Charles Correa
A Place in the ShadeThe New Landscape & Other Essays
1st Edition
Published on 9. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-3-7757-3401-1 (ISBN)
Description
Charles Correa (1930-2015) played a pivotal role in the shaping of postcolonial architecture in India. He has also been a pioneer in addressing crucial issues of housing and urbanization in the Third World, including the proliferation of squatters.
This anthology assembles a selection of essays and lectures whose subjects range from the metaphysical to the decidedly pragmatic and deal with architecture, urban planning, landscape, and individuals such as Le Corbusier, Isambard Brunel, and Mahatma Gandhi. It also contains a reprint of his seminal book The New Landscape (1985), long out of print, on urban development in the Third World.
Correa has been awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and the Japanese Praemium Imperiale.
This anthology assembles a selection of essays and lectures whose subjects range from the metaphysical to the decidedly pragmatic and deal with architecture, urban planning, landscape, and individuals such as Le Corbusier, Isambard Brunel, and Mahatma Gandhi. It also contains a reprint of his seminal book The New Landscape (1985), long out of print, on urban development in the Third World.
Correa has been awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and the Japanese Praemium Imperiale.
CHARLES CORREA (1930-2015) played a pivotal role in the shaping of postcolonial architecture in India. He has also been a pioneer in addressing crucial issues of housing and urbanization in the Third World, including the proliferation of squatters.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ostfildern
Germany
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Illustrations
201 Fotos bzw. Rasterbilder, 0 Abbildungen
201 Abb., davon 1 farbig
Dimensions
Height: 24.1 cm
Width: 17.1 cm
Thickness: 2.1 cm
Weight
690 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7757-3401-1 (9783775734011)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Cover
Contents
Introduction
Architecture
Hornby Trains, Chinese Gardens and Architecture
The Assembly at Chandigarh
A Place in the Sun
The Public, the Private and the Sacred
Museums: An alternate Typology
What one learned from Corbusier
The Mythic Image
Zero
Planning
Goa: Planning for Tourism
The Point of Balance
Public Transport as DNA
The Tragedy of Tusli Pipe Road
Tehelka Interview: Managing our Cities
The Ideal City
An Urban Manifesto
Education and Ideas
Learning from Ekalavya
Make sure it's your Train
In Search of Brunel
The Making of the Mahatma
The Quest for the Hindu Garden
Roots and Bridges
Ayodhya: An Architecture that unites us
The New Landscape
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Introduction to the original Edition of 1985
Urbanization
Space as a Resource
Equity
Mobility
Great City.Terrible Place
Disaggregating the Numbers
Political Will
Scanning the Options
Sources and Acknowledgements
Photo Credits
Glossary
Contents
Introduction
Architecture
Hornby Trains, Chinese Gardens and Architecture
The Assembly at Chandigarh
A Place in the Sun
The Public, the Private and the Sacred
Museums: An alternate Typology
What one learned from Corbusier
The Mythic Image
Zero
Planning
Goa: Planning for Tourism
The Point of Balance
Public Transport as DNA
The Tragedy of Tusli Pipe Road
Tehelka Interview: Managing our Cities
The Ideal City
An Urban Manifesto
Education and Ideas
Learning from Ekalavya
Make sure it's your Train
In Search of Brunel
The Making of the Mahatma
The Quest for the Hindu Garden
Roots and Bridges
Ayodhya: An Architecture that unites us
The New Landscape
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Introduction to the original Edition of 1985
Urbanization
Space as a Resource
Equity
Mobility
Great City.Terrible Place
Disaggregating the Numbers
Political Will
Scanning the Options
Sources and Acknowledgements
Photo Credits
Glossary