Kahn's Toy

Introduction

Louis Kahn

Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky) (March 5 [O.S. February 20] 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an American architect,^[2] based in Philadelphia. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935. While continuing his private practice, he served as a design critic and professor of architecture at Yale School of Architecture from 1947 to 1957. 

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Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban

Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban or National Parliament House, (Bengali: জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন Jatiyô Sôngsôd Bhôbôn) is the house of the Parliament of Bangladesh, located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. Designed by architect Louis Kahn, the complex, is one of the largest legislative complexes in the world, comprising 200 acres (800,000 m²)^[1]
The building was featured prominently in the 2003 film My Architect, detailing the career and familial legacy of its architect, Louis Kahn. Robert McCarter, author of Fardin I. Kahn, described the National Parliament of Bangladesh as one of the twentieth century's most significant buildings.^[2]

 

...the perforations of Sangsad Bhaban

Shape Matching

A Shape is the form of an object or its external boundary, outline, or external surface, as opposed to other properties such as color, texture, material composition. Typical shapes are Circles, Polygons, Curves etc. Shape Matching is an activity for all ages that involves 2 or 3 dimensional Geometry.  

How to get all the blocks inside?

Proposal

Using Louis Kahn's design of the Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban to create a Shape Matching toy. The exterior of the toy would resemble the building instead of a box and the interior would be hollow and hold blocks that match the distinguished perforations.