Architecture: past, present and future

Jain, A.K.

ISBN: 9788195551927, 8195551920

The book provides a comprehensive narrative on evolution of architecture, green building, climatology, building resources pyramid, parametricism and infrastructure services.

Architecture and Independence: the search of identity--India 1880 to 1980, 2nd rev. edn.

Lang, Jon et al.

ISBN: 9789383184293, 9383184299

This book examines the development of architecture in India in the context of the political struggle for and attainment of Independence. It traces the development of the architectural profession and patterns of architectural form in the century following the formation of the Indian National Congress in the 1880s. In doing so it explores the impact of evolving political ideologies on the built e...

Elements of Indian art, including temple architecrure, iconography and iconometry (Revised and enlarged second edition)

Gupta, SP (b.1931) et al.

ISBN: 9788124602133, 8124602131

The work studies basic principles of ancient Indian art and architecture. It deals with Hindu thinking and practice of art including the Hindu view of Godhead, iconography and iconometry and symbols and symbolism in Hindu art. It surveys Indian art and temple architecture from the ancient times and makes comparative studies of religious art in India.

Embodied vision: interpreting the architecture of Fatehpur Sikri, photographer Dinesh Mehta

Mehta, Jaimini

ISBN: 9789383098484, 9383098481

The author's unconventional interpretation of the architecture of Fatehpur Sikri emanates from his exploration of the history of architectural representation and leads him to conclude that the tools of designing, representation and analysis, i.e. various kinds of drawings, which we normally use today, did not exist in sixteenth century India when Fatehpur Sikri was built.

The sky face: Kirtimukha and related hybrid creatures in the architecture of Nepal, South- and Southeast Asia

Gutschow, Niels

ISBN: 9789937933094, 9937933099

The empire of the great mughals history, art and culture

Prasad, Suraj Nandan

ISBN: 9789388121149, 9388121147

Encyclopaedia of Indian architecture: Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic, Vol.1: Hindu, by B.L. Nagarch, K.M. Suresh, D.P. Sharma, Dulani Qureshi

ISBN: 9788180901744, 8180901742

Encyclopaedia of Indian architecture: Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic, Vol.2: Buddhist, by B.L. Nagarch, K.M. Suresh, D.P. Sharma, Dulani Qureshi

ISBN: 9788180901751, 8180901750

Encyclopaedia of Indian architecture: Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic, Vol.3: Jain, ed. by B.L. Nagarch et al

ISBN: 9788180901768, 8180901769

This book is devoted to the study of Jain architechture from all over India.

Encyclopaedia of Indian architecture: Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic, Vol.4: Islamic, by B.L. Nagarch, K.M. Suresh, D.P. Sharma, Dulani Qureshi

Nagarch, BL

ISBN: 9788180901775, 8180901777

Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple architecture, 3 vols., ed. by K M Suresh et al

ISBN: 9788180902543, 8180902543

This work comprises a vast research on the architectural features of Indian temples spread all over the Indian subcontinent. This encyclopaedic study is divided into forty five chapters which delineate the various characteristics of temple architecture starting from the Gupta period (4th c.A.D.) to the Kashi Visvanatha temple rebuilt by Rani Ahilyabai of Indore (1776 A.D.).

Encyclopaedia of Islamic architecture, 3 vols., ed. by GS Khwaja

ISBN: 9788180902918, 8180902919

Vol.1: Central Asia (c.621-1629 A.D.) ISBN: 978-81-8090-292-5;Vol.2: Sultanate Period (1193-1526 A.D.) ISBN: 978-81-8090-293-2;Vol.3: Mughal Period (1526-1707 A.D.) ISBN: 978-81-8090-294-9;

Encyclopaedia of Mughal architecture, 2 vols., by Shailendra Sengar

ISBN: 9789380921808, 9380921802

Encyclopaedia of world art and architecture, 2 vols., by Banister Fletcher

ISBN: 9788187226550, 8187226552

Encyclopaedia of world art and architecture, 3 vols.

Singh, Yajnanendra Pratap

ISBN: 9789380921990, 9380921993

Bharatiya Samskriti kosa: Cultural Encyclopaedia Indica, Vol.2: Art & Architecture

Kumari, Kiran

ISBN: 9788176467537, 8176467537

Energy-efficient buildings in India, foreword by RK Pachauri

Majumdar, Mili (ed.)

ISBN: 9788185419824, 8185419825

Covering 41 projects from India's various climatic zones, this book provides thorough insights into the context, techniques, and benefits of energy-efficient buildings.

Evolution of temple architecture in Tamil Nadu,

Ramanan, J. et al.

ISBN: 9789387791701, 938779170X

The book is a visual and narrative journey through South Indias temple heritage. It traces the evolution from rock-cut caves to towering Chola temples, while also highlighting the far-reaching influence of Indian kings. The architectural legacy of the Mauryas, Chalukyas, Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas extends beyond Indias shores--to the grand temples of Indonesia, Cambodia, Borobudur and ancient...

An architectural masterpiece in Hyderabad: from British Residency to Osmania University College for Women, photographs by Andre J. Fanthome,

Naik, Anuradha S.

ISBN: 9781785513374, 1785513370

In the heart of Hyderabad stands a majestic building with a colossal Corinthian portico. Once the British Residency of Hyderabad State, it was constructed at the start of the 19th century as the official residence of the envoys of the East India Company...

Expressions in Indian art: essays in memory of Shri M.C. Joshi, 2 vols

Mani, BR et al. (ed.)

ISBN: 9788173200700, 817320070X

The essays cover varied aspects and forms of art such as prehistoric rock-art, rock-paintings, rock engravings, Bronze age seals and sealings, copper hoards, bass-relief, sculptures, colossal images, terracotta figurines, bronzes, coins, murals and miniature paintings, excavated antiquities, folk-art, architecture, textiles, boat architecture, etc. Articles on scientific preservation, structura...