Seminar on Architecture

March 1959

Inaugurated by  SHRI JAWAHARLAL NEHRU, Prime Minister of India


Prefatory Note


This Report contains the papers read at the Seminar on Architecture organised by the Lalit Kala Akademi in New Delhi, during March 1959.

I was assisted by a Steering Committee consisting of Sarvashri J. R. Bhalla, J. M. Benjamin, Shivnath Prasad, T. J. Manickam, H. Rahman, C. S. H. Jhabvala. Shree Manohar and M/s. J. A. Stein and Edward G. Echeverria, both in regard to the planning of the Seminar as well as the organisation of the Exhibition of Architecture and the Seminar. I express my sincere thanks to these gentlemen fo all they have done fo the Seminar.

I am very happy to record the distinguished presence of Miss Catherine Bower (U.S.A.), M. Beauduin (France), Mr. Albert Mayer (U.S.A.) and Mr. Gordon Cullen (England); and I thank Miss. Bower and these gentlemen for participating in our deliberations. My thanks are especially due to the Ford Foundation for making it possible for M. Beauduin to visit India.

Several other architects helped us very such in putting up the Exhibition of Architecture. I off them, too, my sincere thanks. I am paricularly grateful to the fo their assistance. Finally, I offer my thanks to the Secretary and the staff of the Lalit Kala Akademi fo the great pains taken by them to make this Seminar successful.

While preparing this Report, some editing has been done, but care has been taken to keep it to the minimum and to see t hat the authors’ thoughts are left untouched.

A. P. KANVlNDE,
Convenor


Table of Contents


 

Address of Welcome by Prof. Humayun Kabir, Union Minister of Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs

1

 

Inaugural Address by Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister

5

 

Report of the Seminar on Architecture

10

A. P. Kanvlnde

Opening Remarks by the Convener

12

 

Architectural Expression and the National Policy

 

M. R. Warerkar

Formulation of National Policy

15

A. P. Kanvinde

Architectural Expression and the National Policy

19

Piloo Mody

Architectural Expression and the National Policy

23

T. S. Gill

Architectural Expression

26

V. B. Vaidya

Formulation of National Policy—Architectural Expression

30

S. K. Joglekar

Architectural Expression

36

C. S. H. Jhabvala

A Plea for Freedom

42

C. M. Correa

Architectural Expression

48

Ajaya Bharadwaj

Architectural Expression

51

Ramesh M. Pradhan

Formulation of National Policy (with special reference to Architectural Expression)

64

J. K. Chowdhury

Architectural Expression and National Policy

71

 

Effect of Culture on Architectural Expression

 

Homi N. Dallas

Effect of Culture on Architectural Expression

74

T. R. Chhlbber

Architect and Society

81

Prof. S. H. Parelkar

Architect and Society

85

 

Architectural Education in India

 

S. J. Narwekar

Architectural Education in India

89

Prof. G. K. Paknikar

Theory of Architecture as a Basis for Architectural Education & Practice

97

Prof. S. H. Parelkar

Architectural Education in India

101

Prof. G. M. Mandalla

Architectural Education —An Approach at the National Policy Level

116

B. M. Pradhan

Architectural Education

129

 

Effect of Technology on Architecture

 

R. S. Dighe, and Subba Rao

Effect of Technology on Architecture

136

S. C. Mukerjee

Building Research—A Scheme for Development

142

Aditya Prakash

Effect of Technology on Architecture

145

 

Effect of Climate on Architectural Expression

 

J. H. Ghadlall

Effect of Climate on Architectural Expression

149

N. B. Shroff

Effect of Climate on Architectural Expression

160

J. D. Shastri

Effect of Climate on Architectural Expression

166

 

Effect of Visual Art on Architecture

 

A. P. Kanvlnde

Effect of Visual Art on Architecture

171

K. S. Kulkarni

Architecture and Arts

173

Satlsh Gujral

Art & Architecture

175

Amar Nath Sehgal

Role and Effect of Visual Arts on Architecture

178

H. A. Gade

Architecture—A Visual Art

180

 

Civic Design

 

L. M. Chltale

Civic Design

182

Adltya Prakash

Civic Design: The City Beautiful

193

B. N. Rahalkar

Landscape Design

201

H. Rahman

Rural Architecture

205