Modern Traditions : : Contemporary Architecture in India / / Klaus-Peter Gast.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Gast, Klaus-Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

In its introduction, the book depicts the rise of modern architecture in India since independence in 1947. The main section describes the important tendencies of contemporary Indian architecture in thematic chapters, each with built examples. In addition to the new younger generation of Indian architects, it also considers the first post-independence generation, including Balkrishna Doshi and Charles Correa.

India is a lively and diverse country that in recent years has developed into one of the largest industrialized nations in the world. This process is also reflected in its architecture. Recent developments betray a new consciousness and the search for an Indian identity. International influences are merging with traditional styles to create a unique new architectural language, which also bears the stamp of Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, who worked there. In its introduction, the book depicts the rise of modern architecture in India since independence in 1947. The main section describes the important tendencies of contemporary Indian architecture in thematic chapters, each with built examples. In addition to the new younger generation of Indian architects, it also considers the first post-independence generation, including Balkrishna Doshi and Charles Correa.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- MODERN INDIAN -- Vidhan Bhavan Government Building -- House in a Plantation -- Indian Parliament Library -- REGIONALISTIC-MODERN -- Production Building for Synergy Lifestyles -- LATE MODERN -- Indian Institute of Management New Campus (IIM) -- Town Planning in Mumbai and Bagalkot -- MINIMAL-ECONOMICAL -- CIDCO Lowcost Housing -- CLASSICAL-MODERN -- Belvedere and Tytan Apartment Blocks -- House Leslie Pallath -- MATERIAL-TEXTURAL -- Accommodation for the Tata Institute of Social Sciences -- TRADITIONAL -- Ayushakti – Ayurvedic Treatment Clinic -- Brunton Boatyard Hotel -- ECOLOGICAL-SUSTAINABLE -- Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Center -- Backmatter