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 |