BUILDINGS AS IDEAS – THE UN-BUILT WORK OF CHARLES CORREA “Buildings As Ideas – The Un-built work of Charles Correa” is available for reference at UDRI Resource Centre. PREFACE Charles Correa’s built projects are recognized for their ingenuity and conceptual clarity. However, a collection of his un-built work: competition entries, commissions and public projects, [...]
The Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown & other works
UDRI ADMIN2021-09-20T11:28:33+00:00The Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown & other works – CHARLES CORREA “The Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown & other works” is available for reference and purchase at UDRI Resource Centre. PREFACE Charles Correa is a major figure in contemporary architecture around the world. His work - which includes the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Museum [...]
Housing & Urbanisation – Charles Correa
UDRI ADMIN2021-09-20T11:28:33+00:00Housing & Urbanisation - CHARLES CORREA “Housing & Urbanisation” is available for reference and purchase at UDRI Resource Centre. INTRODUCTION This book documents over forty years of the work of Charles Correa in Housing and Urbanisation. Lavishly illustrated with more than 450 photographs, drawings and original sketches, it brings to the forefront again timeless [...]
Deco on the Oval – A Portfolio of Facades and Details
UDRI ADMIN2021-09-20T11:28:33+00:00DECO ON THE OVAL - A PORTFOLIO OF FACADES AND DETAILS “Deco on the Oval – A Portfolio of facades and Details” is available for reference and purchase at UDRI Resource Centre. INTRODUCTION Deco on the Oval – A Portfolio of facades and Details celebrates Bombay’s Best Loved Art Deco Facades. This portfolio contains [...]
Through the Looking Glass -The Grade I Heritage of Mumbai
UDRI ADMIN2021-09-20T11:28:33+00:00THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS -The Grade I Heritage of Mumbai “Through the Looking Glass – The Grade I Heritage of Mumbai” is available for reference at UDRI Resource Centre. PREFACE The Grade I buildings of a city represent the most precious heritage of its people, their greatest cultural assets and the strongest visions of [...]
4 from the 50’s : Emerging Modern Architecture in Bombay
UDRI ADMIN2022-04-28T09:21:15+00:004 from the 50’s : EMERGING MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN BOMBAY PREFACE Kamu Iyer Some things are worth keeping even if they do not have a patina acquired with age. Our tendency to put things in historical slots result in vintage being valued more than critical quality. Unfortunately, while we readily lobby for the protection [...]
Buildings that shaped Bombay – Works of G.B. Mhatre, FRIBA
UDRI ADMIN2021-09-20T11:28:34+00:00Buildings that shaped Bombay - Works of G.B. Mhatre, FRIBA INTRODUCTION Bombay, of all cities in India, is unique. It was built by the British as a commercial centre and migrants who came to live in it gave the city its singularity cosmopolitan character. Unlike other India cities, Bombay's growth was through a series [...]