Balkrishna Doshi : architecture for the people. / txt
concept, Mateo Kries, Kushnu Panthaki Hoof, Jolanthe Kugler ; editors, Jolanthe Kugler, Khushnu Panthaki Hoof, Meike Wolfschlag ; authors, Kazi Khaleed Ashraf [and 9 others] ; photographers Iwan Baan [and 3 others] ; translations, Tradukas GbR, Mark Willard (English), Nina Hausmann, Angelika Körber, Frank Süßdorf (German).
- First Published
- 383 p. ill.; photo.; maps; plans; col. 31 cm. book
Balkrishna V. Doshi (b. 1927 in Pune) is one of the most influential pioneers of modern architecture in India. His life's work was honored in 2018 with the prestigious Pritzker Prize. Doshi has realized more than one hundred projects, including administrative and cultural facilities, housing developments, and residential buildings. He has become internationally known for his visionary urban planning and social housing projects, as well as his involvement in education. His most important buildings include the School of Architecture in Ahmedabad (1966-68) and the Aranya housing development in Indore (1989). 'Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People' is the first overview of the architect's work in over twenty years, analyzing his most important works and providing timely context to his oeuvre. In-depth academic texts by outstanding experts in the field, including Kenneth Frampton, Kazi Ashraf, and Juhani Pallasmaa, give insights into the inspiration behind Doshi's work and background to his projects, as well as his lasting influence on younger generations. The richly illustrated survey comes complete with a detailed biography and new photographs of his buildings, which demonstrate the impressive timeliness of the Indian master's approach to a wide variety of typologies. "This book is published on the occasion of Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People, an exhibition by the Vitra Design Museum and the Wüstenrot Foundation, in cooperation with the Vastushilpa Foundation. Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, March 30 - September 8, 2019. Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität München, Munich, October 17, 2019 - January 20, 2020"--Colopon.
Foreword / Vita Design Museum and Wüstenrot Stiftung -- Foreword / Vastushilpa Foundation -- Introduction / Khushnu Panthaki Hoof -- Interview / Hans Ulrich Obrist in conversation with Balkrishna Doshi -- Essays. A Modernism for India / Samanth Subramanian -- Opening Doors / Martha Thorne -- Three Master Mediators / Juhani Pallasmaa -- Sangath as a Landscape Event / Kazi Khaleed Ashraf -- The Vernacular / Vera Simone Bader -- The Home and the City / Rajeev Kathpalia -- Doshi's Pritzker / Kenneth Frampton -- Memory, Associations, and Timlessness / Balkrishna Doshi -- Living in Humaneness / Nicholas Fox Weber -- Selected Projects, 1958-2014 -- Portfolios. Portfolio I: Photo Essay / Iwan Baan -- Portfolio II: Sketches from Balkrishna Doshi's Notebooks -- Portfolio III: Doors and Door Handles -- Portfolio IV: Photo Essay / Vinay Panjwani -- Archive. Chronology -- Catalogue of Works -- Bibliography -- Index.
"Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People" : March 30-September 8, 2019, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany. "Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People" : October 17, 2019-January 20, 2020, Architekturmuseum der Technischen UniversitaÌt MuÌnchen, Munich, Germany.
9783945852316 3945852315 9783945852309
Doshi, Balkrishna V. --Exhibitions Doshi, Balkrishna V. --Criticism and interpretation Doshi, Balkrishna V. --Themes, motives Doshi, Balkrishna V. --Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc Doshi, Balkrishna V. --Interviews Architecture, Modern--Exhibitions--20th century Architecture, Modern--Exhibitions--21st century Brutalism (Architecture)--Exhibitions--India--20th century Brutalism (Architecture)--Exhibitions--India--21st century Architects--Exhibitions--India--20th century Architects--Exhibitions--India--21st century Themes, motives. Brutalism (Architecture) Architecture, Modern Architects