2. Achuyt Kanvinde
■ Born in 1916, Achara Maharashtra.
■ Belonged to very small village in Sindhudurg district in
Maharashtra.
■ Achuyt Kanvinde graduated architecture from the “J J
school of arts” Mumbai in 1942.
■ Completed master degree in 1945in Harvard
university.
■ Chief Architect of CSIR in 1947
■ President of IIA 1974-75.
■ Padma Shree 1976.
3. PHILOSOPHIES :
■ He followed mainly three principles.
1- Functionalism
2- Morden architecture and brutalism
3- Regionalism
1- FUNCTIONALISM:
■ There buildings were always conceived with
first priority given to its functions, and the
social values when designing spaces.
■ He rejected symmetry.
4. 2- MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND BRUTALISM
■ Simplification of form and creation of
ornament from the structure.
■ Elimination of unnecessary detail.
■ Visual expression of structure, as opposed
to the hiding of structural elements
■ Typically very linear, fortress like and
blockish, often with a predominance of
concrete construction.
3- REGIONALISM
■ The points which could be considered are
■ Local climate,
■ Building materials and
■ Social conditions
■ Sound climatological principles.
5. IIT KANPUR :
■ Constructed in Uttar Pradesh in 1965,
■ Total area is 1000 acers.
■ Academic buildings
– 13 departments
– PK Kelkar Library
– Computer Centres
– faculty offices
– Laboratories
– administrative buildings
■ 10 boys hostel and 2 girls hostel
■ Sports complex
■ Housing for faculty
6. ■ The academic area is well connected by a long
corridor which links all the major buildingsThe
academic area is set up in vicinity of Hostels to
provide quick accessibility to students
■ SPLIT LEVEL CORRIDOR SYSTEM
Minimize the walking distance, improving connectivity
Create spatial expansion
Give the impression of one large space hence space is
used as a tool
■ Visual expression of structure rather than hiding its
structural components.
■ In Kanpur, the local availability of high quality brick
and the prevalent labour and construction practices
made Kanvinde go for reinforced concrete for
structural frames and brick as infills.
■ Exposed brickwork:Reduces maintenance cost and
enhances aesthetic appeal-
CONCEPT AND IDEALOGY :
