Amba Deep Towers, New Delhi, 1992

Perhaps a first example of such strong colours in a modern building of this scale the aesthetic evolved as a result of the architects conviction that the art compensates for the deprivation of a natural uplifting environment - the blocking of the sky, the sun, plants and trees - and that even a dense commercial area should be able to incorporate beauty and art and display it on a street facade.

Caption: Anupam Bansal, Malini Kochupillai. 2013. “Delhi Architectural Guide.” DOM Publishers ​​​​​​​

CP Kukreja Archives/Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Ansal University

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