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Modern Indian Architecture
Prof. P.S. Chani · IIT Roorkee
About
This course will take you through an interesting journey on the evolution of modern architecture in India from pre-independence to the present time. This evolution will be seen through various modern trends and building typologies, covering many buildings over a span of nearly a century, not only of masters like Charles Correa and B.V. Doshi, but also many other architects who have made a significant contribution in the development of a modern Indian architecture. It will conclude with the study of 21st century Indian architecture, highlighting several emerging concepts.
Intended audience: UG and PG students of architecture
Prerequisites: No prerequisite is required for a B.Arch. or an M.Arch. student, but it is appropriate after B.Arch. II year. Ideally, study of modern world architecture should be done before this course.
Lectures
Week 1
- Introduction Part - 1
- Introduction Part - 2
- Pre-Independence - Part 1: Indo-Saracenic Architecture
- Pre-Independence - Part 2: Colonial Architecture and Art Deco
- Pre-Independence to Independence - Part 1
Week 2
- Pre-Independence to Independence - Part 2
- Revivalism
- The First Generation (1945 - 1970) - Part 1
- The First Generation (1945 - 1970) - Part 2
- The First Generation (1945 - 1970) - Part 3
Week 3
- The First Generation (1945 - 1970) Part 4
- The First Generation (1945 - 1970) - Part 5
- The First Generation (1945 - 1970) - Part 6
- Impact of Western Architects: Le Corbusier - Part 1
- Impact of Western Architects: Le Corbusier - Part 2
Week 4
- Impact of Western Architects: Le Corbusier - Part 3
- Impact of Western Architects: Le Corbusier - Part 4
- Impact of Western Architects: Le Corbusier - Part 5
- Impact of Western Architects: Le Corbusier - Part 6
- Impact of Western Architects: Walter Gropius - Part 1
Week 5
- Impact of Western Architects: Walter Gropius – Part 2
- Impact of Western Architects: Louis I Kahn – Part 1
- Impact of Western Architects: Louis I Kahn - Part 2
- Impact of Western Architects: Louis I Kahn - Part 3
- Impact of Western Architects: Louis I Kahn – Part 4
Week 6
- Introduction to Critical Regionalism – Part 1
- Introduction to Critical Regionalism – Part 2
- Critical Regionalism in Indian Architecture – Part 1
- Critical Regionalism in Indian Architecture – Part 2
- Critical Regionalism in Indian Architecture – Part 3
Week 7
- Critical Regionalism in Indian Architecture: Part 4
- Critical Regionalism in Indian Architecture – Part 5
- Structure: The Works of Mahendra Raj
- Point-Blocks and High Rises – Part 1
- Point-Blocks and High Rises – Part 2
Week 8
Syllabus and materials
At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.
Credits and licence
- Institution
- IIT Roorkee
- Department
- Architecture
- Teacher
- Prof. P.S. Chani
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Art, architecture and design
- Source
- NPTEL
- Licence
- CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
- Attribution
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