Nicolais, John
John Nicolais Collection (260), Photographer, 1940-1979
After John Nicolais received his Master’s degree in architecture in 1967 from the University of Pennsylvania, he worked as an architect with private architectural firms until 1976, when he started his own practice. In addition to his architectural work, Nicolais was an avid traveler and photographer, photographing buildings by well-known mid-century architects, particularly Louis Kahn. His photographs have been used in many publications, in his lifetime these included: Louis Kahn, “Doshi, Architect of India” in Architectural Forum (New York, May 1973), and “Ahmedabad Impressions” in the Journal of the Indian Institute of Students of Architecture (Dec 1968).
This collection includes photography for projects for several of Louis Kahn's works such as the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, the Exeter Library, and the Dhaka National Assembly Building. There are also images from other architecture works and various places that Nicolais traveled to including California, New York City, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Texas, and Washington.
For more information about this collection, contact archarchives@design.upenn.edu.