ACHYUT KANVINDE

1916-2002
BIOGRAPHY
 BORN IN 1916, ACHARA,MAHARASHTRA
 IN 1935 HE STUDIED IN SIR J.J SCHOOL OF ART
ARCHITECTURE UNDER CLAUDE BATLEY
 IN 1945 HE WAS IN HARVARD FOR MASTER
DEGREE WITH A THESIS ON SCIENCE
LABORATORIES
 IN 1947 HE’S BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CHIEF
ARCHITECT OF CSIR FORMED BY KANVINDE AND
RAI IN 1955

INFLUENCES
 CLAUDE BATLEY-1941
AVOIDED THE LOUD,REVOLUTIONARY ECLAT OF THE
MACHINE-AGE.FOLLOWER OF FUNCTIONALISM

 WALTER GROPIUS-1945
GROPIUS’S INSISTENCE FOR USING SPACE AS A TOOL FOR
EXPRESSING UNVERSAL HUMAN VALUES WAS WHAT LEFT
MOST LASTING INFLUENCE ON HIS MIND.
 PHILOSOPHY
 PLAYS WITH SPACES AND FORMS

 BELIEVED IN VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

 ALL HIS CREATIONS WERE IN STRICT

CONFORMITY
WITH THESE 3 PRINCIPLES:

• FUNCTIONALISM
• MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND BRUTALISM
• REGIONALISM
 FUNCTIONALISM
 THERE BUILDINGS WERE ALWAYS CONCEIVED WITH
FIRST PRIORITY GIVEN TO ITS FUNCTIONS,AND THE
SOCIAL VALUES WHEN DESIGNING SPACES.
 HE REJECTED SYMMETRY

MODERN ARCHITECTURE
AND BRUTALISM
 SIMPLIFICATION OF FORMS AND CREATION OF ORNAMENT
FROM THE STRUCTURE
 ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY DETAIL
 VISUAL EXPRESSION OF STRUCTURE,AS OPPOSED TO THE
HIDING OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
 BRUTALISM IS A CHILD OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE
 TYPICALLY VERY LINEAR,FORTRESS LIKE AND
BLOCKISH,OFTEN WITH A PREDOMINANCE OF CONCRETE
CONSTRUCTION
 DEVELOPED TO CREATE FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES AT A
LOW COST,BUT EVENTUALLY DESIGNERS ADOPTED THE
LOOK FOR OTHER USES SUCH AS COLLEGE BUILDINGS

REGIONALISM
INEVITABLY BASED ON THE EXIGENCIES OF

 LOCAL CLIMATE
 BUILDING MATERIAL AND
 SOCIAL CONDITIONS
 SOUND CLIMATOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES
 PROJECTS

NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER, HARIVALLABDAS HOUSE,

NEW DELHI AHEMDABAD

IIT KANPUR CAMPUS CSIR,DELHI

 ISKCON TEMPLE, DOODHSAGAR DAIRY
DELHI

NATIONAL INSURANCE ACADEMY INSTITUTE OF RURAL

PUNE MANAGEMENT,ANAND
IIT KANPUR
 IT IS ESTABLISHED IN 1959-66 AND IS LOCATED
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY OF KANPUR IN
UP
 THE BUILDING IS HARMONIOUS IN CHARACTER
 THE SITE IS FLAT WITH THE CANAL ON ONE
SIDE AND TRANSPORTATION ROUTE ON THE
OTHER SIDE
 THE ACADEMIC COMPLEX IS LOCATED
CENTRALLY AT THE SITE AND FREE FROM
TRAFFIC
 PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ARE
COMPLETELY SEGREGATED
 THE ACADEMIC COMPRISES A
LIBRARY,LECTURE HALL, FACULTY
BUILDING,COMPUTER CENTER,WORKSHOP
ETC…
 FEATURES
 TOTAL AREA 1000 ACRES
 ACADEMIC BUILDINGS:13 DEPARTMENTS,
PK OFFICES,LABS AND ADMIN BLOCKS
 7000 STUDENTS,390 FACULTY,1000 STAFF
MEMBERS
 10 BOYS HOSTEL AND 2 GIRLS HOSTELS
 SPORTS COMPLEX
 HOUSING FOR FACULTY
 WELL LANDSCAPED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FREEDOM
 WATER BODY IS THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE CAMPUS
 ACADEMIC AREA IS WELL CONNECTED BY A LONG
CORRIDER WHICH LINKS ALL MAJOR BUILDINGS
 WELL DESIGNED INTERACTION SPACE FOR
STUDENTS AND FACULTY
SECTION
THE BAUHAUS INFLUENCE IN KANVINDE’S STYLE
IS CLEARLY VISIBLE IN THE BUILDINGS OF IIT KANPUS
 CUBIC SHAPES
 SMOOTH,FLAT PLAIN,UNDERORATED SURFACES
 COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF ALL MOULDINGS
AND ORNAMENT
 FLAT ROOFS
 P.K.KELKAR LIBRARY
 ESTABLISHED IN 1960 AS CENTRAL LIBRARY.
IN 2001 ITS RENAMED AS P.K.KELKAR LIBRARY
 4 STORIED BUILDING (5739SQM)
 BASEMENT -700SQM
 G.FLOOR-700SQM
 1ST FLOOR-1630SQM
 2ND FLOOR-2700SM
 STAFF STRENGHT-40
 EXPOSED BRICKWORK
 IT IS A FRAMED
STRUCTURE BASED ON
GRID
 BUILD IN RCC WITH
A BRICK FACADE
 EXPOSED CONCRETE STRUCTURE IN
COMBINATION WITH BRICK BECAME
THE
DYNAMIC DETERMINANT OF FORM AND
ORDER
 ELEVATED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
 SHELTERED AND YET OPENNESS
 PROTECTION FROM HOT SUN YET
ALLOWING BREEZES
 MINIIZE THE WALKING DISTANCE
IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY
 CREATE SPATIAL EXPANSION
 GIVE THE IMPRESION OF ON
LARGE SPACE HENCE A SPACE IS
USED AS A TOOL
HOSTELS
 OPEN AIR THEATER

VIEW
ISKCON TEMPLE
 Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir or popularly
known as ISKCON temple is a popular tourist
attraction of Delhi.
 It is located at Hari Krishna Hill in East of Kailash
area of New Delhi. This is among the most lavish
temples renowned across the globe for its
exquisite architectural beauty.
 The stupendous structure of this temple rises up
to a height of 90 feet above ground level.
 This temple was built in 1998 by the religious
organization ISCKON. This organization was
founded by Acharya Bhaktivedanta Swami
Rabhupada in 1966.
 The main objective of this spiritual organization is
to propagate spiritual knowledge in society based
on the Hindu holy scripture the Bhagavad-gita and
the Srimad-Bhagavatam.
 It is a grand temple situated
amidst lush green gardens
and houses the eye-catching
idols of Sri Radha Krishna
Parthasarathi, Sri Rama,
Lakshman, Hanumana and
Sri Gaura Nitai.
 The temple is also famous
for its architectural beauty
IN decorations.
 The temple has air-
conditioned hall where 1,500
people can stand and
perform the rituals.
 This temple is renowned for
its fine collection of
paintings by Russian artists.
 The temple has three main shrines which are located inside
a huge air-conditioned hall. The three shrines are dedicated
to Guara-Nitai, Sita-Ram and Radha-Krishna.
 All the idols enshrined in the temple are noted for their
sculptured beauty. They are festooned with colourful clothes
and expensive gold and silver jewelLERY.
 The museum of this temple is also worth watching because
of its remarkable paintings and outstanding objects which
give deep insight of Indian spiritualism.
 Here one can also find easy and simple explanation of great
Indian epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana. thoughts in an
easy manner.

GAURA NITAI SHRINE RADHA PARTHASARATHI

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