Papers by Katarzyna Kapusta
Kwartalnik RZUT +27, 2021
Kwartalnik RZUT +22, 2020
https://www.kwartalnikrzut.pl/o-architekture-warta-wschodu/
Drafts by Katarzyna Kapusta
One could hardly imagine a time more exciting for an Indian architect to start a career than at ... more One could hardly imagine a time more exciting for an Indian architect to start a career than at the close of the 1940s, when India had just gained freedom from colonial rule. In many places around the world this was the time when enormous funds were invested in new and often very novel urban developments that were to provide, for better or worse, the model of metropolitan life for the generations to come. By that time, it was generally believed that architecture and urban planning have the power to shape human habits and inspire worldviews. This was also true for India, and at this particular moment it was crucial for decision makers and for the designers to decide on what style and what planning philosophy should they stake. What should the background image of the new Republic of India be, what values should be put through, what goals should be proclaimed?
In my presentation, I am going to focus on these decisive years of modern architecture in India and on its major figures.
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Papers by Katarzyna Kapusta
Drafts by Katarzyna Kapusta
In my presentation, I am going to focus on these decisive years of modern architecture in India and on its major figures.
In my presentation, I am going to focus on these decisive years of modern architecture in India and on its major figures.