Ākār
By: Achyut Kanvinde ; conceived & edited by Tanuja & Sanjay Kanvinde ; foreword by Balkrishna V. Doshi
Contributors: Kanvinde, Sanjay, editor; Kanvinde, Tanuja, editor
Publisher: Niyogi Books; Niyogi
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New Delhi, India
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9789385285608
Subjects: Public buildings; Designs and plans; India; Campus planning; Buildings, structures; Design and construction; Architecture
Description: "Achyut Kanvinde - Akar' is a monograph on the life and works of Achyut Kanvinde, one of the pioneers of Modern Architecture in India with a professional career spanning five decades. Celebrated as the father of campus planning in India, some of Kanvinde?s better-known projects include the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur; National Dairy Development Board Campus, Anand; National Institute of Bank Management and National Insurance Academy, Pune; Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai; and National Science Centre and the ISKCON Temple in Delhi." --Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.