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Hafeez Sorab Contractor (born 1950) is an Indian architect. [1] He has designed many skyscrapers in India, primarily in the city of Mumbai. [2] As of 2019, he is the architect of the three tallest buildings in India – The 42 in Kolkata, [3] [4] and the twin towers of The Imperial in Mumbai.
Mumbai Architecture came to be present through the British in the 18th and early 19th centuries. At first it was the neoclassical style of architecture but later, the Victorian Gothic style (also known as Gothic revival) came to dominate the city. Where the neoclassical has an orderly monochromatic presence, the Gothic style is expressive ...
The David Sassoon Library and Reading Room is a famous library and heritage structure in Mumbai, India. The idea for a library to be situated in the center of the city came from Albert Sassoon , son of the famous Baghdadi Jewish philanthropist, David Sassoon .
Frederick William Stevens (11 November 1847 – 5 March 1900) was an English architectural engineer who worked for the British colonial government in India. [1] Stevens' most notable design was the railway station Victoria Terminus in Bombay (in 1996, it was renamed the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai).
The following is a list of notable Indian architects This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Several architects occur in worldwide mythology, including Daedalus, builder of the Labyrinth, in Greek myth. In the Bible, Nimrod is considered the creator of the Tower of Babel, and King Solomon built Solomon's Temple with the assistance of the architect Hiram. In Hinduism, the palaces of the gods were built by the architect and artisan ...
The first skyscrapers in Mumbai were constructed during the 1970s, when Usha Kiran and Matru Mandir were developed and stood at about 76 metres (250 feet), or 25 floors, each. After a significant lull, construction projects since the mid-1990s began taking the skyline upwards, with a major acceleration in the pace of development since 2000 ...
Iftikhar M. Kadri (born 1929) is an Indian architect, civil engineer, and founder of I.M.K Architects in the city of Mumbai, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He has been a key figure in contributing to landmark buildings in several cities of India , United States , Russia , Middle East , Hong Kong among others.