This work offers a critical analysis of various medium and large sized housing projects made in India from the late 1960s to the 1980s by Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, Charles Correa, and Raj Rewal. The projects completed for Cablenagar Township (Kewal Nagar, Kota, 1967), Electronic Corporation of India Ltd Township (Hyderabad, 1968-71), Asian Games Village (New Delhi, 1980-82), Aranya Low-Cost Housing (Indore 1983-86) and Navanagar Township (New Bagalkot, 1985) all uphold the characteristics of a deeply-rooted tradition without having to forgo the desire to renovate. Following the completion of the series of large scale projects in Chandigarh and in Ahmedabad (and in Dhaka) that inspired Francesco Dal Co to speak of the Western Twilight of modern architecture, the work describes that “contacts with Europe and the United States, strengthened by Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn’s experiences in India have broadened the eld of opportunity and revealed new architectural potentialities that are available for testing in post-independence India.”

Il volume propone l’analisi critica di alcuni insediamenti residenziali, di medie e grandi dimensioni, realizzati in India tra la ne degli anni Sessanta e gli anni Ottanta da Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, da Charles Correa e da Raj Rewal. I progetti per Cablenagar Township (Kewal Nagar, Kota, 1967), Electronic Corporation of India Ltd Township (Hyderabad, 1968-71), Asian Games Village (New Delhi, 1980-82), Aranya Low-Cost Housing (Indore 1983-86) e Navanagar Township (New Bagalkot, 1985) preservano i caratteri di una tradizione radicata, senza però rinunciare alla volontà di rinnovamento. Dopo la realizzazione, a Chandigarh e Ahmadabad (e a Dacca), di quel complesso di grandi opere per le quali Francesco Dal Co ha potuto parlare di Tramonto dell’Occidente per l’architettura moderna, il testo rileva che «i contatti con l’Europa e con gli Stati Uniti, consolidati dalle esperienze di Le Corbusier e di Louis Kahn in India, hanno amplificato il campo delle opportunità e svelato nuove potenzialità architettoniche, disponibili a essere sperimentate sul territorio indiano all’indomani dell’indipendenza».

STEFANIA ROSSL (2018). Housing in India. Charles Correa, Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, Raj Rewal. MACERATA : QUODLIBET.

Housing in India. Charles Correa, Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, Raj Rewal

STEFANIA ROSSL
2018

Abstract

This work offers a critical analysis of various medium and large sized housing projects made in India from the late 1960s to the 1980s by Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, Charles Correa, and Raj Rewal. The projects completed for Cablenagar Township (Kewal Nagar, Kota, 1967), Electronic Corporation of India Ltd Township (Hyderabad, 1968-71), Asian Games Village (New Delhi, 1980-82), Aranya Low-Cost Housing (Indore 1983-86) and Navanagar Township (New Bagalkot, 1985) all uphold the characteristics of a deeply-rooted tradition without having to forgo the desire to renovate. Following the completion of the series of large scale projects in Chandigarh and in Ahmedabad (and in Dhaka) that inspired Francesco Dal Co to speak of the Western Twilight of modern architecture, the work describes that “contacts with Europe and the United States, strengthened by Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn’s experiences in India have broadened the eld of opportunity and revealed new architectural potentialities that are available for testing in post-independence India.”
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STEFANIA ROSSL (2018). Housing in India. Charles Correa, Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, Raj Rewal. MACERATA : QUODLIBET.
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