The architecture of Corbusier and Kahn in the east : a philosophical inquiry / Anupam Banerji.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Banerji, Anupam.

Series:

Mellen studies in architecture ; v. 3.

Mellen studies in architecture ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974.

Le Corbusier, 1887-1965.

Architecture--India--Chandīgarh--20th century.

Architecture.

Architecture--Bangladesh--Dhaka--20th century.

Le Corbusier, 1887-1965--Criticism and interpretation.

Le Corbusier.

Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974--Criticism and interpretation.

Kahn, Louis I.

Criticism and interpretation.

Bangladesh--Dhaka.

India--Chandīgarh.

Physical Description:

vii, 139 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, [2001]

Contents:

I. Agony of the West: The Stage 17

II. The Crow and the Kite: The Players 21

III. Chandigarh: Understanding Le Corbusier 25

IV. Sher-E-Banglanagar: Understanding Louis Kahn 41

V. Tools of Composition 51

1. Apprehension of Form 51

2. Power of the Primary 57

3. Ancestral Voice 64

4. Sense of the Numinous 72

5. Intensity of the Vague 78

VI. From India to Indiana: A Study in Volume Zero 83

VII. Conversation with Uttam Jain 91

VIII. Conversation with Mazharul Islam 103

IX. Conversation with Amir Husain 115.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-137) and index.

ISBN:

0773474684

077347952X

OCLC:

45393749