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THE JAMSHED BHABHA THEATRE

AR.PHILIP JOHNSON 1906 2005 LARGE FORMAT ORCHESTRAS TO FULL-SCALE OPERAS


THE MOST TECHNICALLY COMPLEX PERFORMANCES
AMERICAN ARCHITECT, BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORKS OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE CAN BE STAGED AT THIS PROSCENIUM THEATRE
IMPORTANT WORKS: GLASS HOUSE IN NEW CANAAN, CONNECTICUT ,SEAGRAM BUILDING WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF 1,109.
AWARDED AN AIA GOLD MEDAL HISTORIC MARBLE STAIRCASE AND A DAZZLING
IN 1979 THE FIRST PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE. DOUBLE-LEVEL FOYER.
PROSCENIUM THEATRE EQUIPPED WITH MODERN
STAGECRAFT, EXCELLENT ACOUSTICS AND SIGHT-LINE.
NCPA NATIONAL CENTRE SUITABLE FOR:
OPERAS
FOR PERFORMING ARTS BALLET
ORCHESTRAS
LARGE-SCALE CORPORATE SHOWS
LOCATION: MUMBAI MUSICALS
CO-ARCHITECT:PATEL BHATLIWALA ASSOCIATES
YEAR: 1959
THE EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE
THE TATA THEATRE AS FLEXIBLE AS ITS NAME HAS 300
CAN SEAT 1,010 MOVABLE SEATS WHICH ALLOW IT
A REVOLVING STAGE, BRILLIANT TO BE CONFIGURED TO SUIT A
ACOUSTICS AND A FOYER WITH A RANGE OF EVENTS.
BREATHTAKING VIEW OF THE SEA . ITS UNIQUE 'BLACK BOX'
LEGENDARY ACOUSTICIAN CYRIL HARRIS PIRAMAL ART GALLERY
AUDITORIUM IS THE PERFECT
VENUE FOR INDIAN CLASSICAL FEATURING 3000 RUNNING SQUARE FEET.
PLATFORM FOR INNOVATIVE
CONCERTS, WESTERN CHAMBER MUSIC SUITABLE FOR: PHOTOGRAPHY
THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AS WELL
AND THEATRE. EXHIBITIONS,PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS & LECTURES
AS SMALL-SCALE DANCE AND
THEATRE WITHOUT PROSCENIUM; TOTAL CAPACITY: 125 STANDEES 70 SEATS
MUSIC PERFORMANCES.
FAN-SHAPED AMPHITHEATER WITH SPACIOUS AND MODULAR IN DESIGN
IT ALSO DOUBLES UP AS A
EXCELLENT ACOUSTICS IT IS TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED AND IS EQUIPPED WITH
TEACHING AND WORKSHOP
THE LITTLE THEATRE PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING AND SECURITY SYSTEMS.
THE GODREJ DANCE THEATRE
EQUIPPED WITH A MULTIPURPOSE AUDITORIUM
JUST 200 SEATS. SERVES AS A VENUE
OUTDOOR SPACES
A STATE-OF-THE-ART RECORDING STUDIO AND THE NCPA GARDENS ARE
LISTENING AREA FOR CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, FILM
VENUE TO HOST EVENTS,
CAN SEAT 114 SCREENINGS, LECTURES,SEMINARS.
WHETHER IT IS A HIGH
PROSCENIUM THEATRE
FOR PROMISING YOUNG MUSICIANS, DANCERS TEA, SCHOOL REUNION,
SUITABLE FOR: DANCE AND MUSIC
AND POETS TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS. OR WEDDING RECEPTION.
PERFORMANCES,FILM RANGE OF GARDENS IN A VARIETY OF SIZES
IDEAL VENUE FOR FILM SCREENINGS, TALKS
SCREENINGS,STANDUP COMEDY TO SUIT ANY OCCASION.
AND SEMINARS
SHOWS

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

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