Where did Kahn's dense and weighty building style come from?
French futurism
His preference for Roman antiquities
Art Nouveau
Gothic architecture
Answer
Louis Kahn was inspired by Roman antiquities when designing his buildings. The weighty and dense style of his buildings is a result of this influence. He admired the solidity and grandeur of Roman architecture, and he wanted to create buildings that had a similar sense of permanence and monumentality.
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