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Albert kahn ford factory design open floor plan.
Kahn then used this technology in his designs for the palms apartments 1903 and the packard automotive plant 1905 the first use of reinforced concrete in automotive factory design in the country.
In his time he was considered the world s foremost industrial architect and the father of modern factory design kahn s father a rabbi brought his family to the united states in 1881.
With the rise of factory architecture and the rapid rate of growth in the industrial sector research for new solutions for production space was required.
Kahn s first ford factory the 1909 highland park plant used elevators and dumbwaiters to spread the model t assembly line over several floors but most of his subsequent factories were huge.
Reinforced concrete enabled kahn to design large.
The traditional factory plans proved inadequate in providing the flexibility and safety needed for the new management of labor albert kahn.
Kahn s first factory for the ford motor company was the highland park plant in 1909.
Kahn s discussions with ford inspired him to develop factory floor plans that would accommodate both changes in production technology and the easy flow of products and materials throughout the factory space.
To design the new center building the fisher brothers turned to albert kahn who was already a superstar in the field of commercial and industrial architecture.
Albert kahn industrial architect and planner known for his designs of american automobile factories.