kanvinde and hi work, iskon temple delhi, iit kanpur, his life, his philosophy, Bauhaus architecture

1. ACHYUT PRAKASH KANVINDE

2. Born in ACHARE (Kankan region of Maharashtra). In November
1916.
Graduated from the “J.J. COLLEGE OF ARTS” in 1942.
He was then sent by the government of India to study at
“HARVARD UNIVERSITY”
There he worked under “WALTER GROPOUS” and was
influenced by his thinking and teaching.
Kanvinde was also influenced by his father, who was portrait and
landscape painter.

3. When he retuned to India he joined the council for “SCIENTIFIC AND
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH”.
In 1985 he was the winner of IIA “BABURAO MHATRE GOLD
MEDAL”.
In the early 50’s Kanvinde established a private practice in new Delhi with Shaukat
Rai , a civil engineer , who had been with him at Harvard.
They established a firm ”KANVINDE AND RAI” which received and executed
many important commissions.
He practiced perfectly for 55 years, he was considered the pioneer of what may be
termed the modern movement in architecture in India.
His buildings were simple and he used to tell the students
” ARCHITECTURE IS NOT A MUSEUM OF MATERIAL”.

4. Kanvinde plays with space and forms. His designs are slender, balanced,
proportionate, neat and well crafted.
The building is important but most important is the gate of the user. Example is
“Iskcon Temple”.
He gave much more importance to the natural light. He gave such a form to the
building that it can solve the problem of ventilation as well as excessive heat .
He believed in Vernacular Architecture.
He believed that the image should be such that can set the mood and interest for
which the building stands for.
Both inherent values and historical influences contributed towards good architecture.

5. An art can be to nourish the
senses. Art is purely an aesthetic
exercise.
He believed that a grid of
columns forming a matrix giving
structural and spatial aspect
would turn a design to more
sophisticated and faceted.
He also used
Vernacular
Architecture
in foreign.
He treated his building
with “VASTUSHASTRA”.

6. EXPERIENCE UNDER CLAUDE BATLEY
TRADITIONAL INDIAN ARCHITECTURE
Claude Batley introduced Kanvinde to the world of architecture. This was the period when
Kanvinde learned to appreciate the values of Indian architecture. He was familiarized with
•its origins
• Architecture based on the exigencies of local climate, building materials and social
conditions
•literate fusion of Western classical order with Indian building traditions
•Climatological principles
EXPERIENCE UNDER WALTER GROPIUS – THE BAUHAUS STYLE
Studying under Walter Gropius , kanvinde developed a whole new outlook
towards architecture. He was greatly influenced by BAUHAUS STYLE.

7. VARIOUS BAUHAUS CHARECTERSTICS VISIBLE IN KANVIND’S
WORK WOULD BE
ASYMMETRY
BLOCKY
CUBIC SHAPES
SMOOTH, FLAT, PLAIN, UNDECORATED
SURFACE
FLAT ROOFS
VERY FREE PLANNING
ADOPTION OF STEEL – FRAMED OR
REINFORCED – CONCRETE POST AND SLABS

9. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS

10. LOCATION: New Delhi, India
PURPOSE: To serve as a center for India's greatest glory, her Vedic
knowledge and culture.
MATERIALS: Steel: 880 tons. Cement: 5,500 tons. Marble: 25,000 square
feet. Stone: 75,000 square feet. Stone chips: 260,000 cubic feet. Wood: 2,000
cubic feet.
It was built in 1998 and is located in New Delhi.
 The project is situated on a sloping site and covers an area of 3 acres with
the slope of 8 meters in relation to road level.
Deity spaces are located at the highest level.
It has assembly hall for 400 people.
The building was constructed of reinforced concrete frame structure and
clad with red and white stone finish.
Services spaces like kitchen, dinning areas for devotees, offices are located
at the lower level.

11. THE TEMPLE
THE MUSEUM OF VEDIC CULTURE
THE ASHRAM
THE VEDIC CENTER FOR PERFORMING
ART
THE CENTRE OF VEDIC
STUDIES
KRISHNA JAYANTI PARK

13. THE WHOLE STRUCTURE IS
CLADED WITH STONES AND
MARBLE WHICH GIVE A HEAVY
LOOK TO THE STRUCTURE.
.
KANVINDE HAS PLAYED WITH THE
LEVELS IN THE WHOLE COMPLEX
AS THE TEMPLE IS CONSTRUCTED
ON THE HILL SO HE DEFINED THE
EACH REGION WITH A DIFFERENT
LEVEL.
THE INTERIOR OF
MAIN TEMPLE HAS
MARBLE CLADDING
ON THE WALL.
THE WHOLE TEMPLE COMPEX HAS
A VERY WELL CONNECTIVITY
AMONG ALL THE SPACES

14. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY(KANPUR)

16. Established in 1959-66 and is located on the outskirts of the city of Kanpur in
U.P.
The site measures close to 420 hectares.
Construction material is concrete and brick.
The important objective of this institute was intellectual and cultural
stimulation.
The building is harmonial in character.
The site is flat with the canal on one side and transportation route on the other
side.
The academic complex is located centrally all the site and free from traffic
noise.
Halls of residence, faculty and staff houses and community building surround
the central academic area to provide flexibility in movement and communication.
The residential campus is planned and landscaped with a hope for
environmental freedom.
The institute has a number of facilities, including the National wind Tunnel
Facility.

17. The external surfaces, wheather of
concrete or brick are left exposed to
obviate recurring maintenance costs and
to enhance the aesthetic appeal.
The structural system consist of
reinforced concrete frames and slabs
with available brick curtain wall.

18. The library forms an important part of the whole complex.
It is framed structure based on grid.
The whole building is built on R.C.C with a brick façade the
whole structure gives a very beautiful play of shades and
shadow.

19. •Lecture halls, library and faculty
building with laboratories and other
specialized services, organized and
planned as decentralized activities, are
connected by the walkway system.
•This allows the students to walk at two
levels of the building that are designed
to receive a two level circulation thus
providing shelter from the extremely
hot sun

20. THE WHOLE CAMPUS IN PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY

21. SOME OTHER PROJECTS OF KANVINDE
HARIVALLABDAS HOUSE, AHEMDABAD
DOODHSAGAR DAIRY ,MEHSANA (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT,
NATIONAL INSURANCE ACADEMY, PUNE (1992)
ANAND (1979)
DAIRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD) (1973)
NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER, NEW
DELHI (1991)
GANDHI KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA
BANGALORE (1965)

22. PRESENTED BY :
PRADEEP VERMA