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Project details details 1.ISKON TEMPLE,DELHI 2.IIT 2.I IT,, KANPUR 3.MILK DAIRY AND POWDER PLANT,MEHSANA
Biography
Theory of modern architecture
Philosophy
List of projects
Achievements
Project details details 1.ISKON TEMPLE,DELHI 2.IIT 2.I IT,, KANPUR 3.MILK DAIRY AND POWDER PLANT,MEHSANA
BORN IN
1916 IN ACHARE VILLAGE
OF KONKAN,MAHARASHTRA
COMPLITTED ARCHITECTURE FROM J.J. SCHOOL OF ART , MUMBAI IN 1942
DONE HIS MASTERS FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA IN 1947
HE WAS INSPIRED BY CLOUDE BATLEY IN J.J SCHOOL AND WALTER GROPIUS IN HARVARD
ESTABLISHED ESTABLISHED HIS OWN PRACTICE PRACTICE WITH SHAUKAT RAI IN 1955
HE WAS VERSATILE VERSATILE PERSONALITY PE RSONALITY , A CRITIC , WRITER AND WAS A VISITING PROFESOR IN MANY UNIVERSITIES
HE WAS A FOLLOWER FOLLOW ER OF
WALTER WALTER
GROPIUS
HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO BRING THE IDEA OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA..
HE BELIEVED
THAT “ THE
RELATIONSHIPS OF THE PARTS AND MATERIALS OF THE BUILDING ARE A WORKING MORALITY”
HE MAINLY CONTRIBUTED TO CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
HE WAS ALSO ONE OF THE URBAN DESIGNER
HIS DESIGNS DEVELOP SENSITIVITY TO HUMAN NATURE AND A RESPECT FOR A HUMAN VALUES
ALSO INCLUDES CROSS VENTILLATION , VOLUMETRIC AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION
HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO BRING THE CONCEPT OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA
ALSO BECAME LEADING AND WELL RESPECTED ARCHITECT FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL TALENT AND ETHICS
ALSO USED LOCAL MATERIALS AND SENSE OF AESTHETICS
FOR MAKING INDIA SELF SUFFICIENT IN MILK PRODUCTION HE MAINLY CONTRIBUTED FROM 1965
HE FOLLOWED 3 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS WHICH ARE IMPORTANT IN ARCHITECTURE
1)CONTINOUS EVOLUTION WITH NEEDS AND TIME 2)SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES TO EXPRESS THROUGH
THE VISUAL VOCABLURY OF
SPACE UNDERSTANDING 3)THE CHANGING PATTERN OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HUMAN INSTITUTION TECHNOLOGY
PADMA SHREE IN 1976
PRESIDENT OF IIA FROM 1974-1975
IIA’S BABU RAO MHATRE GOLD MEDAL FOR LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT IN 1985
GREAT MASTERS AWARD FROM JK INDUSTRIES LTD. IN 1993
CO-AUTHORED BOOK “CAMPUS DESIGN IN INDIA”.
SITUATED AT EAST OF KAILASH , DELHI
IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1998
SITUATED ON A 3 ACRES SLOPING SITE OF WHICH THE SLOPE IS 3M WITH RESPECT TO THE ROAD LEVEL
KANVINDE HAS DONE PROPER PLANING CONSIDERING THE SLOPE AT SITE
TEMPLE CAMPUS ALSO INCLUDES VEDIC INSTITUTION
PLANNING OF ISKON CAMPUS CONSIST OF MAINLY OF 4 BUILDINGS :
1)
MAIN TEMPLE WITH A HUGE HALL FOR
AROUND 400 PEOPLE FOR PRAYER PURPOSE 2)
HUGE INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING
INCLUDING DORMETRIES FOR DEVOTEES , OFFICES , 3)
RESTAURANTS
4)
MULTIMEDIA CULTURAL CENTRE
INCLUDING AUDITORIUM ,SHOPPING COMPLEXES ETC..
CONSIDERING THE ADVANTAGE OF THE SLOPE: KANVINDE GAVE :THE DIETY PLACE AT HIGHER LEVEL AND THE ALL MECHANICAL AREAS, DINING AREAS FOR DEVOTEE , KITCHEN IN LOWER LEVELS
CAMPUS IS DESIGNED AROUND AN INFORMAL COURT WITH SUNK GARDEN SPACES AROUND WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATERFALL
WHERE EVERYTHING IS PLANNED ACCORDING TO CREATE A FEEL OF TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE
MAINLY BUILDING WAS MADE UP OF THE REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURE
MATERIALS USED WERE MAINLY RED AND WHITE SANDSTONE
BEAUTIFULL CARVING DONE ON THE KALASA WITH RED AND WHITE SANDSTONE
HUGE ENTRANCE GATES WERE CONTRUCTED
situated at outskirts of the kanpur city , uttar pradesh
contruction was completed in 1966
it was the first comprehensive modern bulilding constructed in india.
it took 1 year to complete…: 19561966
LOCATED ON A FLAT SITE HAVING CANAL ON ONE SIDE OF THE SITE
TRANSPORTATION ROUTE WAS CONNECTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL CENTRE OF KANPUR
SITE IS SITUATED IN CORE SO NO PROBLEM OF VEHICULAR NOISE TO THE BUILDING
PLANNED WITH THE PURPOSE : TO MAKE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHERS OF DIFFERENT SUBJECTS
KANVINDE CONSIDERED THAT PLANNING BY FUNCTION IS BETTER THAN PLANNING BY DESCIPLINE TO DEVELOP THE CAMPUS
20 HECTORS OF QUADRANGLE AREA IS OF THE EDUCATIONAL BUILDING
MOST OF THE BUILDINGS ARE PLANNED BASED ON REPETITIVE MODULE OF CERTAIN DIMENSION
EFFORT AN
IS
MADE
INTIMATE
ENVIRONMENT COMPLEX.
TO
CREATE
HUMAN IN
ENTIRE
in kanpur , the local availability of high quality brick made kanvinde to go for reinforced concrete for structural frames and brick as infills
kanvinde made an ‘aesthetic ‘ use of two materials
floors are made by using low maintainance terrazo
buildings are harmonious in character utilizing exposed concrete places of intraction in coridors and courts are framed and local naturaly exposed red and brick curtain walls are used
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skylight to library block
classroom block
Designed to handle 3 million litres of milk a day in first phase
consist
of
milk
receiving
processing. ,considencing powder
making facilities
concept
is
effective
the
of
structural
evolved
based
on
and
human
and
movement.
ventilation of
broadly
ventilation
segrigation material
and
as
cohesive
mechanical
system to
are
become
design
and
also integral part
form
site the
was
originally
natural
slope
fully
exploited
using
gravity
thereby and
sloped of
to
the site
distribute
feed
minimising
one of
system use
of
is
milk
and pumps
electricity.
two
major
factor
dictated
design
approach. 1.
need to
have
dissipate
plant 2.
to
cross
heat
ventilation
and odour
in
areas
exploit
the
advantage of
site
condition
design
with
two
level
allow
all
corridors
cross ventilation external
form
which
of
.
concret beams
horizontal
beam
in
are
left exposed.
a
type of
ducts
stucture
as part of function
resulted into with
using
form
aesthetic
building
is
of
quality
reinforced
had
building
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