Indian architect and academic. • Anant Raje was born in Nashik, India. He studied at the Sir J. J. College of Architecture. • He worked with Louis Kahn. Major buildings made by him are:- Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal • IIFM is an institutional building of Modern Architectural style which was inspired by the concept of continuity. • It is situated on a hill giving it a scenic location surrounded by water on three sides during good monsoons. • Walls are cladded with stone in shades of green and yellow grey. Bhopal Development Authority Headquarters • The project site is in the urban section of Bhopal. • It is a typical urban lot of land with a maximum floor space index 1.2. • This demonstrates that even though the entire plot is covered by the building to get the maximum land utilization. • It has enough open space for terraces built and integrated in the composition of the layout. • The elevated terrace levels keep the pedestrian movement isolated from the vehicular traffic. Modern World Architecture • Modern architecture developed against a background of 19th century imitations of earlier styles, ranging from Italian Renaissance, Gothic, and baroque through the neoclassical. • As a reaction against the artificiality of the 19th century, modern architects declared that form should result from function. • With the breakdown of the old social order after the Industrial Revolution, there arose a need for new types of buildings • Steel frames with reinforced concrete came to be used as materials. • Huge warehouses were built to store raw materials and machinery. • Powerful bridges and docks were constructed to bear the weight of heavy transport. • Factories were designed so that all of the available space was put to good use. Examples of Modern World Architecture- • Crystal Palace • The Chicago School of Louis Sullivan • Eiffel Tower • Behren’s turbo factory in Berlin Karan Grover • Born on 22nd August 1951, Ar. Grover completed a Bachelor of Architecture in 1974 Graduate Diploma in 1975. Ar Karan is inarguably the most influential green architect and a celebrated one based in Gujarat. • His designs are people centric and he supports the idea of interweaving the use of passive strategies and new technologies together. • His idea is not to create an immutable built space, but an environment which showcases the beauty of nature and is also region specific. Buildings by Karan Grover- • Champaner - Pavagadh. • CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green. Business Centre. • AMEA Indigo, Dubai. • Raffles Park, Bangalore. • TATA Multispecialty Hospital, Odisha.
Prepared by Harshitha K V I Assistant Professor AAAD, Bengaluru NOTE: This Study Material Will Act As A Reference and Is Not The Sole Source of Information. 1 2019