Title: Architecture of Santiniketan
Description: This book highlights Tagore s architectural vision through his writings. A product of immense research and emotions gathered over fifteen years, Architecture of Santiniketan: Tagore s Concept of Space extends beyond brick and mortar in an effort to understand the significance of the creation of space. It is an expression of the amalgamation of music, art, literature, poetry, letters and functional ornamentation. The book explains the different levels of this form of architecture and evaluates it in the context of the present artistic and cultural environment, while connecting it with the Bengal Renaissance.
Subjects: Tagore, rabindranath, 1861-1941, Space (architecture), Architecture, philosophy, Architecture and literature, India, description and travel, Bengal (india), India, intellectual life, Bengali literature, history and criticism, Architecture, Buildings, structures, Visva-Bharati, Knowledge