Charles Kahn papers 1950-1960 [Manuscripts]

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Charles Kahn papers 1950-1960 [Manuscripts]

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The Charles Kahn Papers collection contains design proposals and drawings, course materials, journal articles, pamphlets, brochures, and photographic negatives documenting work of Charles Kahn and his students as well as local architects, including Horacio Caminos, Matthew Nowicki, James Fitzgibbons, Eduardo Catalano, and George Matsumoto. Materials related to Buckminster Fuller are also included. Items in the collection are described using titles found on Kahn's original files.

1.7 linear ft. (1 oversize flatbox + 1 flatfolder + 2 tubes)

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7566046

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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Kahn, Charles H.

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Charles Howard Kahn was born in Salisbury, North Carolina. In 1952, he joined the faculty at North Carolina State University as an instructor in Civil Engineering. He was appointed Associate Professor of Design in 1959. Kahn remained at North Carolina State University until 1968, when he left for the University of Kansas. Kahn's research focused on thin-shell structures and membranes of long-span roofs for buildings. Notably, he designed North Carolina State University's Carter-Finley Stadium. T...