An Architecture of Independence The Making of Modern South Asia: Charles Correa.Balkrishna Doshi.Muzharul Islam. Achyut Kanvinde. - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966385608 ISBN 13: 9780966385601

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999

Synopsis

An Architecture of Independence: The Making of Modern South Asia presents the work of four pioneering modern architects from the Indian subcontinent—Charles Correa, Balkrishna Doshi, and Achyut Kanvinde of India, and Muzharul Islam of Bangladesh. An introduction by Kenneth Frampton and essays by the editors situate the work of these architects within the intellectual and aesthetic traditions of the subcontinent.?
Also included are statements by the architects and documentation of 27 projects, chosen to give a sense of the strategies they have developed for undertakings as diverse as private houses, settlements, major institutional buildings, and even a gallery devoted to the work of one artist. Each of the four has also played a major role in creating the contemporary architectural culture of South Asia, through teaching and influence on important government and cultural policies. Each represents a model of the architect as engaged artist, intellectual, and citizen.

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0966385608
• ISBN 13: 9780966385601
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 80
• Editor: Ashraf Kazi K., Belluardo James