The Architecture of Hasmukh C. Patel: Selected Projects 1963-2003 - Hardcover

Desai, Catherine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1935677659 ISBN 13: 9781935677659

Publisher: Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

•Almost 300 photographs and drawings •Much of Hasmukh Patel's work is being documented here for the first time Hasmukh C. Patel was at the forefront of Indian architecture, having designed iconic buildings of many types: private bungalows, theaters, speculative office buildings, banks, schools, religious buildings, factories and many others. He invented a contextually relevant, modern architectural idiom suitable for India, and combined this with an intuitive ability to make beautiful spaces. His work has helped define modern architecture in India, and here, for the first time, are reproduced lavish visual aids and extensive original research to understand his work. Preface; Introduction; Row Houses; Apartments buildings; Hostels; Religious Communities; Schools; Institutional; Banks; Offices; Commercial Buildings; Medical Facilities; Theatres; Hotels; Stadiums; Industrial; Appendix; Maps with localization of projects; Biography; Published works and texts; Complete list of works.

About this title

About the Author

Catherine Desai is an architect, and graduate of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. She has had a long association with India, spanning several decades.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1935677659
• ISBN 13: 9781935677659
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 394