Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : PA2502 : Evolution of Architecture - IV { 3-0-0 / 2}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Soumi Muhuri
Syllabus
Module I
COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA:
Lecture demonstration: The dawn of colonialism in India Portuguese, Dutch, French, and English settlements European identities evidenced in Colonial architecture and Hybridism, as in Franco-Tamilian houses Evolution of the English architectural style in India The tradition of Indian architecture in the Colonial era, architecture of the princely states, efforts of Jacob and Growse.
Exercises: Seminar on selected colonial architecture from Goa, Daman and Diu, Cochin, Chandernagore, Pondicherry, Calcutta, Mumbai, Madras, New Delhi, et cetera
Module II
REVIEW OF POST-COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA:
Lecture demonstration: Evolution of contemporary architecture in India, Pre-independence era Nationalism, Post-independence Nehruvian vision and First Generation Modernists, Corbusier and Kahn in India, Second Generation Modernists, The issues of identity and culture and the early Post-Modern turn, Information revolution and Globalisation and the late Post-Modern
Exercises: Seminar on selected works of architects like Raymond, Stein, Rehman, Gandhi, Kanvinde, Correa, Doshi, Raje, Rewal, Gujral, Sabhiki, Khosla, Patel, Baker, Jain, Sahba, Anger, D’Cruz, Da Cunha, Kamath, Viswanathan, Kundoo, Mukherjee, Mitra, Mohe, Contractor, Benninger, Puri, Chaudhuri, et al.
Course Objectives
- To understand the evolution of architecture in India from the Colonial to the contemporary era, recognizing the context, intentions, strategies, and relevance of different architectural paradigms, movements, and styles
Course Outcomes
The broad education necessary to understand architecture in a global context – techno-economic, environmental, socio-cultural, and political <br />A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning
Essential Reading
- Lang, J., concise history of modern architecture in India., Permanent Black
- Tillotson, G. H. R., The tradition of Indian architecture: Continuity, controversy and change since 1850., Oxford University Press
Supplementary Reading
- Mehrotra, R., Architecture in India since 1990., Pictor Publishing.
- Bubbar, D. K., The spirit of Indian architecture., Rupa & Co.