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Indian Institute of Management - ahmedabad -

The document describes the architecture of the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, designed by architect Louis Kahn. Kahn's design uses exposed red bricks and geometric shapes. It has a fortress-like appearance with exposed brickwork, large openings in walls, and little glass. The complex includes academic blocks, hostels, a library, school building, faculty blocks, dormitories, and Louis Kahn Plaza centered around a courtyard. Kahn emphasized solidity, light and shade, and separating institutional and residential areas.

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD ARCHITECT - LOUIS I. KHAN KAHN'S ARCHITECTURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE USE OF EXPOSED RED BRICKS, THE EXTENSIVE USE OF GEOMETRIC SHAPES IN HOSTELS AND ACADEMIC BLOCKS AND VAST CORRIDORS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOMS DESIGN CONCEPT • KHAN ALWAYS WANTED TO GIVE A SOLID AND FORMAL LOOK TO HIS BUILDINGS. • HE WANTED TO CREATE A “FORTRESS IN BRICK’’ IN KEEPING WITH SOME OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES: • EXPOSED BRICKWORK • LARGE OPENINGS OR VOIDS IN WALLS • EXPOSED CONCRETE TIES • VERY LESS USE OF GLASS FOR WINDOWS • INTERPLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADE IN CORRIDORS • HIDE ENTRANCES, WINDOW OPENINGS • DIAGONAL SYSTEM OF PLACING THE BLOCKS TO EMPHASIZE THE BLOCKS.
• SEPARATE ENTRIES FOR INSTITUTIONAL AND RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX. • SEPARATE SERVICE ENTRY. • ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN INTEGRATED WITH STUDENTS AND STAFF LIVING. • INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING HAS BEEN TAKEN AS THE FOCAL BUILDING. • AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED NEAR THE MAIN ENTRANCE FOR EASY ACCESS FOR VISITORS. • RESIDENTIAL AREAS HAVE BEEN PLANNED IN HIERARCHICAL PATTERN. • THE SCALE AND MASSING GIVES A MONUMENTAL FEELING OF SPACE. • CANTEEN AND AUDITORIUM DOES NOT INTEGRATE WELL DUE TO BEING A LATER ADDITION. • SCHOOL BUILDING IS PLANNED AROUND A COURT • SCHOOL BUILDING AND STUDENTS DORM HAVE BEEN PLACED DIAGONALLY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WINDS FROM SOUTH-WEST MAIN ENTRANCE CLASS ROOM THE ACADEMIC COMPLEX COMPRISES OF THE FOLLOWING: ❏ LIBRARY ❏ SCHOOL BUILDING ❏ FACULTY BLOCKS ❏ DORMITORIES ❏ LOUIS KAHN PLAZA LOUIS KHAN PLAZA • MATERIAL USED • BRICK HAS BEEN USED AS PRIMARY BUILDING MATERIAL FOR THE ENTIRE COMPLEX, WALLS AND COLUMNS. • BRICK ARCHES HAVE BEEN USED FOR WIDE SPANS. • USE OF CONCRETE HAS BEEN RESTRICTED TO FOUNDATIONS, FLOOR SLABS, AND TIES FOR ARCHED OPENINGS.