CHANGES IN TRENDS IN ARCHITECTURE (POST INDEPENDENCE)

BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF ARCHITECT : AR. JOSEPH ALLEN STEIN ARCHITECT : NEBRASKA - UNITED STATES IN 1912 BORN : ILLINOIS (US) ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS (FRANCE)CRANBROOK ACADEMY, MICHIGAN (US) EDUCATION HIMSELF A MASTER PRINCIPLE ARCHITECT: 1952 - 1997 GENERATION : LIFE AND CARRIER : HONORS :
WORKED FOR ELI JACQUES KAHN IN NEW YORK AND WITH RICHARD NEUTRA IN LOS ANGELES, ESTABLISHED HIS OWN PRACTICE IN SAN FRANCISCO.IN 1952 BECAME HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AT THE BENGAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE IN CALCUTTA, WORKED IN NEW DELHI FROM 1955 ONWARDS. 1992 - PADMA SHRI (G.O.I), GOLD MEDAL - IIA, 1994 - AGHA KHAN AWARD, 2001 - THE GOLDEN ARCHITECT FOR LIFETIME WORKS.

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IMAGE OF ARCHITECT

VOLUME 18, ISSUE 23, NOV 10-23, 2001 (INDIAS NATIONAL MAGAZINE FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF "THE HINDU"-OBITUARY A BUILT LEGACY JOSEPH ALLEN STEIN 1912-2001, RAM REHMAN. ARCHNET.ORG AN AMERICAN IN DELHI . MINT(NEWS PAPER) SEPT.2,2011

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JOSEPH ALLEN STEIN

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PROJECT/ SOCIO-ECONOMIC/ ARCHITECTURAL TYPOLOGY/ POLITICAL INFLUENCES LOCATION/ INFLUENCES YEAR OF CONST.
TRIVENI KALA SANGAM CENTRE FOR THE ARTS-1962 TANSEN MARG, NEAR MANDI HOUSE CULTURAL NEHRUVIAN WAVE,MODERN MOVEMENT,SCARCITY OF LAND, DEMOCRATIC IDEALS

PLANNING PRINCIPLES/ STYLE

MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE. GARDEN TRADITION. ECOLOGICAL BALANCE. ORGANIC ORDER. PAST AND CULTURE. FUNCTIONALISM & REGIONAL EXPRESSION. GEOLOGICAL,SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS. TOTAL LANDSCAPE. INTEGRATION OF TIME AND SPACE. SYNTHESIS OF SITE, STRUCTURE,FURNISHINGS AS FEATURES OF HABITATIONS AND HARMONISING WITH ENVIRONMENT. CAREFULL RELATION OF INDOOR & OUTDOOR SPACES. FINELY DETAILED & EXPRESSIVE CONSTRUCTION. GROUNDS OF IIC & ADJACENT LODHI GARDEN COULD FUNCTION AS SINGLE ENTITY. 46 GUEST ROOMS,A LOUNGE & DINING SPACE IN ONE BLOCK. A PROGRAMME BLOCK OF LIBRARY, OFFICES & A DOMED AUDITORIUM ARE ALL GROUPED AROUND TWO GREAT COURTS AND CONNECTED BY PORTICOS. THE CURVING FACADE OF RESIDENTIAL BLOCK CORRESPONDS TO THE CURVED PATHWAYS OF LODHI GARDEN. THE LARGE WINDOWS OF DINING HALL & CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR OVERLOOKED THE WIDE VISTAS OF TOMBS & GARDENS. TO FACILITATE MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INSTITUTION & INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR HOLISTIC SUPPORT OF THE HABITAT. TO RESTORE AT ALL LEVELS - "ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY"- A BALANCED,HARMONIOUS & IMPROVED WAY OF LIFE IS THE CONCEPT. AN URBAN OASIS. UTILIZES ONLY 1.4 OF 2.5 PERMISSIBLE FAR, BUT STEIN WOULD HAVE LIKED THE BUILDING EVEN MORE LOWER LEVELS. INTERACTION AT ALL LEVELS. VEHICLE FREE ENVIRONMENT. HALLS WITH VERSATILE USE OF SPACE.

CONSTRUCTION TECH./ STRUCTURE/ MATERIAL USED

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES

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REGIONAL MODERNISM.MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE

FRAMED STRUCTURE IN RCC LABOUR INTENSIVE EXPOSED BRICK WORK. COLORED CERAMIC TILES

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INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTER-1962 LODHI ROAD CULTURAL

UNDERSTANDING THE AMITY BETWEEN HUMAN COMMUNITIES BY EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE. SENSE OF LEISURE

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF JAPAN, TOKYO

EXPOSED CONCRETE. RUGGED QURATZITE STONE. BLUE KOTAH FLOORING.

EXPOSED CONCRETE. MASSIVE PIERS. EXPOSED ROOF PATTERNS. ACCORDIAN WALLS. CEREMIC TILES JALIS.

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INDIA HABITAT CENTER-1997 LODHI ROAD CULTURAL

CATALYST FOR INTERCACTIONS IN BETWEEN ASSOCIATIONS, GOVERNAMENT AND LOCAL INHABITANTS.

RCC FRAMED STRUCTURE. EXPOSED BRICKS. COLOURED CERAMIC TILES. EXPOSED AGGREGATE PLASTER. CHINA MOSAIC TILES IN COURTYARDS. ANODISED ALLUMINIUM WINDOW FRAMES. KOTAH STONE,SANDSTONE IN COURTS ETC.

STRIP WINDOW. BRIDGES TO FORM VEIWS AND FRAMING VEIWS. SUNSCREEN USED IN COURTS TO PROTECT FROM EXCESSIVE HEATING.

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KASHMIR CIVIC CENTER - 1984 DAL LAKE, SRINAGAR, KASHMIR CULTURAL

AWARENESS FOR FRAGILE ECOLOGY

SHALIMAR & NISHAT GARDENS BUILD IN 17TH C. BY MIGHALS

TO HAVE AN IDEA OF FRONTAGE & MOUNTAIN SLOPE TO THE NORTH OF THE LAKE CLASSIFIED AS PROTECTED WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE IDEA OF MINIMIZING THE PRESENCE OF COMPLEX WITHIN THE VALLEY,WHICH BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE FACILITIES WOULD DOMINATE THE SURROUNDINGS IF PLACES ON A HIGHER HEIGHT OF THE VALLEY SECTION. CAREFULL ATTENTION TO DEVELOPE THE SITE IN ORDER TO FIT IN THE SURROUNDINGS. THE RELATIONSHIP & THE SCALE OF SIMPLE GEOMETRIC STRUCTURES AS EXPRESSED IN THE MUGHALS STONE GARDEN PAVILLIONS.

KASHMIR WOOD INSTEAD OF EARTHEN BRICK, STONE & CONCRETE MATERIALS.

GARDENS AND KCC BOTH CASCADE DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT ALIKE. RELATIONSHIP AND SCALE OF SIMPLE GEOMETRICAL STRUCTURES. OF GARDEN

RELATIONSHIP OF SPACES AND SCULPTED FORM, FURNITURE, LIGHT FIXTURE AND TEXTILES TAKEN TO A MORE INTRICATE LEVEL DUE TO DETAILING WITH WOOD IN KASHMIR