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Famous Architects & their works E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE NAMES OF THE ARCHITECTS: BALKRISHNA VITHALDA DOSHI CHRISTOPHER CHARLES BEGGINGER RAJ REWAL BRINDA SOMAYA LAURIE BAKER BIMAL PATEL CHARLES CORREA ANANT DAMODA...

Famous Architects & their works E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE NAMES OF THE ARCHITECTS: BALKRISHNA VITHALDA DOSHI CHRISTOPHER CHARLES BEGGINGER RAJ REWAL BRINDA SOMAYA LAURIE BAKER BIMAL PATEL CHARLES CORREA ANANT DAMODAR RAJE RAHUL MEHROTRA SHEILA SRI PRAKASH LE CORBUSIER ANUPAMA KUNDOO SANJAY PURI NARI GANDHI ACHYUT KANVINDE HASMUKH PATEL E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Balkrishna Vithal Das Doshi Balkrishna Vithal Das Doshi is an Indian architect, He is considered to be an important figure of Indian architecture. He was noted for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India. Having worked under Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, he is a pioneer of modernist and brutalist architecture in India. In 2018,he became the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize. He has been awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Royal Gold Medal for 2022. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Flexible approach to structure Symbolism Design features Sandwich vault construction Passive solar design Exposed natural finishes Vaulted roof forms Skylights Sustainable and passive design E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE LIST OF AWARDS RECEIVED BY BV DOSHI Padma Bhushan, Government of India, 2020 Dhirubhai Thakkar Savyasachi Saraswat Award, 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize, 2018 Padma Shri, Government of India, 1976 Honorary Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania 6TH Aga Khan Award for Architecture for Aranya Community Housing, 1993-1995 E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE ARANYA LOW COST HOUSING The smallest plots of Aranya are just 35m2, with a simple plinth, a service core. Located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh Constructed in 1989. B.V Doshi had a kit of elements that included a staircase, Openings, railings, overhangs, verandahs E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE SANGATH The Sangath complex was built on the periphery of Ahmedabad. It was built in 1978-1980. The dominant architectural forms in the complex are the vaulted. The building complex is built around a large courtyard terrace which is the main entrance. With the help of mobile framework vaults “Sangath” were constructed with hollow clay tiles embedded in the walls. The structural system is based on poles and combined beams with reinforced concrete slabs. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE CEPT UNIVERSITY Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, is an academic institution located near university area in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It was established in 1962. It’s area is 12.5 acres. There are incline skylights on top of the studios, perpetually letting in natural light into spaces. The building of the Cept is a derivative of load-bearing walls, supporting a flat floor slabs. The repeated occurrence of parallel walled structures can be seen in the CEPT campus. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  NIFT DELHI National Institute of Fashion Technology is an autonomous institute that offers courses in fashion, designing, technology, and management. Its head office is located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1986. The building covers almost the entire site leaving very less green area. This complex is based on frame structure square module has been followed up. The site is basically divided into three basic zones(Academic, Administrative and Hostel block). E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE PREMABHAI HALL Hall is a public theatre designed by B.V Doshi. Located in old Ahmedabad. Constructed in 1956. A largely concrete building, houses an auditorium, vast interior corridors and public gathering spaces. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad Amdavad ni Gufa is an underground art gallery in Ahmedabad, India. Designed by the architect Balkrishna Vithal Das Doshi, it exhibits works of the Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain. The gallery represents a unique juxtaposition of architecture and art. The cave-like underground structure has a roof made of multiple interconnected domes, covered with a mosaic of tiles. On the inside, irregular tree-like columns support the domes. It was earlier known as Husain-Doshi ni Gufa. The gallery is called gufa because of its resemblance to a cave. It was known earlier as Husain-Doshi ni Gufa, after its architect, B.V. Doshi, and the artist, M.F.Husain. Later it was renamed after the city of Ahmedabad, known locally as Amdavad. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore or IIMB) is a public business school and Institute of National Importance located in Bangalore, India. Founded in 1973, it was the third IIM to be established, after IIM Calcutta and IIM Ahmedabad. IM Bangalore was designed by Pritzker prize winning architect B.V. Doshi. Mr Doshi, also a Padma Bhushan awardee, had previously assisted Louis Kahn on the design of IIM Ahmedabad and then designed the renowned school of architecture at Ahmedabad. The 54,000 sq mt IIMB complex, is built in granite stone, giving the campus a unique character. The conceptualization of the campus began in 1973 and it was completed in 1983. Over the years, the once barren campus has become a green oasis with rich and diverse flora and fauna. The campus has been awarded for its sustainability practices. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Raj Rewal Raj Rewal, who is a leading Indian architect, was born on 24th Nov. 1934 in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, India. After completing his degree from Delhi School of Arch., he moved to London. He won a Gold Medal in 1998, the Mexican Association of Architects award in 1993, Chevalier des Arts des Lettres award in 2005 etc. His buildings respond to culture and climate of the site, he merges the geometry with rhythm in his designs, emphasizes the play of natural light and form of the building. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Asian Games Village Located in the Siri Fort area, near Hauz Khas, New Delhi Developed as Athlete’s village for the 1982 Asian Games This residential colony has 853 flats Has a hierarchy of courtyards Clustering of buildings, narrow streets, green areas, pedestrian areas, terraces, parking spaces, etc. are some architecturals design features of this colonial area. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Hall Of Nations Architect: Raj Rewal Location: New Delhi- India Construction: Inaugurated in 1972 Characteristics: Space Frame built of Reinforced Cement Concrete Or RCC. Capacity: 7000 Seats Architectural Features: used a tessellating triangular structure to form a capped pyramid E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Lisbon Ismaili Center Location: Lisbon , Portugal Construction started at: December 1996 Year of completion: July 1998 Function: hosted public exhibitions, lectures, and musical programs. Raj Rewal along with Portuguese architect Frederico Valsassina designed Ismaili center focusing on recreating traditional Indian Islamic architecture. He designed the main building using an arrangement of basic geometric modules and placed it within this concept of “four parts”—a replica of the ancient Persian and Indian gardens The building is covered with a façade of Pink Granite and Steel, with a very geometric Islamic design. He created a space that reflected the main principles of the Ismailli community—offering a space of peace and serenity—where one could learn and reflect on a final social and cultural harmony. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE National Institute Of Immunology NII is a research-oriented institute spread over 19 acres of a site in South Delhi. The design of this institute works with the bumpy and rough landscape of the site.. The complex comprises academic, research and laboratory buildings along with living accommodations. Architectural features of the Institute: All the buildings are constructed of reinforced concrete frame infilled with 9” brick walls rendered with an aggregate of colored stone chip. Use of beige and pink sandstone pebbles. The main Institute building has a simple design compared to the accommodation buildings. In the main Institute building, all the departments are connected by a single courtyard. The courtyard is influenced by Rajasthani architecture. Each block has been oriented to the sun path which allows the natural sun to enter inside spaces The housing is organized as three separate clusters with their own internal courtyards. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Sham Lal House The design for Sham Lal house placed an emphasis on blending the entrance hall, dining and living room spaces with the front garden as much as possible. The large pivoting doors of glass and teak define the living room garden boundary, and can be opened for social occasions. The house was designed for a leading journalist and writer. A double-height space contains the entrance hall and stairs to the first floor It is located in nuiva Delhi. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  Delhi Metro Headquarters The concept is based on three wings for offices, which enclose an atrium filled with light. The back-up operation monitor zone is located in a separate enclosure at the rear. The top two floors are cantilevered to protect the lower floors from the south-west sunrays. The entrance allows dual access to the offices at upper level. The rear of the site has a service entrance. The building has a logical and economical structural system based on four vertical cores and external peripheral shear walls of reinforced cement concrete, supporting floor slabs. The core walls contain circulation of lifts / staircase and toilet / service facilities. The perimeter of the structure is in the form of a Vierendeel spanning between vertical concrete walls. The extra sunshade of lightweight stainless steel (with sun reflecting surface) forms a protective girth around the north and south perimeter of the office complex. In other words there is an ‘eyebrow’ of lightweight metal on every floor providing sun protection. It will be noted that this would counter heat when the sun is at the highest altitude between 11 am to 3 pm. The external lattice which echoes the structural system also cuts down the glare. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE LAURIE BAKER British-born Indian architect Known for simple, low-cost, sustainable designs Worked in India, designing & building over 2,500 buildings Used locally sourced materials, traditional techniques, minimal concrete & steel Believed in designing buildings that harmonized with nature Buildings known for simplicity, functionality, elegance Aimed for reduced energy use, maintenance cost and comfortable living spaces Impactful legacy continues to inspire architects and builders today. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE The Hamlet, Trivandrum The Hamlet is the Baker’s residence in Thiruvananthapuram Every part of Hamlet resembles the philosophy of Baker. The passage leading to the entrance of the Hamlet was cut into the steps out of the rocks of the site. The house was roofed with a pitched roof made of Mangalore tiles. The windows are traditional and simple yet cost-effective and beautiful, having the grills made out of bits and pieces. Conical structures were also used in the hamlet.. Baker used extensive use of timber in the Hamlet E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Indian Coffee House, Trivandrum, Kerala The entire building is conceived as a continuous spiral ramp, with a central circular service core and with dining spaces provided on the outer side. The form of the building is thus unconventional & bears Baker’s trademark jaalis(perforated walls) to let in light & ventilation. The building is well proportioned, a cylindrical brick-red spiral continuing for a couple of floors and then terminating in a smaller cylindrical volume on top, giving the structure a very asymmetrical balance. The outer side abutting the external jaali wall, there are continuous horizontal platforms incrementally rising in height along with the slope of the spiral. The walls are made of exposed brickwork which has been painted over – white on the inner side & brick-red on the exterior. There are no windows – jaalis serve to bring in plenty of light & ventilation, ensuring that the interiors are nice & comfortable. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Dakshinachithra, Chennai, TN The Dakshinachitra design evolution is of a contemporary context that blends traditional elements and has achieved cost-effectiveness in the construction, with a sensitive response to the dictates of climate, location, and availability of materials. The complex comprises the ticket counter, the reception area, seminar halls, workshop and display surfaces, a craft shop and a bazaar, stores for various items, and a restaurant. The entrance of Dakshinachitra is extremely welcoming and small like entering a typical South Indian Home. Architectural spaces such as courtyard, verandah, pitched roof, granite columns and stone slabs from old buildings connect flawlessly while cherishing the honour and our culture. The roof is a predominant feature in all the buildings. Since the overhang is low in the verandahs, the gables are included to raise the roof at the entrance. The entrance building of the Dakshinachitra Museum employs a simple rectangular plan with two landscaped courtyards. Courtyards and open spaces allow light and fresh air into the built form and are an aesthetic relief in the complex that incorporates nature within. Verandahs are transition spaces between the exterior and interior, providing gradual variance in the degree of enclosure. They are considered as movement spines that surround the built form. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE LAURIE BAKER CENTRE The Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies (LBC) was created by his friends, students and admirers to propagate his philosophy of the concept of sustainable development through research, extension, training, documentation, dissemination and networking. At its core, it is intended to include such areas as design and use of appropriate materials for buildings, creation of support facilities such as sanitation and drinking water, waste treatment, water harvesting and management, land development, promotion of non-conventional and eco-friendly sources of energy and creation of awareness of the need for sustainable development. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE CHARLES MARK CORREA Charles Mark Correa (1 September 1930 – 16 June 2015) was an Indian architect and urban planner. Charles Correa was born on 1 September 1930. He began his higher studies at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He went on to pursue his master’s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1953–55) E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND ELEMENTS EMPLOYED: Use of India’s traditional construction methods and materials in his design His most of the projects were made in linear and symmetrical geometric forms Apprehended India’s climate, material, and culture and weaved them into his architectural designs Intensely focused towards providing buildings with a good quality of light, air circulation, and shade Use of terraces, Courtyards, pergolas, and Verandahs E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA Jawahar Kala Kendra at Jaipur. Built-in 1991, this multi-arts center is considered a classic example of contextualizing architecture in the modern era E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE KANCHANJUNGA APARTMENT: Kanchanjunga Apartments is a 32 story residential building consisting of luxury apartments on each floor constructed in 1970 the design responds to the changing conditions of the climate coupled with the rapid urbanization in the city E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE THE MAHATMA GANDHI SANGRAHALAYA: This Ashram was designed as a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi It has tiled roofs, brick walls, wooden doors, and stone structures The building does not have any glass element; not even in windows! Instead, windows have wooden louvres for light and ventilation The central open space for exhibitions gives a comfortable experience, irrespective of Gujarat’s dry and hot climate E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  OTHER PROJECTS BY AR.CHARLES CORREA Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the Vidhan Bhavan, an imposing building located at the center of the Capital Complex in the Arera Hill locality of Bhopal city. The term of the Vidhan Sabha is five years unless dissolved earlier. Presently, it comprises 230 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies.33 constituencies are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes and 45 are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE British Council, Delhi The headquarters of the British Council in India are in New Delhi in a 1992 building designed by Indian architect Charles Correa. The front of the building includes a mural by British artist Howard Hodgkin. The British Council was first established in India in 1948. Today it has offices in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderaba d, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune as well as its headquarters in Delhi. The Director of the British Council in India is Barbara Wickham OBE E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Kala Academy, Goa Kala Academy (Academy of the Arts) is a prominent cultural center run by the Government of Goa, in Goa, India. Situated at Campal, Panjim, it is registered as a society, and was started in February 1970. The building was designed by Charles Correa. It plays the role of being an "apex body to develop music, dance, drama, fine art, folk art, literature, etc. and thereby promote (the) cultural unity of Goa. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal: Bharat Bhavan is an autonomous multi-arts complex and museum in Bhopal, India, established and funded by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. The architect of the Bharat Bhavan is Charles Correa. Opened in 1982, facing the Upper Lake, Bhopal, it houses multiple art galleries, a graphic printing workshop, a ceramics workshop, an open-air amphitheater, a studio theatre, an auditorium, a museum of tribal & folk art, and libraries of Indian poetry, classical music & folk music. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  Rahul Mehrotra Rahul Mehrotra is Founder Principal of architecture firm RMA Architects of Mumbai + Boston, and is Professor of Urban Design and Planning and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ‘Architecture is the physical manifestation of a society’s aspirations in the broader sense.’ Unlike many other parts of the world, we don’t have restrictions on the forms or colors of our buildings. Driving down a road in any Indian town, you’ll see all buildings different, having an identity of his own, each standing for something totally different, and this is the reflection of our society- secular and democratic. He believes that architecture is potent enough to be a deadly tool that creates boundaries, or thresholds between communities. His designs therefore attempt to visually eliminate the threshold. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  KMC Corporate Office Located in Hyderabad Double skin as a visually dynamic façade Inner skin of the building is a reinforced concrete frame with standard aluminum windows. Outer façade comprises of a custom cast aluminum trellis with hydroponic trays and drip irrigation, integrated for growing a variety of plant species. The principal of the facade is inspired by the idea of a double skin that allows a modulation of light and air through the building. In this project, the screen also takes on the aesthetic function of a dynamic façade where assorted species of climbing plants are organized in a way to create patterns, as well as bloom at various times of the year. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  The Visitor Centre The visitor center is located at the entrance of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vaastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), formerly the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai. The contemporary structure expands upon the footprint of a previously existing multipurpose hall, and is a part of an expansion plan. A lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation. Reflective material planes create a paradoxical visual poetry in which archaic forms of the adjacent museum are recast and distorted in a new perspective. The pre-defined footprint is organically punctured by existing trees that project through openings in the roof. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  House in a Tea Garden Situated in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, the house is covered in a cantilevered metal roof that floats above the verandah and reflects the tea garden below. A form-finished concrete tube forms the central circulation spine for the house, with interior spaces finished in richly textured natural wood. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Campus for Magic Bus It is located in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, India Construction complete in 2007 It is for the Mumbai- based NGO, Magic Bus It contains dormitories, administrative buildings and a dining facility for children's from slums Materials used for buildings are ordinary materials that are used for everyday building for informal or squatter settlements( for ex. slums) E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Two Bay House Situated on a plateau at the foothills of the Western Ghats, the house is separated into two bays on the basis of privacy levels of the programs, one for the bedrooms, the other for support spaces. A lap pool separates the two zones, thus creating physical separation yet maintaining a visual connection. The materials used in the house, basalt stone for the plinth and a clay tiled roof, resonate with the building traditions of the rural landscape in which it is set. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE OTHER PROJECTS OF AR. RAHUL MEHROTRA TAJ MAHAL VISITOR CENTRE (TMCC) TATA INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES KASTURBHAI LALBHAI GALLERY E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE LE CORBUSIER Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss French architect. One of the “Pioneer’s of The Modern Architecture” His career spanned five decades and designed buildings in Europe, Japan, India and North and South America. Planned the city of Chandigarh, India. Awards: AIA Gold Medal (1961), Grand Officer of the Legion d’honneur(1964). Influenced by cubism and his designs combine the functionalism of the modern movement with a bold sculptural expressionism. Design elements he used in his work were mostly Pillars, roof garden, open floor plan, long windows and open facades. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE VILLA SAVOYE Architectural style : Modern architecture International architecture It is a modernist villa. Gatelodge in Poissy, on the outskirts of Paris, France. It was built between 1928 and 1931 using reinforced concrete. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE COLLINE NOTRE DAME DU HAUT Architectural style : Modern Architecture It is a Roman Catholic chapel in Ronchamp, France. Built in 1955. It is one of finest examples of the architecture of France-Swiss architect Le Corbusier. The chapel is a working religious building. It attracts 80,000 visitors each year. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE UNITE D’HABITATION DE MARSEILLE It is in Marseille, France. It was the first large scale project for the famed architect, Le Corbusier. It was built in 1952. It’s height is 56m. The materials used are reinforced concrete with a visible coating and glass. The facade, protected by canopies, was prefabricated with elements of the same material. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART Architectural style : International style It is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from western tradition. It was established on June 10, 1959. The museum is square in plan with the main body of galleries raised on pilot to first floor level. The building is constructed of reinforced concrete and the columns have smooth concrete finish. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE SAINTE MARIE DE LA TOURETTE Architectural style : Modern architecture, Brutalist architecture and International style It is a Dominican Order priory, located on a hillside near Lyon, France. The design of the building began in May 1953 and completed in 1961. The monastery consists of four perimeter heavy rectangular structures that create interior space. The structural form of building is reinforced concrete, with undulating glass surfaces located on three of the four exterior faces. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE SAINT-PIERRE Architectural style : Modern architecture It is a concrete building in the commune of Firmiry, France. It was started in 1973 and completed in 2006. The building was ranked as second in the rankings of the top structures built in the twenty first century. It is now used as cultural venue. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE PAVILLON LE CORBUSIER It is a Swiss art museum in Zurich-Seefeld at Zurichhorn, Switzerland. It was built in 1967. The total ground surface measures 12 x 26.3 meters(86 feet), consisting of welded metal sheets and having weight of 40 tons. The entire building was placed on a concrete ground floor. While constructing the building, more than 20,000 bolts were used. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE PHILIPS PAVILION Architectural style : Modern architecture It was a World’s Fair pavilion designed for Expo’58 in Brussels. The building was opened in 1958 and was demolished on 30 January 1959. Because Le Corbusier was busy with the planning of Chandigarh, much of the project management was assigned to Lannis Xenakis. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE PALACE OF ASSEMBLY Architectural style : Modern architecture It is a legislative assembly building in Chandigarh, India. It is a part of the Capitol Complex. It features a circular assembly chamber, a forum for conversation and transactions and stair-free circulation. It’s construction started in 1951 and was completed in 1962. High ceilings and narrow columns make the space feel expensive, and ramps replace stairs to provide fluid transitions between levels. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE IMMEUBLE CLARTE It is an apartment building in Geneva. It’s construction started in 1931 and was completed in 1932. It has eight stories comprising 45 free plan units of diverse configurations and sizes. It is one of Le Corbusier’s key early projects in which he explored the principles of modernist architecture in apartment buildings, which later led to the Unite d’Habitation design principle. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Sanjay Puri Sanjay Puri before starting his firm “Sanjay Puri Architects” at the age of 27 in 1992, worked under Architect Hafeez Contractor. His idea for approaching design is to understand site location, wind and sun’s direction The avant-garde architectural style is the secret behind his creative designs. A style that follows the introduction of uniqueness, experimenting with new ideas. His designs are contextual to the site but also sustainable, he designs energy-efficient buildings. He also believes the key point for an energy-efficient building is to design keeping the wind and sun direction in mind. His buildings are also organic in nature and also have an abstract and sculptural look. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Ishatvam 9 Situated in Ranchi, Ishatvam 9 is a residential building on a small plot of 1800 sqm. The apartments have been designed to occupy a complete floor opening out on all sides with each room extending into twenty feet high, double height decks. Each of the internal spaces thus extends and into private sheltered open spaces. The apartments are designed with minimal internal circulation. Ishatvam 9 is also known as “Bunglow in Sky”. The project recently won the Society of American Registered Architects Award, the World Architecture Community Award, LEAF Awards, and the American Architecture Prize. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE The Street Taking a cue from the old city streets of Mathura city in India where this project is located, this 800 room students’ hostel creates organic spaces. Designed in 4 level high, 5 linear blocks, the built spaces snake across a wedge shaped site twisting and turning along their length. The orientation of all the buildings are done with a view of generating large north facing garden areas overlooking a vast playground towards the north. In addition, each hostel room is punctuated with a wedge shaped bay window oriented towards the north and the playground. These factors create an energy efficient building minimizing heat gain in response to the climate which has average temperature in excess of 300 c for 8 months of the year when the sun is in the Southern Hemisphere. During the winter months when the sun is in the Northern Hemisphere, direct sunlight is facilitated to prevent the rooms from becoming cold. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE The Crescent Situated on a small site in Surat, this single level office building creates a sculptural presence. Overlapped curvilinear volumes orient each of the internal spaces towards the north in response to the location of the site while creating a semi enclosed courtyard between the office spaces. The courtyard infuses the inner spaces with indirect light with vertical north facing incisions for the internal spaces thus reducing the heat gain substantially. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE 72 Screens, Jaipur Enveloped on a plot of 1075 sqm in abstractly folded planes of perforated screens, this 6 level office building creates a sculptural presence. The building is designed in response to the excessive heat imbibing traditional elements. The resultant floor area on each level after leaving mandatory open spaces is only 326 sq m. The entire service core and toilets are located on its southern side thus effectively reducing the heat gain substantially in a location where the sun is in the Southern hemisphere throughout the year. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE The Courtyard House Located at the edge of a cement plant in Rajasthan, India, the house is designed in response to a climate with long summer months of 45oC average temperature. Organically radiating concrete volumes of varied proportions from central open to sky courtyards create a sculpted series of spaces in this house. Most rooms open onto sheltered garden spaces with privacy which are created with grass covered earth berms, externally. This translates the internal courtyard space as an external courtyard space in a sense, creating cool external spaces. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Achyut Kanvinde Achyut Purushottam Kanvinde (1916–28 December 2002) was an Indian architect who worked in functionalist approaches with elements of Brutalist architecture. He received the Padma Shri in 1974.He was born in Achra, in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, in 1916 in a large family. Took up art and graduated in architecture from Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai in 1942. He was then sent by the Government of India to study at Harvard where he worked under Walter Gropius and was influenced by his thinking and teaching. When he returned to India he joined the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. In 1985, he was the winner of the IIA "Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal". Kanvinde played with space and forms. A famous example is the ISKCON Temple at New Delhi. He gave great importance to natural light. The form of the building is such that the problem of ventilation as well as excessive heat is beautifully solved. He championed the cause of vernacular architecture. He believed that values and historical influences contributed towards good architecture E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Principle and Design concepts of Achyut Kanvinde Principles Functionalism Modern Architecture and Brutalism Regionalism Design concepts He practiced for 55 years, He was considered as pioneer of modern Architecture in India He believed that grid of columns forming a matrix giving structural and spatial aspect would turn a design to more sophisticated and faceted He treated his buildings with “VASTUSHASTRA” The Bauhaus Style: Studying under Walter Gropius, He was greatly influenced by Bauhaus Style which later on was adopted in his various buildings E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  Lifetime Achievements Awarded Padma Shree in 1976. President IIA (1974-75) Co-Authored book “Campus Design in India”. IIA’s Babu Rao Mhatre Gold Medal for lifetime achievement in 1985 Great Masters Award from JK Industries Ltd. in 1993. Was also a part of the jury on the competition for the Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts, along with B.V. Doshi E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE IIT Kanpur Location; Kanpur Started in 1960 and completed in 1966 Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur was one of the five state-sponsored technical universities established under the leadership of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru whose vision for a modern India was based on techno-scientific and industrial development. Design elements and Principles: Functionalism, Post Independence Architecture, Indian Modernism E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE ISKON Temple, Delhi Location: New Delhi India Built in 1998 Architectural style: Hindu Architecture Design Elements: good natural light and ventilaton, 3 Shikharas The ISKCON Temple, designed and built by Achyut Kanvinde, who volunteered to accept a pro-bono commission to create this temple complex for Srila Prabhupada’s devotees in 1993, is one of India’s largest temple complexes. Regionalism – Influenced by the local materials, climate, and social conditions. In addition, also adhered to climatological principles. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE National Science Centre The National Science Centre established in 1992, is a science museum in Delhi, India. It is part of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous body under India's Ministry of Culture. It stands close to Gate no 1, of Pragati Maidan overlooking the Purana Qila. The National Science Centre is the northern zonal headquarters of the National Council of Science Museums. The coming to power of Rajiv Gandhi saw a fresh impetus for science popularization. With Kolkata, Bangalore and Mumbai already operating Science Centers, a need for a big Centre in the Nation's capital in Delhi in the north was felt, and work started in earnest in 1984. It was inaugurated on 9 January 1992 by the then Prime Minister of India, P.V.Narasimha Rao and is situated between the Gate Nos. 1 and 2 of the Pragati Maidan exhibition grounds, on the Bhairon Road, across Purana Qila, Delhi. The building was designed by noted Indian architect Achyut Kanvinde. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Dudhsagar Dairy Plant The Dudhsagar Dairy plant is a milk processing plant located in Mehsana, Gujarat, India. Owned and operated by Dudhsagar Dairy, a cooperative, it is a postmodern brutalist building designed by Achyut Kanvinde. Commissioned in 1970, it was completed in 1973. Architect Achyut Kanvinde was introduced to Verghese Kurien, a dairy technocrat, in 1962 when he invited by him to design cattle feed plant in Anand, Gujarat. In 1970, he was commissioned to design a milk processing complex in Mehsana. He studied dairy plants in Delhi and Mumbai to make himself familiar with the dairy plants. He had found those plants utilitarian and arbitrary. He focused on functional needs of the dairy. The effective layout and good ventilation were a primary focus of his design. He analysed needs of milk processing plant requirements with help of dairy engineers. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Physical Research Laboratory The Physical Research Laboratory was founded on 11 November 1947 by Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. The laboratory had a modest beginning at his residence, with research on cosmic rays. The institute was formally established at the M.G. Science Institute, Ahmedabad, with support from the Karmkshetra Educational Foundation and the Ahmedabad Education Society. Prof. K. R. Ramanathan was the first Director of the institute. The initial focus was research on cosmic rays and the properties of the upper atmosphere. Research areas were expanded to include theoretical physics and radio physics later with grants from the United States Atomic Energy Commission. PRL is involved in research, related to five major fields of science. PRL is also instrumental in the PLANEX planetary science and exploration programme. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE National Insurance Academy Location Pune National Insurance Academy (NIA) is a premier organization in India with a vision to be a global institution of excellence in learning and research in insurance, pension and allied areas. Its close association with the Insurance industry provides the 'real life' reference to its training, education, research and consultancy activities and therefore it is devoted to equip the insurance industry with the best of talent. The Academy was established in 1980 jointly by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India, General Insurance Corporation of India and four Public Sector Insurance Companies and it is now an internationally acclaimed institution imparting insurance and management education to the senior executives of the Insurance Industry in India and other Afro- Asian countries from more than 200 companies. Over 6500 senior level officials attend Management Development Training Programmes at NIA in various functional areas of Life and Non-Life Insurance every year. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Harivallabhdas House Location: Ahmedabad Distinctive living modules are arranged beneath a sweeping parasol and thoughtfully sited in a garden setting. The internal functions of this building also appear as separate masses. There is a visual appeal with a divided massing and with their horizontality. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Nehru Science Centre After designing the Nehru Science Centre in Mumbai, Kanvinde was commissioned to design the National Science Centre in Delhi next. He inculcated the design ideas from a previously unreleased project, the Tantra Museum (a project for an art collector), where one accessed the exhibition spaces directly from the top floor via an escalator, before descending gradually to the lower floors. This idea was also implemented in both the Centers in Mumbai and Delhi. Brutalism – Natural light has been given extreme importance. Form of the building solves ventilation and also excessive heat through covered verandahs, walkways, and staircases. Most importantly, the porch and the staircase are always given emphasis in buildings. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association The Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (commonly known as ATIRA) is an autonomous non-profit association for textile research located in the Navarangpura area of Ahmedabad, India. It is the largest association for textile research and allied industries in India. Established on 13 December 1947, and started in 1949, ATIRA was recognized by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. It was later linked to the Ministry of Textiles. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Christopher Charles Benninger Benninger's work in urban design, city management and town planning resulted in his principles of intelligent urbanism, Which guided his planning of the new capital of Bhutan. Awards: Great Master Architect of India, Aga khan Award. Publications: letters to a Young Architect 2009,Architecture for Modern thalia 2015. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Mahindra United World College of India. It is a pre-university international boarding School located 40km west of Pune, Maharastra. known for mountain top fort sand water lift system from the river. The structure suggests an alternative approach to the post- modernist style of architecture with its local use of material sand explores regional architecture. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Suzlon One Earth It is a world leading wind energy company based in Pune, India. the architect relied exclusively on non-toxic and recycled material. One of the world's greenest campus. Special features: overhangs, louvers, pergolas, courtyards, water and natural light permeation. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE India House, Pune. Houses the firms corporate architecture studio, a guesthouse, an art gallery, public spaces and even the architect's residence. A traditional street facing, stone facade, with seventy eight relief carvings and no windows is punctuated by a large wooden door, or Mahadwara marking the formal portal into the central courtyard. Draws inspiration from the Indian, Mixed use, courtyard known as Wada or Haveli. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE BRINDA SOMAYA Born: 28 June 1949 (age 73 years) Nationality: Indian Books: Silent Sentinels: Traditional Architecture of Coorg E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  Bases of a design IDEAL USE OF SIMPLISTIC CONCEPTS, THAT TAKE ROOT FROM THE BASIC NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE STRUCTURE. CONSERVATION AS WELL AS USE OF VERNACULAR MATERIALS. FUNCTION ORIENTED DESIGN, FUNCTION PLACED HIGHER THAN AESTHETICS. INCLUSION OF TRADITIONAL METHODS AS WELL AS THE CULTURE & HERITAGE INTO THE DESIGN THAT IS INCULCATED BY THE DESTINATION ITSELF. ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND PRECISE METICULOUS WORK. USER FRIENDLY DESIGN. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  Awards & Honours 2004, the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage award for the restoration of the St. Thomas' Cathedral in Mumbai. 2006, Leading European Architects Forum award winner for the new Nalanda Schools Campus in Baroda 2007, the Wiener Berger Golden Architect Award as first woman ever for lifetime achievement. 2008, the Vassilis Sgoutas Prize for the rehabilitation of Bhadi Village. 2012, she was the recipient of an honorary doctorate from her alma mater, Smith College. 2013, she was chosen as one of the "100 GLOBAL PUBLIC INTEREST DESIGN" persons working at the intersection of design and service globally. 2014, she was awarded the Indian Institute of Architects – Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement. 2015, she was honored as the Distinguished Professor by the Indian Education Society's College of Architecture, Mumbai. 2017 she got an honorable mention in the Arcasia Awards for the restoration and the preservation of Rajabai Clock Tower and University library building, Mumbai. 2017, the Grohe NDTV Design and Architecture Award for Outstanding Industry Contribution 2019, the Somaya and Kalappa Consultants won the competition for the Restoration and Enhancement of the historic Louis Kahn Buildings of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 2019. 2019, the AYA JK Cement Award for Indian State Architecture for the Jubilee Church at Navi, Mumbai and the Indian Institute of Architects' Kit ply Award for Conservation for the Cathedral and John Connon Middle School. She was appointed an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University from 2017 to 2023. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Nalanda International School Vadodara Establishment year :June 2004 Location: Sevasi-Mahapura Road, Sevasi, Vadodara, Gujarat 391101 source of inspiration - original nalanda Built on 12 acres of land near Vadodara in Gujarat, Nalanda International School started its construction in 2003. 4 acres of land was separated for the sports and games facilities. Somaya reflected the tradition of Jaipur in her project by using the local brick produced by the local masons. She designed the projects to ensure peace and tranquillity to the students as well as for sustainability. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE GOA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, GOA Establishment year :1993; 29 years ago(Master Planning, Architecture, Interior Design and Landscape ‘ ongoing) Location: Near Ravindra Bhavan, Sanquelim, Poriem, Goa 403505 Goa Institute of Management was founded in 1993 when Romuald D'Souza who had also served as the Director of XLRI – Xavier School of Management Jamshedpur and Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar moved out to create a center of Learning and Excellence in Goa. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES, PILANI Establishment year :1964(Master planning, expansion, Infrastructure upgradation, restoration and conservation of the existing campus in 2015) Location:Vidya Vihar, Pilani, Rajasthan 333031 The institute was established in its present form in 1964. During this period, the institute's transformation from a regional engineering college to a national university was backed by G.D. Birla. The university has expanded its campuses from Pilani (Jhunjhunu) to Sancoale (South Goa), Hyderabad, Dubai and Mumbai. Through its highly successful and widespread alumni network spanning globally across varied fields, BITS Pilani has made a significant impact on corporates, academia, research, entrepreneurship, arts and social activism. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE TCS HOUSE , MUMBAI Establishment year :TCS House was built in 1922 and remodelled in 1966.(Somaya & kalappa pvt completed its work in 2007). Location:21, D Sukhadwala Rd, Azad Maidan, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001 Originally known as the “Ralli House”, TCS House was built in 1922 and remodelled in 1966. It is located in the fort precinct, an important image center of commercial activity for the Greater Mumbai Region. The area occupies a significant position historically – it marks the origin of Mumbai. The challenge here was to seamlessly introduce today’s requirements of the building without disturbing the original design by rehabilitating the building. A balance had to be created between preserving the character of the building, designing changes within this building and its contiguous additions. The result was through sympathetic massing, design and materials creating a unified statement. It is essential to interpret the past the way we see best and provide for the future without losing the spirit of the place. We have attempted to prove that old buildings can eloquently fulfil the expression of life to today E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE ZENSAR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED , PUNE Establishment year :2010 (Master Planning, Architecture and Interior Design) Location: Second Floor, Wing 2, Cluster C, EON Free Zone Kharadi Plot No. 1 S. No.77, MIDC Kharadi, Knowledge Park, Pune, Maharashtra 411014 Zensar traces its origin to 1922 when a British original-equipment manufacturing firm established a regional manufacturing unit in Pune, India. The firm evolved to become the Indian manufacturing arm of British computer maker ICL, and was re- named ICIM (International Computers Indian Manufacture). In 1963, ICIM listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. In 1991, ICIM established a subsidiary company named International Computers Limited (ICIL), with a focus on software. In 1999, the original hardware division of ICIM was shuttered, leaving ICIM/ICIL as a purely software company E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  CONSERVATION PROJECTS RETRO FITTING OLD YACHT CLUB, MUMBAI TCS HOUSE, MUMBAI BAI SAKARBAI DINSHAW PETIT HOSPITAL FOR ANIMALS, MUMBAI RESTORATION THE CATHEDRAL AND JOHN CONNON SCHOOL- JUNIOR, MIDDLE, SENIOR SCHOOL, MUMBAI IIM-A, INDIAN INSTITUE OF MANAGEMENT, AHMEDABAD RAJABAI CLOCK TOWER AND MUMBAI UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, MUMBAI ST. THOMAS CATHEDRAL ,MUMBAI ADAPTIVE REUSE NRK HOUSE, MUMBAI TCS CAMPUS BANYAN PARK, MUMBAI E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE BIMAL PATEL Indian Architect and Urban Planner 1.The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (1992) 2.World Architecture Award (1997) 3.UN Centre for Human Settlements Award of Excellence (1998) 4.Architecture Review High Commendation Award (2001) 5.Prime Minister’s National Award for Excellence in Urban Planning and Design (2003) 6.The HUDCO Design Award (2013). E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad The EDI campus consists of a sequence of spaces linked by courts and corridors, with five verandah type buildings - three for academics, placed on higher ground and two for dormitories. Site area: 9,120 square meters Status: Built E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Pandit Deendayal Energy University The major design criteria were that all areas have enough daylight but avoid direct sunlight. A combination of Kota and Jaisalmer stone has been used as flooring and all large existing trees have been incorporated into the buildings courtyards. The ramp and staircase of the IPMG building are a significant façade elements. Built up area: 100 acre Status: Implemented E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE High Court of Gujarat Established on 1 May 1960 The Main Court building features 33 courtrooms, of which 32 are identical, with 60 seats each, and one has 200 seats, for the First Court. Each courtroom is connected to a judge’s chamber, an anteroom and a personal assistant’s office. Separate entrances to courtrooms provide judges with exclusive access. In addition, the courts feature offices for key administrative personnel, a judges’ lounge, committee rooms, a library, 18 additional chambers, a computer centre, space for Gujarat Government offices and staff, a bank and a post office, offices for the Bar Council and Bar Association and chambers for advocates. The campus has five entrances: two ceremonial, one for the use of judges and two for general use.The design seeks to evoke a sense of order and dignity and lays an emphasis on shaded public space. The main court building, aligned on the East–West axis and fronted by spacious gardens, is the focus of the complex. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Ahmedabad Management Association The building is designed as a linear, two storeyed, cast in-situ exposed concrete structure, parallel to the trees. A pedestrian promenade under the trees leads to the ceremonial, double-height foyer which provides access to the classrooms, seminar halls, boardroom and bookshop on the ground floor. It also connects to the processional ramp leading to the first floor, where a library, an exhibition space and a 250-seat auditorium are housed. The large glazed openings of the building enable even and deep penetration of daylight, which render the building more transparent. The trees on site are used to shade these large openings, thus doing away with the need for traditional articulation of the facade. Built-up Area: 4,810 sq.m. Status: Built E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Central Vista The proposed master plan will strengthen the Central Vista as an icon for governance, a grand public space and a treasured part of India’s heritage. The plan will provide modern, sustainable and upgradeable facilities for administration, cultural institutions and public space. It will also restore the Vista’s architectural character, protect its heritage buildings, expand and improve public space, and extend the Central Vista axis. The proposal will revive the formal order, grandeur and symmetry of the place, while creating space to consolidate all the essential functions of the Government of India. Status: Ongoing Site Area: 430 Ha E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE New Campus IIMA Built-up Area: 51,000 sq.m. The new campus’ buildings have been designed in exposed concrete and brick and fenestrations in a combination of mild steel and wood Established in 1961, the institute offers master's degree programs in management and agri- business management, a fellowship program and a number of executive training programs E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Tata CGPL Township This self-sufficient township provides 350 two storeyed dwelling units across 3 typologies, designed to maximize the outdoor common open spaces E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Anant Damodar Raje (1929-2009) He worked with Louis I Khan in Philadelphia. He devoted his life to see the completion of the IIM Ahmedabad, which khan did not live to see completed. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  Anant Raje also called the “Louis Khan” of India. Took his master's style in stride and integrated it with the traditional Indian architectural practices —passive cooling, vernacular as well as modern fusion and bold statement with negative and positive elements. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Management Development Center, IIM Ahmedabad Raje, Anant, and Mahendra Raj. Management Development Centre In Projects at The Indian Institute of Management. Ahmedabad: Anant Raje Foundation, 1982. The Management Development Centre is considered a school within a school, to train managerial personnel of public and private enterprises. The early concepts were discussed with Kahn, but the later design and development were done by me. There were certain constraints in terms of scale that came about because it is right next to the faculty housing. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE NDDB, Galba Bhai Training Institute National Dairy Development Board, 1983. An institute set up for rural dairy farmers under a programme set up by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in Palanpur, Gujarat, to impart basic training in cooperative dairy farming to villagers in surrounding districts. Set amidst wheatfields, the institute consists of a hierarchy of courtyards enclosed by stone walls. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Bhopal Development Authority Headquarters The buildings has Kotah stone or Yellow Sandstone grit plaster expressed in the form of regulated panel formation with exposed concrete lintels and floor bands on the exterior surfaces. The same materials also cover the surfaces in the public lobbies, staircase enclosures as well as the interiors of light wells and porches. The elevated plaza has rough yellow sandstone paving The stair steps and lobbies and corridors have polished yellow Jaisalmer stone to give the ambience of warmth inside the building. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE M.A.F.C.O. Wholesale Market, Mumbai The project layout limits transit vehicular movement and enhances pedestrian circulation within the commercial complex. Covered walkways and pedestrian streets are provided. The different facilities are arranged around three courts, with the wholesale market at the center and the trading cells, banks and post office buildings on the periphery. The buildings are based on the repetition of 4.5 meter wide structural bays roofed with a barrel vault concrete shell. This standardization allowed for a rapid and economical construction process. The project also features an auction hall with raised platform for loading and unloading produce. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal The plan of the Institute depicts a set of space requirements for various activities. The complex should be architecturally interpreted as a homogenous entity rather than as separately identified buildings for specific functions on distinct territories. This perception of continuity mitigates isolationist tendencies and eases the progress towards academic and social interaction, both of which are the hallmark of a successful and flexible Institute. To this end, the plan attempts lo create a sense of community without contradicting the student's need to feel independent. Year: 1982 Area: 17500 Sq. Meter (covered area) E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE MICA, Ahmedabad MICA was established in 1991 by A. G. Krishnamurthy of Mudra Communications, as an autonomous post graduate academic institute. The main academic block was inaugurated in 1993 and MICA relocated to its current campus at Shela. It was also the year in which its first Director Binod C. Agrawal began his tenure. The first batch of PGPD program in Communications was inaugurated in 1994. Atul Tandon served as director from 2001 to 2009. Shailendra Raj Mehta is the current director and president. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Sheila Sri Prakash Sheila Sri Prakash was born in Bhopal, India on 6 July 1955. As a child, she trained in classical Indian dance, music and the arts. She enrolled in the Bachelors in Architecture from the Anna University School of Architecture and Planning in 1973, at a time when there was a strong bias against women entering the field, and attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design's Executive Education Program. She is the founder of Shilpa Architects and is the first woman in India to have started and operated her own architectural practice. She is considered as one of India's leading architects and is counted among the most influential female architects in the world today, having designed and completed over 1200 architectural projects, many of which are known for use of local arts, culture and heritage as inspiration for her designs. She was a founding member in establishment of the Indian Green Building Council. In 2011, she became the first Indian architect to serve on the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Design Innovation, a 16-member team of international experts in design and innovation. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE MAHINDRA WORLD CITY CLUBHOUSE,NEW CHENNAI (Hospitality) Mahindra World City is located outside Chennai city and was inaugurated on 21 September 2002 by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalitha. Built on the model of sustainable urbanization Mahindra World City grew from a bed of business, infrastructure and sustainable practices before evolving into a completely integrated city within a decade of its inauguration. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE SHIRDI SAI BABA TEMPLE (Under Construction) The Shirdi Sai Baba Temple was designed as the epicentre of a 338 Acre Master plan development on a site that had a single Neem Tree. Inspired by the ‘Gode’ Neem tree of Shirdi, Maharashtra, the tree formed the start of the design and a series of mathematical progressions resulted in an Agama-shastra (Hindu philosophical doctrine) based plan as the foundation for the design. The Sai Baba temple in itself measures 11.11 acres and is designed to be practical, spiritual and experiential. The main temple structure (the Garbhagriha, the sanctum sanctorum, the innermost sanctuary of a Hindu temple where the primary deity / idol resides), is located at the center of the project. This structure reinterprets India’s vernacular Architecture in the “Land of Temples”, Tamil Nadu through parametric design to addresses the client brief asking to use the number 11, owing to their beliefs in numerology and vastu – a traditional ancient Indian science. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE MMA MANAGEMENT CENTER (COMMERCIAL) The Madras Management Association is a state of the art building located at a prime locality in the city of Chennai. It was inaugurated on 15th April 2018. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur In 2012, Sheila Sri Prakash was selected to restore and preserve the Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) which falls under the trusteeship of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of India. Sheila Sri Prakash's firm Shilpa Architects, was commissioned by the panel from the Archaeological Survey of India, out of more than a 100 short listed global and local architectural preservation considered for the project by the authorities. This restoration effort involved research and study of the original archives, dating back to 950 CE, to unravel the techniques of ancient Indian engineering. While structural upgrades are ongoing, the surrounding facilities have been enhanced through lighting, signage for devotees and visitors. The lighting of the monument is designed to enhance the natural color of the stone along with the sculptural forms adorning all corners of the temple. In 2014, Ar. Sheila Sri Prakash also produced a short film entitled ‘A Dancers Dialogue with The Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar Temple’ E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Dr. Sivanthi Adityanar Nursing College Concept of Project: The program of closed and partially open spaces have been created to enable learning in formal classrooms with ample scope for informal learning sessions in landscaped enclosures. The Nursing College, located in Thiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, is designed on a 17-acre site and is a part of a proposed Medical College campus. The orientation of the college is modeled to direct natural light to the classrooms while shielding the naturally ventilated rooms from heat and glare of the sun. Plastered brickwork and cladded walls on a horizontally emphatic building form provide the rhythm and cadence. Shilpa Architects was included in the Architectural Digest India’s AD 50 — a selection of ‘The 50 Most Influential Names in Architecture & Design for 2015’ for its work in this project. Founder and Chief Architect, Mrs. Sheila Sri Prakash collected the award under the ‘Reinventers’ and ‘Most Influential’ category. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE BAHAI TEMPLE (Civic) The design is inspired by the principles of Sacred Geometry and the description of the House of worship according to Abdu’l-Bahaì- promoting the “oneness of humankind”. Emerging from oneness – the starting point for the form of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkaìr is a simple circle. From here the design evolves into a Nonagon forming the base of the plan by using the sacred geometry technique to construct it with 19 circles forming the “flower of life”. The overall diameter is restricted to 27M – a multiple of the number 9. The height of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkaìr is restricted by the golden ratio of 1.618 to 16.5M. With this, the volume of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkaìr is derived. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Anupama kundoo Anupama Kundoo was born on 24th April 1967 in Pune. Anupama Kundoo studied architecture at the Sir J. J. College of Architecture, University of Bombay and received her degree in 1989. Her approach to building design is based on material research that minimizes environmental effects. Her basic design approach is to use "waste materials, unskilled labor and local communities". She was awarded The RIBA Charles Jencks Award 2021, awarded jointly by the Jencks Foundation and the Royal Institute of British Architects. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE The wall house Auroville, India in 2000 Technologically, it involved local materials in new and inventive ways, given the global resource crunch and rapid urbanization. Landscape design, an integral and inseparable part of the overall architecture, worked with the topography to integrate the indoor-outdoor transition as an integral experience. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Residence Kranti Kanade Pune, India in 2003 The structure is made of exposed brick masonry interspersed with plastered surfaces and a reinforced concrete roof. Verandas and terraces on various levels and long cascading steps along water bodies encourage the interior activities to spill over into transition spaces between inside and outside. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE The Shah House Brahmangarh , India in 2003 Natural basalt stone is chosen as the primary locally available building material and combined with handmade terracotta hollow tubes for vaulted roofs. The residences themselves, are composed of alternative massive construction of stone masonry volumes interspersed with vaulted volumes of space. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Creativity - An Urban Eco Community Auroville, India in 2003 The excavated onsite soil was used to build rammed earth walls in a contemporary technique using a special large formwork, adding 5% cement for water resistance, lending a contemporary character to a material associated with the vernacular Inspired by the concept of co-housing, Creativity was planned as a prototype for low-density urban collective living with the focus on affordability and a positive environmental impact. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Town Hall Complex Auroville, India in 2005 The buildings are mainly constructed in reinforced concrete and brick masonry to establish a sense of permanence and stability suited to the programme. Architectural elements used is cantilever, ramps, bridges, walkways and central skylight. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Mitra youth Hostel Auroville, India in 2005 The building is constructed with plastered brick masonry and reinforced-concrete slabs. Architectural features are external staircase, courtyard and terrace. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Unbound, The Library Of Lost Books The Library of Lost Books’ is a bookless library with a live program of reading. The focus is on the content of the book and the act of reading. ‘Unbound’, a term that relates to the description of books, also expresses liberty and the idea of plenty, of limitlessness.The theme ‘liberty’ is expressed through creating a place that celebrates ‘reading’, a place that symbolizes an expression of freedom, as a place where knowledge is free. Knowledge is empowerment, and knowledge will lead to progress and freedomThree umbrella-like structures with vacuum bound books creating canopies in the form of tree shades E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Volontariat Homes for Homeless Children Pondicherry, India in 2008 Mud construction Ferro-cement Urban waste Catenary-shaped domes Central courtyard Unity Arch These homes are planned to accommodate 15 children and 5 foster parents. This project was built using a rare technology pioneered by Ray Meeker of Golden Bridge Pottery, which consists of baking a mud house insitu, after constructing it. A fired house or a fire-established mud house is in principle a mud house built with mud bricks and mud mortar that is cooked after building as a whole to achieve the strength of brick. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Hut Petite Auroville, India Ferme 1990 These houses is the most basic simple dwelling consisting of a thatch roof (woven coconut leaves) supported on untreated casuarina members that are tied together in place with coconut ropes. The structure stands on rough granite stilts that prevent the termites from reaching the wood. The upper floor is made of split supari or pakamaram stems that are also tied on with rope. Granite pillars are further used to create graded transition between the inside and the outside, to include courtyards in the living or private open-to-sky spaces in the bath areas. This is a house that has a low impact on the environment, harmoniously blending into the nature and totally dependant on the sun for its electrification and water heating demands. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Library Nandalal Sewa Samithi Location: Puducherry, India Project Year: 2018 Area: 268.0 m2 Set in a residential area of rapidly urbanizing Pondicherry, the new library building is realized as a social infrastructure facilitated through the social organization Nandalal Sewa Samithi. As land is limited by the residential plot sizes, the terrace upstairs is designed to compensate for this by providing the necessary open space for contemplation and informal outdoor events. The inclusiveness of this facility is demonstrated by the inclusion of Braille books for the visually impaired. This particular feature is reflected architecturally in the way a Braille typeface is integrated into the building elements to create porous patterns in the brickwork, screens and ceiling. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Sharana Daycare Facility Sharana is a social and development organization established to address the critical educational needs of socioeconomically disadvantaged children and communities in urban Pondicherry and its surrounding villages. Sharana’s foundational belief is that all human beings are equal in rights and dignity, and everyone is entitled to food, clothing and shelter. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Full Fill Homes In response to the growing homelessness and concerns about affordability, not only in economic but also in environmental terms, Full Fill Homes are envisioned as speedy and affordable housing units that have low environmental impact, using a combination of sophisticated and low-tech. Built using specially designed modules of prefabricated ferrocement hollow block units, full fill homes can be assembled on the site in 6 days including foundation. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE NARI GANDHI BORN : 1 January 1934 surit, India DIED :18 August 1993 (aged 59) Khopoli, Mumbai, India OCCUPATION : Architet Organic that blended elements unique to India with the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright. Nari Gandhi developed an integrated architectural style that considered the local climate, tropical lifestyle, and artisanship in collaboration with the craftsmen and masons on site. Labor-intensive methods were intrinsic to his work, which showed a refined sense of materials with an extraordinary use of clay, stone, brick, wood, glass, and leather. Recurring themes in Nari Gandhi’s work include : Extended roof slopes that touch the ground Arched structural design Preservation of and building around on-site tree Obscuring the interior-exterior distinction. The idea of constant growth and change as evident through,rebuilding,rearranging, and extending, was also present in Gandhi's work. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Gobhai Mountain Lodge Constructed Between 1964-1965 Location: Near Tungarli Dam,Lonavala,Maharastra. The architect made use of locally quarried stone and semi-skilled labor within a modest budget, carried out for an architect friend. The walls of the house were built with Wright's method: large stones are placed within wooden formwork, with the more flat/finished sides of the stones facing outwards. Concrete is poured from the top, and after setting, the form work is removed, leaving a rough finish. A large roof with deep overhangs above verandas (including long projections at the gable ends) and eaves which touch the ground was built in sheets of asbestos cement. Its trusses are wood. The flooring for the lodge is simple concrete, with grooves that follow the triangular geometry of the roof. The most striking design element in the building is its plan: the architect used the east-west meridian as a central divisor of the site, and then used a 30/60 triangle as the form generator for the house along this meridian. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Korlai Bungalow, Alibaug A widespread pavilion with arched openings It has a large pitched roof and Has the predominant use of red bricks, Located at the coastal village of Korlai to the south of Revdanda The brick wall is adorned with various punctures that not only aid in ventilation The lower levels of the pavilion has service areas,bedrooms, kitchen and other ancillary spaces The upper pavilion area functions as the living and lounging space. It has semi-open with two huge arches supporting the pitched roof E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Jain Bungalow Lonavala located in Lonavala, Maharashtra, India. Lonavala is full of nature and wilderness which provided much of the organic inspiration for the Jain Bungalow. The overall structure of the house draws inspiration from the surrounding hills. The sloping roofs are a representation of the steep hills located behind the house, while the terraced gardens contain several species of native plants to the area. Nari Gandhi integrates the house into the surrounding by using materials reflective of the natural environment. Instead of perfect geometric brick walls, he uses stones of all sizes and shapes to construct the exterior of the bungalow. Materials Used : Igneous stones from nearby quarries For the roof and trim, he used wood And last he used tiles E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Revdanda House , Revdanda Revdanda House by Nari Gandhi is a quaint red brick house that has undone the concept of ‘home’. This project is a perfect example of Nari’s ‘Out of the box’ thinking. This shows that a house need not be a space confined to walls and ceilings but can be a collection of organic spaces – open semi-open and scattered. Again this too is a climate responsive design with sloping roofs, clerestory windows, and deep overhangs. This project was more of remodeling work and the main highlights include retention of the dense vegetation on the site, usage of locally available red bricks, and tree trunks as the main materials of constructions and use of local ‘geru’ as paint for walls. Revdanda House is more than a ‘House’. The large fenestrations aided for an unobstructed view, for the tree trunks to grow and also served as spaces for art objects like terracotta pots. The house and the design is an artistic mural in itself. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Beach House, Madh Island Every project of Nari Gandhi has an interesting story to tell. As far as this Beach House at Madh Island is concerned, the story is that he was involved right from the stage of site selection. The design of the house began with the construction of the three huge vaults that formed the prime part of the superstructure whereas the extrados of the vaults was filled with the earth and the rood formed was converted into a huge terrace garden. he elliptical openings in the vaults for light as well as to facilitate hanging of the swing; skylight domes affixed with capped glass chips, broken glass, beer bottles; and the vaulted canopy made from thin nylon strings and mother-of-pearl shells are the features that make this house quite an unusual masterpiece. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Hasmukh Chandu Bhai Patel (H C Patel) Born : 7 Dec 1933 Died : 20 Jan 2018 He is an modern architecture. Architectural style works hard to be minimal. Most of the buildings in Ahmedabad, Gujrat. Patel, one of the founding members of the School of Architecture, was credited with making significant contributions to the contemporary architecture of India E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Patang Hotel Constructed - 1980 to 1984 in Ahmedabad, Gujrat. The first revolving restaurant in India. The form of the structure celebrate the traditional “ Chabutra” The structure is a free-standing umbrella with an independent entry and the restaurant is accessed by view elevators facing the river & walled city. It has an RCC, umbrella-shaped structure of 67’m height The revolving platform, with an internal width of 18m’ & 62’m outer diameter is designed for a total load of 25 kg/sq.ft & can seat up to 136 persons. The platform takes 90 minutes to finish one revolution. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE  Dena Bank Ahmedabad, 1974-1976 Built-up Area: 6,800 sq.m Dena bank’s proportions and carefully considered shuttering pattern of the side facade emphasize the corporate ambitions of the bank. The construction is high-quality. The front plaza, with its trees and seating, demonstrates Patel’s belief that institutional buildings shoke an amenable contribution to the urban landscape. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Newman hall Ahmedabad in 1968 Newman Hall is a hostel for the priests of St. Xavier’s Mission. It is spread over a built-up area of 3740 sq.m. The 3-storeyed structure is organized in an H-shaped plan. Two blocks of individual cell open onto common verandahs & overlook an inner quadrangle. A 3-tiered bridge links the 2 blocks to vertical circulation core & a separate common room. The chapel is designed as a small free-standing circular structure & located between the wings,at the head of the ensemble. It completes the enclosure of the quadrangle which is a pleasant space with casually planted shady trees and Bougainvillea E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Reserve Bank of India Ahmedabad, 1971-1975 Built-up Area: 17,330 sq.m. The significance of the project lies in the ingenuity with which the east-west-oriented facade has been conceptualized with deeply recessed openings which protect the inner space form heat and rain. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE Shyamal Row Houses Ahmedabad, 1981-1985 Built-up Area: 140 sq.m. This real estate development project of HCP comprises of 400 three- bedrooms row houses, designed in five phases. Taking the concept of row houses as a viable alternative to apartment living in urban areas, this project seeks to resolve the classic conflict between the demands of the developers as client and the needs of the user. E-BOOK BY SSAC INSTITUTE