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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
WORKS OF FOREIGN ARCHITECTS IN INDIA
AR.LOUIS KAHN (1901 1974)
AMERICAN ARCHITECT, BASED IN PHILADELPHIA.
KAHN CREATED A STYLE THAT WAS MONUMENTAL AND MONOLITHIC.
IMPORTANT WORKS:YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT;
SHER-E-BANGLA NAGAR, CAPITAL OF BANGLADESH ,DHAKA, BANGLADESH
WAS AWARDED THE AIA GOLD MEDAL AND THE RIBA GOLD MEDAL.
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF THE LARGE FACADE OMISSIONS ARE ABSTRACTED
PATTERNS FOUND WITHIN THE INDIAN CULTURE THAT
MANAGEMENT, AHMEDABAD WERE POSITIONED TO ACT AS LIGHT WELLS AND A
NATURAL COOLING SYSTEM PROTECTING THE EVEN THOUGH THE
LOCATION: AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA INTERIOR FROM HARSH CLIMATE. POROUS,
YEAR : 1974 THE ACADEMIC COMPLEX COMPRISES GEOMETRIC FAADE
KAHN WAS APPROACHED BY AN ADMIRING INDIAN ARCHITECT, OF: ACTS AS FILTERS FOR
LIBRARY FACULTY BLOCKS SUNLIGHT AND
BALKRISHNA DOSHI, TO DESIGN THE 60 ACRE CAMPUS FOR THE
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT IN AHMEDABAD, INDIA. SCHOOL BUILDING DORMITORIES VENTILATION, THE
LOUIS KAHN PLAZA POROSITY ALLOWED
MUCH LIKE HIS PROJECT IN BANGLADESH, HE WAS FACED WITH A
CULTURE ENAMORED IN TRADITION, AS WELL AS AN ARID DESERT FOR THE CREATION
CLIMATE. OF NEW SPACES OF
THE LOUIS KAHN PLAZA IS HOST GATHERING FOR THE
INCORPORATED LOCAL MATERIALS TO CELEBRATIONS & FUNCTIONS. STUDENTS AND
(BRICK AND CONCRETE) AND LARGE
FACULTY TO COME
GEOMETRICAL FAADE EXTRACTIONS
TOGETHER
AS HOMAGE TO INDIAN
VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE. IT IS SURROUNDED BY THE
FACULTY WING, LIBRARY AND
CLASSROOMS BRICK HAS BEEN USED AS CLASSROOMS FROM 3 SIDES.
HEXAGONAL PRIMARY BUILDING MATERIAL THIS CLOSE KNIT FEELING
INTERACTION B/W FOR THE ENTIRE COMPLEX FOSTERS A SENSE OF
STUDENTS & FACULTY. INCLUDIND WALLS& COLUMNS. COMMUNITY WITHIN THE
BRICK ARCHES HAVE BEEN USED SCHOOL AND ENCOURAGES
FOR WIDE SPANS THEM TO FORM CLOSE
USE OF CONCRETE HAS BEEN WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
RESTRICTEDTOFOUNDATIONS,FL WITH PROFESSORS AND
OOR SLAB&ARCHED OPENINGS OTHER STUDENTS.
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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
WORKS OF FOREIGN ARCHITECTS IN INDIA