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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]
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.
Ancient Indian architecture. Ancient Indian architecture. The Great Chaitya in the Buddhist Karla Caves, Maharashtra, India, c. 120 CE. Rock-cut Hindu temple [1] Ancient Indian architecture ranges from the Indian Bronze Age to around 800 CE. By this endpoint Buddhism in India had greatly declined, and Hinduism was predominant, and religious and ...
Indian architecture is rooted in the history, culture, and religion of India. Among several architectural styles and traditions, the best-known include the many varieties of Hindu temple architecture and Indo-Islamic architecture, especially Rajput architecture, Mughal architecture, South Indian architecture, and Indo-Saracenic architecture.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan ( pronunciation ⓘ, ISO: Rāṣṭrapati Bhavana; lit. ' Presidential Palace '; previously Viceroy's House) is the official residence of the President of India at the western end of Rajpath, Raisina Hill in New Delhi. It was formerly known as Viceroy's House and constructed during the zenith of British Empire.
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 Teen Murti Bhavan ( Teen Murti House; formerly known as Flagstaff House) is a building and former residence in New Delhi. It was built by the British Raj and became the residence of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who stayed there for 16 years until his death on 27 May 1964. It was designed by Robert Tor Russell, the ...
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 ...