Kahn
German-Jewish surname
Kahn is a surname of German origin, originally meaning "boatman" or derived from the word for boat.
Notable bearers include architect Louis Kahn, known for monumental concrete buildings, and economist Herman Kahn, a Cold War strategist.
The spelling distinguishes it from the title Khan, though both appear as surnames in English.
architecture
Bangladesh's capital city
- brutalismHarsh, unsparing conduct
- concreteSolid building mixture
- vaultsSecure storage rooms
- monumentalityImposing scale and permanence
brick · geometry · space · silence · light · materiality · poetic · timeless
Dhaka
Bangladesh's capital city
monumentality · brick · geometry · space · silence · light · materiality · poetic · timeless · ruins
Star Trek
Spacefaring TV franchise
Cohen
Priestly lineage surname
Goldberg · Feldman · Rosenberg · Friedman · Horowitz · Greenberg · Silverman · Rubin · Katz · priestly