Architecture in India
By: Basera, Jaya
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BookPublisher: Yojana Description: 66(1), Jan, 2022: p.59-62.
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YojanaSummary: Like everything else, architecture also thrives on change. Its expression changes depending on the socio-political and economic conditions in the area it develops in. This article delves into some of the trends over different periods of India's past and present that have played a crucial role in articulating its post-independence architectural vocabulary. For the purpose of this article, examples are cited predominantly from Delhi. Through this, the author attempts to introduce the readers to the ideas and ideologies that help give the architectural landscape of Delhi its multiple layers and varied architectural styles. To do so, it is important, to begin with trying to understand the sense in architecture, and how ideologies such as imperialism, nationalism, universalism, regionalism, traditionalism, modernism, and revivalism evolve from its underlying substance. – Reproduced
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Like everything else, architecture also thrives on change. Its expression changes depending on the socio-political and economic conditions in the area it develops in. This article delves into some of the trends over different periods of India's past and present that have played a crucial role in articulating its post-independence architectural vocabulary. For the purpose of this article, examples are cited predominantly from Delhi. Through this, the author attempts to introduce the readers to the ideas and ideologies that help give the architectural landscape of Delhi its multiple layers and varied architectural styles. To do so, it is important, to begin with trying to understand the sense in architecture, and how ideologies such as imperialism, nationalism, universalism, regionalism, traditionalism, modernism, and revivalism evolve from its underlying substance. – Reproduced
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