A model of Bangladesh’s National Parliament caught the attention of visitors at a photo exhibition on Louis I Kahn at the UN Headquarters. ‘From Island to Island-The creative journey of Louis Kahn’ was jointly organised by the permanent missions of Bangladesh and Estonia to the UN on Monday.

From Island to Island-The creative journey of Louis Kahn’ is jointly organised by the permanent missions of Bangladesh and Estonia to the UN on Monday, Apr 9, 2019.
From Island to Island-The creative journey of Louis Kahn’ is jointly organised by the permanent missions of Bangladesh and Estonia to the UN on Monday, Apr 9, 2019. © UN

Designed by Arne Maasik, the exhibition highlighted great works of the Estonian-born American architect, Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN said in a press release.

Estonia’s President Kersti Kaljulaid, Bangladesh’s State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel, General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, and Kahn’s son Nathaniel Kahn, among others, attended the exhibition.

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Russel said Kahn’s magnum opus is Bangladesh’s National Assembly Building. “It’s quite an eclectic effort … [that] has forged an unbreakable bond between Bangladesh and Estonia which we are also celebrating today,” he said.
Russel said Kahn’s magnum opus is Bangladesh’s National Assembly Building. “It’s quite an eclectic effort … [that] has forged an unbreakable bond between Bangladesh and Estonia which we are also celebrating today,” he said. © UN