The Architectural Research Group (ARG) was an association of mostly young architects in

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, established in 1932 by

Louis Kahn Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky; – March 17, 1974) was an Estonian-born American architect based in Philadelphia. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935. Whil ...

and Dominique Berninger "for the group study of Housing and Slum Clearance." Berninger acted as its president during the whole of the group's brief existence, 1932 to 1935. Until 1932, both founders were employed by the Philadelphia firm of Zantzinger, Borie & Medary, with Kahn working on their U.S. Department of Justice Building in

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Its members were interested in the ideas of the European avantgarde and a populist social agenda.Louis Isadore Kahn (1901–1974) – Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
/ref> Uncommissioned, most of the ARG's significant project output was left unbuilt, including Kahn's public housing scheme submitted to the Public Works Administration. However, Kahn soon took a job with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, while Berninger continued his practice with Carswell, Berninger & Bower."Questionnaire for Architects’ Roster and/or Register of Architects Qualified for Federal Public Work
"Dominique Berninger - G. Harold W. Haag - Paul d/Entremont (firm)"
June 25, 1946.

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{{Louis Kahn Architecture organizations based in the United States Organizations established in 1932 Organizations disestablished in 1935 Research groups