Livingston, Morna."The Mother Goddess: unexpected diva in vernacular...
For Indian monuments, history leans toward "peniplanation," the gradual leveling of structures by erosion and gravity. The longest building histories belong to temples in politically changing North...
View ArticleProject Brief: Qutb Shahi Heritage Park, Hyderabad, Telangana, India....
Historical SignificanceThe Qutb Shahi dynasty ruled present-day Hyderabad region from 1518 AD to 1687 AD, and was founded by Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk.As great builders and patrons of learning, the Qutb...
View ArticleKasdorf, Katherine E.."Translating Sacred Space in Bijāpur: The Mosques of...
[excerpt] Celebrated for its 'Adil Shahï (1490- 1686 ce) architectural treasures, the city of Bijãpur, in northern Karnãtaka, has in recent years gained prominence, both in the popular domain as a...
View ArticleJain-Neubauer, Jutta."The stepwells of Gujarat."India International Centre...
[excerpt] Within the main current of architectural activity in Western India, which produced such magnificent edifices as the Sun-temple at Modhera in Northern Gujarat or the Jaina temples in Mt. Abu...
View ArticleHaynes, Douglas E.."The Making of the Hyper-Industrial City in Western India:...
This essay explores the rapid expansion of small handloom centres in Western India between 1930 and 1970. It attributes the transformation of these places into larger cities to the role of local...
View ArticleLambourn, Elizabeth."Carving and Communities: Marble Carving for Muslim...
For a period of some six centuries—from the late tenth to the sixteenth century A.D.—Khambhāt was the premier port of western India. Positioned at the interface between northern India and the Indian...
View ArticleKoch, Ebba."Mughal Palace Gardens from Babur to Shah Jahan...
[excerpt] Recent research has shed new light on the context, function, and meaning of the early Mughal garden. James Wescoat persuasively argues that Babur (ruled in India 1526-30) built his gardens in...
View ArticlePunjab Government.23.—Punjab Government—Chandigarh In Model houses...
Chandigarh-Le Corbusier-these are the magic names that you should associate with this house. Designed by the Chandigarh Team of Architects for humble folk to live in this house uses quite ordinary...
View Article"24.—Punjab Government—Chandigarh." In Model houses constructed in the...
Another Chandigarh house—observe the roof—no steel, no timber.
View Article"25.—Government of Saurashtra." In Model houses constructed in the...
A good well-arranged design suitable even for some urban areas. It is built of stone—an important building material found in many parts of India. The utilisation of stone makes the house particularly...
View ArticleP.W.D., Government of Bihar."42.—Government of Bihar—P.W.D." In Model houses...
This compact and semi-detached two-roomed house has been designed and constructed by the Government of Bihar. It uses traditional materials and traditional methods of construction.
View Article"26.—Hyderabad City Development Board." In Model houses constructed in the...
This house is put up by the Hyderabad City Improvement Board. It has traditional specifications, but the roof is of an experimental type. It makes use of “Goona” tiles which make it light and capable...
View ArticleGirish Dariyav Karnawat, Shallon John Crasta, Siddhart Tandur, and Ritu...
These are the study model pictures of an ongoing project on board in Kerala. An attempt was made where in the sketches of various alternatives were directly extruded into physical models.
View ArticleWillis, Michael D.."Some Notes on the Palaces of the Imperial Gurjara...
The Gurjara Pratīhāras have long been recognised as the leading royal house of northern India during the ninth and tenth centuries. A considerable number of copper plate and stone inscriptions have...
View ArticleDeshpande, Shireesh."Citation: IIA – Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal 1993, Anant...
The work of Architect Anant D. Raje has made a profound impact on the Indian Architectural Scene. Belonging to the first generation of Post-Independence Architects, he has contributed enormously to the...
View Article"27.—Bikaner Gypsum." In Model houses constructed in the international...
Do not, if you are living in a gypsum mining area, neglect that greyish white looking material which is low grade gypsum! It can come in very useful for a house, a model of which on the following...
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