World Architecture, 1900-2000 : A Critical Mosaic

by Frampton, Kenneth

• ISBN13: 9783211832837
• ISBN10: 3211832831
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Actar-D

Summary

"World Architecture 1900'2000' records the major architectural contributions made in all regions of the world to the development of human culture. Grouped into ten geographical regions and representing five twenty-year-periods, the buildings have been selected by over 75 internationally acknowledged architectural critics. Each volume features 100 buildings, each object accompanied by an analytical text as well as by drawings and photographs. Introductionary essays by the editors complete the survey. Renowned Chief Editors Kenneth Frampton and Zhang Qinnan stand for highest quality. This indespensable source of reference covers the world's most notable 20th century buildings in 10 volumes. It gives a most precise and authoritative description of 1000 famous objects.

Table of Contents

Complimentary Remarks by Sara Topelson de Grinberg, Past President of the International Union of Architects (UIA)	xi
Complimentary Remarks by Vassilis Sgoutas, President of the International Union of Architects (UIA)	xii
Complimentary Remarks by Ye Rutang, President of the Architectural Society of China (ASC) -A Record of 20th Century World Architecture	xiii
General Introduction by kenneth Frampton	xiv
Introductory Essay by Rahul Mehrotra : The Architecture of Pluralism - A Century of Building in South Asia	xvii
Editor's Acknowledgments	xxxi
Selected Buildings (in chronological order of the years of completion)	1	(245)
1990-1919
Mubarak Mahal, 1900, Jaipur, India, arch. Chiman Lal	4	(2)
Richmond Castle, early 1900s, Kalutara, Sri Lanka, arch. unknown	6	(2)
Standard Chartered Bank, 1902, Bombay, India, arch. F.W. Stevens & Charles F.Stevens	8	(2)
Taj Mahal Hotel, 1904, Bombay, India, arch. W. A. Chambers	10	(2)
Curzon Hall, 1904, Dhaka Bangladesh, arch. unknown	12	(2)
Bombay Gymkhana, 1907, Bombay, India, arch. Charles Fredrick Stevens	14	(2)
Howrah Station, 1908, Calcutta, India, arch. Halsey Ricardo	16	(2)
Bombay Improvement Trust Chawls, 1904-1908, Bombay, India, arch. Bombay Improvement Trust	18	(2)
General Post Office, 1911, Bombay, India, arch. John Begg	20	(4)
Daly College, 1900-1912, Indore, India, arch. Swinton Jacob	24	(2)
Prince of Wales Museum, 1914, Bombay, India, arch. George Wittet	26	(4)
Karachi Port Trust, 1912-1916, Karachi, Pakistan, arch. George Wittet	30	(2)
Royal Institute of Science and Cowasji Jehangir Hall, 1917, Bombay, India, arch. George Wittet	32	(2)
New Patna, 1912-1918, Patna, India, arch. J. F. Munnings	34	(4)
1920-1939
Victoria Memorial, 1921, Calcutta, India, arch. William Emerson	38	(2)
Clifton Promenade, 1918-1923, Karachi, Pakistan, arch. E. B. Hoare	40	(2)
Sindh High Court, 1929, Karachi, Pakistan, arch. Woods Hill, A.J.A. Illingworth and George Wittet	42	(2)
Secretariat, 1913-1928, New Delhi, India, arch. Herbert Baker	44	(2)
Garrison Church of St. Martin, 1930, New Delhi India, arch. A. Shoosmith	46	(2)
Lalitha Palace, 1930-1931, Mysore, India, arch, E.W. Fritchley	48	(2)
Viceroy's House (now called Rashtrapati Bhavan), 1931, New Delhi, India, arch. Edwin Lutyens	50	(2)
Mohatta Palace, 1920s-1933, Karachi, Pakistan, arch. Ahmad Hussain Agha	52	(2)
Cannaught Place, 1917-1921/1928-1934, New Delhi India, arch. Robert Tor Russell	54	(2)
Trinity College Chapel, 1935, Kandy, Sri Lanka, arch. Mr. Gaster	56	(2)
Gandhi Ashrams (Sabarmati and Sevagram), Ahmedabad (1920s) and Wardha (1936) India, arch. Mahatma Gandhi with Maganlal Gandhi	58	(4)
Eros Theatre, 1938, Bombay, India, arch. Bhedwar & Sorabji Architects	62	(2)
Uttarayan, 1919-1939, Shantiniketan, Bengal, India, arch. Suren Kar with Rathindranath Tagore	64	(4)
1940-1959
Lalbhai House, 1940-1959, Bombay, India, arch. Claude Bately	68	(2)
Baur's Building, 1939-1941, Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka, arch. K. Engender & W. Muller	70	(2)
House in Kandy, 1942, Kandy, Sri Lanka, arch. Andrew Boyd	72	(2)
Howrah Bridge, 1943, Calcutta, India, arch. Hubert Shirley-Smith, Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company	74	(2)
Umaid Bhawan Palace, 1944, Jodhpur, India, arch. Henry Vaughan Lanchester	76	(2)
Jamshedpur Steel Town, 1909, 1919, 1944, jamshedpur, India, arch. Julian Kennedy, F.C. Temple, Otto Koenigsberger	78	(2)
Golconde House, 1948, Pondicherry, India, arch. Antonin Raymond	80	(2)
Karunaratne House, 1951, Kandy, Sri Lanka, arch. Minnette de Silva	82	(2)
Headquarters of the Ahmedabad Textile Mill Owner's Association, 1954, Ahmedabad, India, arch. Le Corbusier	84	(4)
College of Arts and Crafts, 1953-1955, Dhaka, Bangladesh, arch. Muzharul Islam	88	(2)
Sarabhai's House, 1951/1954-1956, Ahmedabad, India, arch. Le Corbusier	90	(2)
Shodhan House, 1956, Ahmedabad, India, arch. Le Corbusier	92	(4)
Mahatma Gandhi Smarak, 1956-1957, New Delhi, India, arch. Vanu G. Bhuta	96	(2)
American Embassy, 1958, New Delhi, India, arch. Edward Durrell Stone	98	(2)
Capitol Complex, 1956, Chandigarh India, arch. Le Corbusier	100	(6)
1960-1979
S. Babar Ali House, 1961, Lahore, Pakistan, arch. M. A. Mirza	106	(2)
Ena De Silva House, 1962, Colombo, Sri Lanka, arch. Geoffrey Bawa	108	(2)
India International Centre, 1962, New Delhi, India, arch. Joseph Allen Stein (Stein, Doshi & Bhalla)	110	(2)
Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, 1958-1963, Ahemdabad, India, arch. Charles Correa	112	(2)
Kamlapura Railway Station, 1961-1963, Dhaka, Bangladesh, arch. Robert Bouigh	114	(2)
Teachers-Students Centre, Dhaka University, 1963, Dhaka, Bangladesh, arch. Constantine Doxiadis	116	(2)
Harivallabhadas House, 1964, Ahmedabad, India, arch. Achyut P. Kanvinde	118	(2)
Indian Institute of Technology, 1959-1966, Kanpur, India, arch. Achyut P. Kanvinde	120	(2)
School of Architecture, CEPT, 1966-1968, Ahmedabad, India, arch. Balkrishna Doshi	122	(2)
Architect Bawa's Private Residence House, 1969, Colombo, Sri Lanka, arch. Geoffrey Bawa.	124	(2)
National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) Building, Dhaka University, 1969, Dhaka, Bangladesh, arch. Muzharul Islam	126	(2)
Architect Islam's Residence, 1964-1969, Dhaka, Bangladesh, arch. Muzharul Islam	128	(2)
Loyola Graduate Women's Hostel, 1970, Trivandrum, India, arch. Laurie Baker	130	(2)
Lecture Theatres, Jodhpur University, 1969-1971, Jodhpur, India, arch. Uttam Jain	132	(2)
Permanent Exhibition Complex, 1972, New Delhi, India, arch. Raj Rewal	134	(2)
Centre for Development Studies, 1972, Trivandrum, India, arch. Laurie Baker	136	(2)
Madura Club, 1974, Madurai, India, arch. Geoffrey Bawa	138	(2)
Indian Institute of Management, 1962-1974, Ahmedabad, India, arch. Louis I. Kahn	140	(4)
Pakistan Burmah-Shell Headquarters, 1973/1974-1976, Karachi, Pakistan, arch. Habib Fida Ali	144	(2)
Welcomgroup Mughal Sheraton, 1974-1976, Agra, India, arch. ARCOP -Design Group	146	(2)
Rock Garden, 1965-1976 and ongoing, Chandigarh, India, arch. Nek Chand	148	(2)
Angoori Bagh Housing, 1977, Lahore, Pakistan, arch. Yasmeen Lari	150	(2)
Limestone Mining and Cement Works Housing, 1978, Joypurhat, India, arch. Muzharul Islam	152	(4)
1980-1999
Sangath, 1979-1981, Ahmedabad, India, arch. Balkrishan Doshi (Stein, Doshi & Bhalla)	156	(2)
Bhong Mosque, 1932-1982, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, arch. Rais Ghazi Mohammad & Craftsmen	158	(2)
Parliamentary Complex, 1979-1982, Sri Jayawardenapura(Kotte), Sri Lanka, arch. Geoffrey Bawa	160	(4)
Kalakshetra Theatre, 1978-1984, Madras, India, arch. C.N. Raghavendran with D. Appukuttam Nair	164	(2)
Logoonside House, 1982-1984, Moratuwa, arch. Anura Ratnavibhushana	166	(4)
Asiad Village, 1982, New Delhi, India, arch. Raj Rewal	170	(2)
Kanchanjunga Apartments, 1983, Bombay, India, arch. Charles Correa	172	(4)
Belgian Embassy, 1984, New Delhi, India, arch. Satish Gujral	176	(4)
National Capital Complex, 1984, Dhaka, Bangladesh, arch. Louis I. Kahn	180	(4)
Grameen Bank Housing Programme (Various locations in Bangladesh), 1984, arch. Mohammed Yunus	184	(2)
Indian Institute of Management, 1985, Bangalore, India, arch. Balkrishna Doshi	186	(2)
University of Ruhunu, 1984-1986, Matara Sri Lanka, arch. Geoffrey Bawa	188	(4)
Aga Khan Hospital, 1972-1973/1974-1986, Karachi, Pakistan, arch. Payette Associates	192	(4)
Faisal Mosque, 1970-1986, Islamabad, Pakistan, arch. Vedat Dalokay	196	(2)
Bahai House of Worship, 1976-1979/1980-1986, New Delhi, India, arch. Fariburz Sahba	198	(4)
Entrepreneurship Development Institute, 1985/1985-1987, Ahmedabad, India, arch. Bimal Patel	202	(2)
National Institute of Immunology, 1988, New Delhi, India, arch. Raj Rewal	204	(4)
Indian Institute of Forest Management, 1989-1988, Bhopal, India, arch. Anant Raje	208	(2)
State Trading Corporation, 1989, New Delhi, India, arch. Raj Rewal	210	(2)
Aga Khan Maternity Hospital, 1989, Hyderabad, Pakistan, arch. Amirali Qamar	212	(2)
Serena Hotel, 1982-1989, Quetta Pakistan, arch. ARCOP Associates (Ramesh Khosla, Bruce Allan) with Amir Ali Qamar	214	(2)
House and Garden, Lunuganga, 1945-1990, Bentota, Sri Lanka, arch. Geoffrey Bawa	216	(2)
Jain House, 1989-1990, Lonavala India, arch. Nari Gandhi	218	(2)
Aranya Community Housing, 1989-1991 and ongoing, Indore, India, arch. Balkrishna Doshi (Vastu Shilpa Foundation)	220	(2)
SOS Children's Village, 1989-1991, Galle, Sri Lanka, arch. C. Anjalendran	222	(2)
Roman Catholic Cathedral, 1991, Kohima, India, arch. Revathi and Vasant Kamath	224	(2)
Bhatshala House, 1991 - 1992, Bhatshala, Bangladesh, arch. Bashirul Haq	226	(2)
British Council Headquarters, 1987/1988-1992, Delhi, India, arch. Charles Correa	228	(2)
Jawahar Kala Kendra, 1986-1992, Jaipur, India, arch. Charles Correa	230	(4)
Alhamra Arts Council, 1976-1977/1977-1992, Lahore, Pakistan, arch. Nayyar Ali Dada	234	(2)
SOS Children's Village and School, 1994, Bogra, Bangladesh, arch. Raziul Ahsan	236	(2)
Kandalama Hotel, 1990-1991/1991-1994, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, arch. Geoffrey Bawa	238	(2)
Vidhan Bhavan, State Assembly, India, 1980-1984/1984-1996, arch. Charles Correa	240	(2)
Dar-ul-Hikmat, 1997, Lahore, Pakistan, arch. Kamil Khan Mumtaz	242	(2)
Matri Mandir, 1971-ongoing, Auroville, Pondicherry, India, arch. Roger Anger	244	(2)
Nominators' Statements	246	(7)
C. Anjalendran
Kazi Khaleed Ashraf
Sen Kapadia
Romi Khosla
Kamil Khan Mumtaz
Peter Scriver
Voting Chart	253	(3)
General Bibliography	256	(1)
Index	257