Shoshkes, Ellen."Mid-Century Modernism: Jaqueline Tyrwhitt and the Village...
This paper examines the contribution of Jaqueline Tyrwhitt (1905-1983), a British town planner, editor and educator, to the creation of a model Village Center at the International Exhibition of...
View ArticleAdkin, Kevin R..India's 'Garden City'? Bangalore's disappearing greenbelt:...
Known as 'India's Garden City', Bangalore's evolution from town to megalopolis has been among the fastest in the world. Over the past 30 years the city has seen exceptional growth and expansion of the...
View Article"16.—Government of West Bengal—Calcutta." In Model houses constructed in the...
The Construction Board of the Government of West Bengal have experienced this house with four different types of walls. In each room the wall is based on a different technique but the materials used...
View ArticleSackley, Nicole.Passage to modernity: American social scientists, India, and...
"Passage to Modernity" is a history of the American experts who sought to "modernize" the post-1945 world. It traces the origins of postwar development to India and examines how one group of experts,...
View Article"17-18.—Bengal Engineering College." In Model houses constructed in the...
This small house is designed for warm and humid climates generally characteristic of the coastal areas in the tropics. Big ventilators and wide vertical louvres make it extremely airy and comfortable....
View ArticleD Asher Ghertner."Technology and Tricks: Intra-Household Technology...
This article argues for non-asset-based approaches to the assessment of technology implementation at the household level. It suggests that most studies of technology and gender focus primarily on the...
View Article"19.—Military Engineering Services." In Model houses constructed in the...
A good compact house put up by the Military Engineering Service.
View ArticleA Cross-section of Step-wells (7th-16th centuries) In Vistāra - The...
The earliest subterranean structures date from the 7th century and are mostly found in Saurashtra. As the form developed, the rituals grew and the richness of the architectural expression increased:...
View Article"Rural.—W-2.—West Bengal Government W.2—Rural Unit—Chandimandap." In Model...
This is a small hall like structure called Chandimandap that one comes across in rural areas of West Bengal. Only wood, bamboo and thatch are used. The shape of the roof is worth observing.
View Article"Rural-C.—Central P..W.D Model House 6." In Model houses constructed in the...
This is a small unit suitable for most parts of Northern India. Its special feature is the provision of two rooms in the front, a separate kitchen block at some distance and a central open courtyard in...
View Article"Rural..—W-1.—Mud House West Bengal Government." In Model houses constructed...
This is a house put up by the Government of West Bengal designed for rural areas. Sun dried bricks are used for walls and country tiles for roof.
View Article"Rural-B.—Model House constructed with the help of U.N.Adviser." In Model...
This small house is suitable for rural areas. It is designed on cheap specifications and uses material easily available in rural areas. The waslls are of stabilised soil with thinner and outer skins...
View ArticleGore, Shri."58.—Shri Gore—Portable House." In Model houses constructed in the...
If you want a portable house, here is one. It is constructed with Asbestos and Masonite sheets. The framework is of timber. When the house is dismantled a great deal of it can be saved and used again.
View Article"60.—Mrs Jardine Henderson Ltd., AEROCEM." In Model houses constructed in the...
This house is built of a non-traditional kind of material. By the use of foaming agent, cement concrete is expanded to the extent of 70 percent over its original volume. It, therefore, reduces the...
View Article"57.—All India Housing Association." In Model houses constructed in the...
This is another three-roomed house put up by the All India Housing Association. Instead of cement lime has been used.
View Article"56.—All India Housing Association." In Model houses constructed in the...
This is a three roomed house put up by the All India Housing Association. The construction is generally on traditional lines. The roof is of reinforced brick-work.
View ArticleCentral Public Works Department."Rural.-A.—C.P.W.D. Model House—9. Two Roomed...
This is a house the specification of which has been designed in such a a manner that it is easy for the family itself to build it by stages. It uses some recent techniques for making raw earth suitable...
View Article"54.—The Hindustan Housing Factory Ltd., Jangpura." In Model houses...
This is a house designed by the Hindustan Housing Factory Limited for rural areas. The roof incorporates two modern methods of using concrete. The beams are made of prestressed concrete and the panels...
View ArticlePatel, Pitamber Dosabhai."55.—Pitamber Dosabhai Patel—Bhavanagar." In Model...
The interesting feature of this one-roomed house is the new type of material used for the roof and walls. Saw dust, wheat husk etc., have been synthesised into a board and it is claimed that this is...
View Article"65-66.—Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun." In Model houses constructed in...
this ia another house put up by the Forrest Research Institute, Dehra Dun. The superstructure is built entirely of timber and bamboo. The frame is made of treated timber and the panels, both in the...
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