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041			_aENG
082			_a720.9544 _bSAC/TIL _2DDC23
100			_aSachdev, Vibhuti _91298
245		0	_aBuilding Jaipur: the making of an Indian city
250			_a1st Ed
260			_aLondon _bReaktion Books _c2002
300			_a197 Pages _bPaperback
520			_aJaipur, in Rajasthan, is one of India's most famous cities, and is renowned for its palaces and museums, its craft traditions, and its distinctive pink shops and houses. A planned city within walls, it was built in pre-modern times according to a distinctive Indian theory of architecture. As architecture subsequently developed in India, in response to British and latterly post-colonial policies, this system became increasingly marginalized and fragmented, decreasingly practised and understood. Taking Jaipur as a test case, the authors use this lost tradition to explain historic Indian buildings according to the rationale of their original architects. The authors also examine the place of traditional architectural theory in a modern context - post-modern architecture in India has often sought to recapture the spirit of the past, and yet been reluctant to engage with traditional theory. By chronicling the gradual eclipse of Indian architectural theory, the authors explain how this reluctance arose; they also describe the need and the terms for a fresh engagement with it. The result is an architectural biography of a city, and a concise history of Indian architectural theory over the last 300 years.
653			_aCONCEPUTUALCITIES; TIMEANDAPLACE; COURTSOFRAMACHANDRA; RULESANDRULERS; DELIVERING THE PAST
700			_aTillotson, Giles _91300
942			_cBK _2ddc
650			_aARCHITECTURE BY REGION (AR-REG) _94867