Architectural heritage of a Sikh state: Faridkot

Parihar, Subhash

ISBN: 9788173053863, 8173053863

This book is a architectural study of forts, palaces, havelis, administrative buildings, educational buildings, hospitals, bazaars etc. In the erstwhile state of Faridkot state, one of the Sikh states created in Malwa region of Punjab during the later half of the eighteenth century.

The architectural heritage of Himachal Pradesh: origin and development of temple styles

Thakur, Laxman S

ISBN: 9788121507127, 812150712X

The book provides a comprehencive, chronological, scientific and comparative analysis of extant temple styles of Himachal Pradesh from the sixth to the fourteenth certury AD.

Architectural heritage of Sri Lanka: fortifications along the Kelani river

Chandrasekara, D.P.

ISBN: 9789550093052, 9550093050

The present volume is part of the programme of the Monuments and Sites Scientific Committee, is the first of this new series.

The architectural legacy of Anoop Bartaria

ISBN: 9788184655612, 8184655614

Architecture and construction techniques amongst Magar and Khasa of Nepal

Magar, Rana Prasad Gharti (b.1949)

ISBN: 9789994627240, 9994627244

Architecture and nationalism in Sri Lanka: the trouser under the cloth

Pieris, Anoma

ISBN: 9780415630023, 0415630029

This comprehensive, wide-ranging book presents an abundance of new and original material and many imaginative insights into the history of architecture and nationalism from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.

Architecture in India: since 1990

Mehrotra, Rahul

ISBN: 9788192043203, 8192043207

This book charts the complexity of India's contemporary architectural scene over a crucial period marked by economic liberalisation and the contradictions, glamour and displacement wrought by globalisation.

Architecture in medieval India: forms, contexts, histories

Juneja, Monica (ed.)

ISBN: 9788178242286, 8178242281

This book pulls together diverse writings on the subject, revealing an impressive array of ideas about India's past through the study of its monuments.

The architecture of ancient Delhi: especially the buildings around the Kutb Minar, ed. and rev. edn. by Henry Hardy Cole, introductory note by B.M. Pande.

ISBN: 9788173055386, 8173055386

In this volume, the author has made a careful investigation of the architectural heritage in the vicinity of the Kutb and contains some of the best photographs taken in 19th century. A fresh introductory note has been added which further enhances the value of this volume.

Architecture of ancient Tamil Nadu: the Kallanai dam story

Ghosh, Satyajit et al.

ISBN: 9789385462665, 9385462660

Architecture of Delhi, (1320 A.D.-1388 A.D.)

Rani, Abha

ISBN: 9789350500811, 9350500817

The period of 1320-1388 AD saw most of the northern and central India being ruled by the three kings of Tughluq dynasty who established the strongest and most creative state in the history of Delhi Sultanate. This volume includes in-depth analysis of the architecture of Delhi under the Tughluqs.

The architecture of Hasmukh C. Patel: selected projects 1963-2003

Desai, Catherine et al

ISBN: 9781935677659, 1935677659

Hasmukh Patel's architectural practice spanned the transformative latter decades of the 20th century. This book is both a tribute to Patel and a contribution to the ongoing documentation of modern Indian architecture, the gathering of a canon of works to inspire and inform the next generation. Included here are 51 of Patel's buildings, many published for the first time. Each project has been me...

The architecture of I.M. Kadri, special photography by Rajesh Vora

Mehta, Kaiwan

ISBN: 9789385285301, 9385285300

The book traces the body of work of Iftikhar M. Kadri, founder, partner and principal architect of IMK Architects, who began his practice in Mumbai in the 1950s. He contributed greatly to the design of emerging typologies like the high-rise apartment, the office tower and the hospitality industry in Mumbai and India, going on to build in the Middle East, Hong Kong, Tajikistan, Malaysia, and so on.

Architecture of Lucknow: Imambaras and Karbalas, photographs by Anil Mehrotra and Hindi text by Ashutosh Shukla

Das, Neeta (b.1963)

ISBN: 9788176465755, 8176465755

The architecture of Lucknow is an example of 18th and 19th century India. The Nawabs of Awadh who ruled from this city built many splendid structures mainly Kothis (villas), Imambaras (building where Muharram is commemorated), and Karbalas (shrines, burial places). This book elaborates on the history of the city, its various monuments and specially the Imambara complexes. The text has been eluc...

Architecture of Manasara, text with English tr., notes and index, re-edited S Jain, 3 vols.

Acharya, Parasanna Kumar

Architecture of Manasara: text with English translation and critical notes, tr. by Prasanna Kumar Acharya, 3 vols., rev. and ed. by N C Panda

ISBN: 9788180902796, 8180902796

Architecture of Santiniketan: Tagore's concept of space

Das, Samita

ISBN: 9789381523384, 938152338X

It is a search for the clues hidden in Rabindranath Tagore's philosophy and architecture that will link the past with the present. This book highlights Tagore's architectural vision through his writings.

The architecture of Shivdatt Sharma, foreword by Balkrishna V Doshi

Prakash, Vikramaditya

ISBN: 9788189995676, 8189995677

Shivdatt Sharma (b.1931) is one of the most prolific Indian modernist architects. This well-illustrated book documents Sharma's work from the early days, when it was a part of the experimental and innovative ethos of Chandigarh, to the present.

The architecture of the Hindus, ed. and rev. edn., introduction by B.M. Pande

Raz, Ram

ISBN: 9788173055492, 8173055491

Ram Raz's essay on Hindu architecture is a pioneering work based on the study of Hindu temple architecture as described in ancient texts on the subject. The volume, first published in 1834, has long been out-of-print and is being re-issued with a new introduction. The work is of outstanding value not withstanding the change in perception due to new material and research.

Architecture, time and eternity: studies in the stellar and temporal symbolism of traditional buildings, 2 vols

Snodgrass, Adrian

ISBN: 9788185179308, 8185179301

This is a study of the stellar and temporal symbolism of traditional buildings. It is a comprehensive work that spans from the generalities of symbolism of time in general, to the temporal symbolism in Indian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Christian, Chinese, Islamic, North American Indian, African, South American Indian, and Mesoamerican architectures.;