Agrawal, Gaurav
Celebrating “aazadi ka amrit Mahotsav” Of Indian Architecture post Independence - Vol.87(8), Aug - Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2022 - 58-61p.
India has a rich architectural legacy and history dating back
from the Indus valley settlement with the two major towns
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, to middle age sculptured
architecture from north to south Indian temples, forts and
palaces, to Mughal Architecture having its influence from
Persia, to colonialism-Indo Saracenic architecture up till
1947. Apart from this, we have observed certain French,
Dutch and Portuguese architecture in certain part of the
country. And the list goes on and on.
Here on the occasion when entire nation is celebrating its
75th independence year, let us also figure it down to the post
independence phase of architecture and its development that
India has witnessed. But before that, we have to understand
the pre-independence practice in the field to understand
that how that development became a stepping stone for the
future. Delhi Lutyens- a district of Delhi, named after the
British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, who was responsible
for many architectural designs and constructions during
the period of British rule when India was part of the British
empire in the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1940’s.
ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)
Celebrating “aazadi ka amrit Mahotsav” Of Indian Architecture post Independence - Vol.87(8), Aug - Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2022 - 58-61p.
India has a rich architectural legacy and history dating back
from the Indus valley settlement with the two major towns
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, to middle age sculptured
architecture from north to south Indian temples, forts and
palaces, to Mughal Architecture having its influence from
Persia, to colonialism-Indo Saracenic architecture up till
1947. Apart from this, we have observed certain French,
Dutch and Portuguese architecture in certain part of the
country. And the list goes on and on.
Here on the occasion when entire nation is celebrating its
75th independence year, let us also figure it down to the post
independence phase of architecture and its development that
India has witnessed. But before that, we have to understand
the pre-independence practice in the field to understand
that how that development became a stepping stone for the
future. Delhi Lutyens- a district of Delhi, named after the
British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, who was responsible
for many architectural designs and constructions during
the period of British rule when India was part of the British
empire in the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1940’s.
ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)