University, Ohio State University, and Yale University, where he held the Davenport Chair Professorship. He recently taught a Theory of Architecture seminar at Washington University entitled “Hidden in Plain Sight: How to Read a Building.” In addition to his own work, Kahn collaborated on numerous projects with the artist Frank Stella.
Kahn is a fellow of the American Academy in Rome and received awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and NYCxDesign, among others. He was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Washington University’s School of Architecture, the Glassman Prize for Design Excellence, and the Alumni Award from Yale University. Kahn’s work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, and Interior Design, among other publications and books.
Kahn’s clients include many from the creative arts, including Frank Stella, Wes Anderson, Daniel Day-Lewis, Mary-Louise Parker, Billy Crudup, and David Mamet. Institutional clients include The Classic Stage Company and Lincoln Center theaters; Haverford College; and Columbia University. He was one of thirty-six international architects to design a house for “Houses at Sagaponack” in Sagaponack, New York.
Kahn is also the creator/editor of the City Secrets insider’s guides, which includes City Secrets Manhattan, City Secrets London, City Secrets Florence and Venice, City Secrets Rome, and City Secrets Paris, as well as City Secrets Movies and City Secrets Books.