Salk Institute central courtyard and reflecting pool

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, designed by architect Louis I. Kahn and completed in 1965, is located on a coastal bluff in La Jolla. Its central courtyard features a long, linear reflecting pool and the campus is noted for its modular concrete and teak architecture and precise axial planning. The institute remains an active research facility and its campus is widely cited in architectural literature for laboratory and institutional design.