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Design and construction. Architect (s) Le Corbusier. Villa Sarabhai, or Villa de Madame Manorama Sarabhai, is a modernist villa located in Ahmedabad, India. Designed by the Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier, it was built between 1951 and 1955. [1] It was built with an austere interior, a typical Le Corbusier design principle.
Villa Shodhan (or Shodhan House) is a modernist villa located in Ahmedabad, India. Designed by the Swiss architect Le Corbusier, it was built between 1951 and 1956. [1] [2] Building on his previous projects whilst integrating the traditional features of Ahmedabad design, the villa symbolizes Le Corbusier's domestic architecture. [3]
Goan Hindu houses. The Goan Hindu Architectural style is different from the Portuguese-influenced style. Hindu houses have little colonial influence. Most of the big houses have a courtyard called as Rajangan in Konkani where a Tulasi Vrindavan is seen. A special place called a Soppo is often used for relaxing.
Bamboo thatch houseboat in Kerala. Indian vernacular architecture the informal, functional architecture of structures, often in rural areas of India, built of local materials and designed to meet the needs of the local people. The builders of these structures are unschooled in formal architectural design and their work reflects the rich ...
Nālukettu. Nālukettu pronunciation ⓘ is the traditional homestead of old Tharavadu where many generations of a matrilineal family lived. These types of buildings are typically found in the Indian state of Kerala. The traditional architecture is typically a rectangular structure where four halls are joined with a central courtyard, or ...
The Kolkata gallery concept was agreed and a design was developed leading to the opening of the gallery in 1992. [5] The Kolkata gallery houses a visual display of the history and development of Kolkata when the capital of India was transferred to New Delhi. The gallery also has a life-size diorama of Chitpur road in the late 1800s. [23]
Construction started. c. 800. Completed. c. 900 ; 1124 years ago. Chand Baori is a stepwell situated in the village of Abhaneri in the Indian state of Rajasthan. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] It extends approximately 30 m (100 ft) into the ground, making it one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India. [ 4 ] It is named after a local ruler of Nikumbh ...
Jinnah House, also known as the South Court, [ 1] is an unoccupied house in Malabar Hill, a premium neighbourhood of the city of Mumbai in India associated with Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder and first governor-general of Pakistan. [ 2] It was built by Jinnah and remained his main residence for 10 years until he left in 1946 for Karachi.