Salk Institute for Biological Studies is an institute in San Diego, California. Built in 1965, it was designed by Louis Kahn. It is owned by Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Location: La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States
Verified facts
- Designed by Louis Kahn
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-5530, SRC-5531 - Built in 1965
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-5530, SRC-5531 - Located in La Jolla, San Diego, California
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-5530, SRC-5531 - Owned by Salk Institute for Biological Studies
confidence 90/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-5530, SRC-5531, SRC-7988, SRC-7989 - Historic designation: San Diego Historical Landmark (1991); American Institute of Architects Twenty-five Year Award
confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-5530, SRC-5531, SRC-7990, SRC-5532
Evidence & sources
- SRC-5530 — Salk Institute for Biological Studies — Wikipedia (Tier 2, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-5531 — Salk Institute — About / Visiting Salk (official) (Tier 1, official; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-5532 — The Salk Institute: A Masterpiece of Brutalist Architecture — NJ in LA (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7988 — Salk Institute for Biological Studies — InfluenceWatch (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7989 — The Salk Institute for Biological Studies — CB Insights (Tier 3, database; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7990 — About Salk Architecture – Salk Institute for Biological Studies (official) (Tier 1, web; retrieved June 2026)
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