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 Architects in India

• In 1972, the Government of India recognized the profession of architecture by enacting the Architects
Act to constitute the Council of Architecture, in order to prescribe standards of professional conduct, and
minimum standards of architectural education for professional recognition. It may be noted that
architecture is one of only four professions in the country governed by a Central Act.

• We have developed nearly 400 architecture colleges in the country, and today we are adding almost
twenty five thousand qualified architects every year to our workforce.

Is there a platform for interaction between architect and common man?

Indian architecture

• One of the most enduring achievements of Indian civilization is undoubtedly its architecture.
• Different types of Indian architectural styles include a mass of expressions over space and time,
transformed by the forces of history considered unique to India.

• As a result of vast diversities, a vast range of architectural specimens have evolved, retaining a certain
amount of continuity across history.

Is there a platform for exhibiting Indian journey through architecture ?

Common people

• The understanding of architecture varies between architects and the public. Every person is directly or
indirectly affected by any piece of architecture, just that majority of them don’t realize what is it about
architecture that’s affecting them and how. They appreciate/criticize architecture consciously/sub-
consciously at times without understanding why it is the way it is

Are the common people aware of architecture and its history?

can an institution shape or modify a society

• How Bauhaus Redefined What Design Could Do for Society

A century after its founding (Walter Gropius), the German school of art and architecture remains one of the
most transcendent — and frustrating — movements of the Modernist age.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/t-magazine/bauhaus-school-architecture-history.html

• How Bauhaus designed the world as we know it

https://www.thelocal.de/20190117/bauhaus-how-the-revolutionary-school-designed-the-world-as-we-know-it

Bauhaus’s lasting impact

• Bauhaus also revolutionized the way many architects conceptualize their work, using function or purpose as
the starting point for designing buildings.
• Contemporary art education, too, has been molded by the Bauhaus’s interdisciplinary approach, with today’s
students often dabbling in lots of different mediums before specializing. Far from being consigned to history,
the principles, values and methods that the Bauhaus put forward continue to be re-visited today,
thesis topic
Changing the outlook towards the architecture in India

project
To design an architectural museum (building museum)for documenting and empowering Indian Architecture. this museum
complex will serve as a platform for documenting Indian architecture and its various styles, and also opens window of future
of Indian architecture
aim
The idea of the thesis is to change the outlook towards Indian architecture by creating certain platforms
for empowerment and advancement of architecture through architecture museum

objective
• to empower architecture.
• to document and study complete Indian architecture.
• to provide a platform for architectural research & studies.
• to create an understanding between architecture profession and society.
• to educate common people about architecture.
• to provide aid for students of architecture.
limitations

• difficult to incorporate each and every architectural style and detail of Indian architecture,
since the depth of the history cant be quantified

• difficult to exhibit all documented buildings.

• Time limit
• Live case study
site
Delhi is of great historical significance as an important commercial, transport, and cultural hub, as well as the
political centre of India. The National Capital Territory of Delhi has both historic and modern tourist places and
also famous for places of worship of many religions. Delhi is home to UNESCO world heritage sites of Qutub
Minar, Red Fort and Humayun’s Tomb along with famous tourist attractions and historical landmarks such as
Chandni Chowk,Purana Quila, Parliament House,Connaught Place,James Church, Pitampura TV Tower,
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Tallest Indian Flag , Lodhi Gardens, Rajpath, Old Fort, Ahinsa Sthal and Mughal
monuments in Delhi.

The site for the project is in Lado Sarai, New Delhi, 10km away
from Qutub Minar
How an architecture museum shape or influence the society

Architecture gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum

• Opened in 2004, this is the first museum gallery in the country dedicated to architecture in the UK. It
provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the art, use and practice of architecture.
• On display are models, drawings and designs, and samples of materials, as well as photographs and
fragments of buildings. Interpretation includes audio commentaries, interactive style guides, videos and
touch objects.
• The Architecture gallery is organized around five themes:

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The Art of Architecture

• The art of architecture explores the history and ideas behind architectural styles. A superb collection of
artefacts and illustrations is on display, grouped by period and spanning world cultures. Find out about
architectural styles including buildings that are Asian, Spanish Islamic, Classical, Gothic, and Modernist.

• Discover the ideas that lie behind these great traditions. Highlights on show include a capital from the
Pantheon, a model of the interior of the Alhambra and a model of the Tempietto in Rome.
The Function of Buildings

• The Function of Buildings looks at the way in which the design of a building is informed by its function and
the demands of climate
• Discover how public buildings affect our movements and influence our emotions.
• Find out how the design of airports and stations, churches and shopping malls compel us to move swiftly or
encourage us to linger.
• See how religious buildings reflect the symbolism of belief.
• Find out how places of work are designed to increase efficiency and impress the business community
• Find out how architects and builders respond to the demands of climate.
• Learn about the materials and methods that have been used to make buildings weatherproof.
• See how the problems of heating, cooling and ventilation have been resolved over the centuries and how
they are tackled today
• The Function of Buildings
• Two problems have to be solved by all building construction:
• how to keep the walls up
• how to span the spaces between them
• See how the use of solid walls such as brick and stone has produced chunky low-rise buildings.
• Learn how frame structures have been used to create tall buildings, clad with a range of materials from
wattle and daub to glass.

Architects and Architecture

• All buildings are designed by someone. For centuries people have designed and created their own buildings.
Today designing and building is a complex team effort.
• Find out about the roles played by clients, architects, builders and engineers over the centuries.
• Follow the architectural process from fifirst ideas through to the fifinished design.
• See how the processes of creation, development, presentation and building have evolved.
vision
India has been urbanizing at a rapid rate. By the middle of this century, a majority of the country’s population
will be living in urban areas.
The provision of shelter and building infrastructure in our cities will also create the conditions for up gradation
of the built environment in rural settlements, with the differences in living conditions between urban and rural
being gradually eliminated.
This calls for a new understanding of our architectural capabilities and their alignment with societal conditions
and aspirations. The task requires unflinching motivation informed by authentic inspiration.
The Architecture Museum can provide the matrix for such motivation and inspiration to emerge from a deep
understanding of the history of our own architecture and its relevance and place in contemporary conditions.