Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla)

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, in the La Jolla neighborhood, was designed by architect Louis Kahn and completed in the mid-1960s; it is internationally recognized for its modernist architecture and collaborative laboratory design. The institute conducts biomedical research across multiple disciplines and its central courtyard and ocean-facing laboratories are frequently cited in discussions of 20th-century architectural landmarks. The campus remains a prominent scientific and visual icon of La Jolla.