Kahn earned his bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania University in 1924. He closely studied under Paul Philippe Cret, an architect trained under École des Beaux Arts. There is possibilities that educational model of École des Beaux Arts that Thomas Eakins – and later Paul Cret at the University of Pennsylvania – had an impact on Kahn both as a professor and as an architect. After graduating from Penn in the spring of 1924, Kahn went on to work for Philadelphia City Architect, John Molitor. Working primarily as a draftsman, Kahn was involved on a number of civic designs.