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IIM Bangalore Case Study: Plan, Corridors and Architecture (B V Doshi)

Great Indian architectureIIM Bangalore

IIM Bangalore Case Study: Plan, Corridors and Architecture (B V Doshi)

B V Doshi's IIM Bangalore campus for students: the brief, Fatehpur Sikri and temple precedents, the plan of corridors and courts, the corridor section, granite and concrete, light, additions and lessons.

Nov 05, 202614 min read

Amdavad ni Gufa Case Study: Plan, Section and Construction (B V Doshi)

Great Indian architectureAmdavad ni Gufa

Amdavad ni Gufa Case Study: Plan, Section and Construction (B V Doshi)

B V Doshi's underground gallery for M F Husain in Ahmedabad: the brief, the plan of overlapping domes, the 1 inch ferrocement shells, china mosaic, light and lessons for India.

Nov 04, 202614 min read

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Ronchamp Chapel Case Study: Roof Shell, Light Wall and Plan (Le Corbusier)

World architectureRonchamp Chapel

Ronchamp Chapel Case Study: Roof Shell, Light Wall and Plan (Le Corbusier)

A Ronchamp chapel case study for architecture students: the brief, the pilgrimage hill, the plan and outdoor choir, the hollow roof shell, the thick south wall of light, repairs, Renzo Piano's additions and lessons for India.

Nov 04, 202614 min read

Louvre Abu Dhabi Case Study: The Dome, Rain of Light and Climate (Jean Nouvel)

World architectureLouvre Abu Dhabi

Louvre Abu Dhabi Case Study: The Dome, Rain of Light and Climate (Jean Nouvel)

How Ateliers Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi works: a 180 m dome of eight patterned layers on four piers, a museum city of 55 blocks in the sea, and the rain of light, with MOA diagrams.

Nov 04, 202614 min read

Louvre Pyramid Case Study: Plan, Glass and the Hall Below (I M Pei)

World architectureLouvre Pyramid

Louvre Pyramid Case Study: Plan, Glass and the Hall Below (I M Pei)

A Louvre Pyramid case study for architecture students: the Grand Louvre brief, the hall under the Cour Napoléon, the cable-braced glass, the 1980s debate in dated sources, and lessons for India.

Nov 04, 202614 min read

Bosco Verticale Case Study: Balconies, Trees and Structure (Boeri Studio)

World architectureBosco Verticale

Bosco Verticale Case Study: Balconies, Trees and Structure (Boeri Studio)

A Bosco Verticale case study for architecture students: the brief, plan and section, cantilevered balconies, wind tests and tree restraints, irrigation, the flying gardeners, criticism, and lessons for India.

Nov 04, 202614 min read

Lloyd's Building Case Study: Atrium, Servant Towers and Plan (Richard Rogers)

World architectureLloyds Building

Lloyd's Building Case Study: Atrium, Servant Towers and Plan (Richard Rogers)

A Lloyd's building case study for architecture students: the 1978 brief, six servant towers round a full-height atrium, the concrete frame, how the air moves, and what Grade I listing means for an office.

Nov 04, 202615 min read

Kimbell Art Museum Case Study: Plan, Section and Cycloid Vaults (Louis Kahn)

World architectureKimbell Art Museum

Kimbell Art Museum Case Study: Plan, Section and Cycloid Vaults (Louis Kahn)

Louis Kahn's Kimbell Art Museum for students: the brief, the plan of sixteen vaults, Komendant's post-tensioned shells, the daylight reflector, materials, problems and lessons for India.

Nov 04, 202615 min read

CCTV Headquarters Case Study: Loop, Diagrid and Cantilever (OMA)

World architectureCCTV Headquarters

CCTV Headquarters Case Study: Loop, Diagrid and Cantilever (OMA)

How OMA and Arup built the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing: a loop of two leaning towers, a braced diagrid tube tuned to the forces, and a 75 m cantilever joined in the air, with MOA diagrams.

Nov 04, 202614 min read

Elbphilharmonie Case Study: Hall on a Warehouse, Skin and Cost (Herzog & de Meuron)

World architectureElbphilharmonie

Elbphilharmonie Case Study: Hall on a Warehouse, Skin and Cost (Herzog & de Meuron)

An Elbphilharmonie case study for architecture students: the Kaispeicher A base, the plaza between old and new, the vineyard hall and its white skin, the curved glass, and the cost and delay in sourced figures.

Nov 04, 202614 min read

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Case Study: Plan, Structure and Titanium Skin (Frank Gehry)

World architectureGuggenheim Museum Bilbao

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Case Study: Plan, Structure and Titanium Skin (Frank Gehry)

A Guggenheim Museum Bilbao case study for students: the 1991 brief, the river and bridge site, the atrium and gallery plan, the steel lattice, how the titanium skin is built up, and the Bilbao effect in sourced numbers.

Nov 04, 202614 min read

Church of the Light Case Study: Plan, Section and the Cross of Light (Tadao Ando)

World architectureChurch of the Light

Church of the Light Case Study: Plan, Section and the Cross of Light (Tadao Ando)

Tadao Ando's Church of the Light for students: the low-budget brief, the box and its 15 degree wall, the section, concrete, the glass in the cross, the 1999 Sunday school and lessons for India.

Nov 03, 202614 min read

30 St Mary Axe (Gherkin) Case Study: Diagrid, Plan and Light Wells (Foster + Partners)

World architecture30 St Mary Axe Gherkin

30 St Mary Axe (Gherkin) Case Study: Diagrid, Plan and Light Wells (Foster + Partners)

A Gherkin case study for students: the Swiss Re brief, the Baltic Exchange site, the round plan with spiralling light wells, the steel diagrid, the double skin facade and how its energy claims held up.

Nov 03, 202614 min read

Centre Pompidou Case Study: Structure, Services and Open Floors (Piano and Rogers)

World architectureCentre Pompidou

Centre Pompidou Case Study: Structure, Services and Open Floors (Piano and Rogers)

A Centre Pompidou case study for architecture students: the 1971 competition, the piazza, the gerberettes and open floors, the colour-coded ducts, the reception, the renovations and lessons for India.

Nov 03, 202614 min read

Villa Shodhan Case Study: Plan, Section and Parasol Roof (Le Corbusier)

Great Indian architectureVilla Shodhan Ahmedabad

Villa Shodhan Case Study: Plan, Section and Parasol Roof (Le Corbusier)

Le Corbusier's Villa Shodhan in Ahmedabad for students: the Hutheesing brief and the sale to Shodhan, plan and zoning, the section under the parasol roof, the ramp, the brise-soleil and lessons for India.

Nov 03, 202613 min read

Shri Ram Centre Case Study: Plan, Section and Auditorium (Shivnath Prasad)

Great Indian architectureShri Ram Centre Delhi

Shri Ram Centre Case Study: Plan, Section and Auditorium (Shivnath Prasad)

Shiv Nath Prasad and Mahendra Raj's concrete theatre at Mandi House, Delhi: an auditorium drum lifted over an open foyer, a cantilevered block on four columns, textures and what has changed.

Nov 03, 202613 min read

Mill Owners' Association Building Case Study: Plan, Section and Brise-soleil (Le Corbusier)

Great Indian architectureMill Owners Association

Mill Owners' Association Building Case Study: Plan, Section and Brise-soleil (Le Corbusier)

Le Corbusier's ATMA House in Ahmedabad for students: the 1951 brief, the site on the Sabarmati, plan and section, angled brise-soleil, the ramp, the assembly hall and roof pool, and how to visit.

Nov 03, 202614 min read

Hall of Nations Case Study: Space Frame, Structure and Demolition (Raj Rewal)

Great Indian architectureHall of Nations Delhi

Hall of Nations Case Study: Space Frame, Structure and Demolition (Raj Rewal)

Raj Rewal and Mahendra Raj's 1972 Hall of Nations in Delhi: a 78 m concrete space frame cast by hand, its section, joints and climate role, and its 2017 demolition in dated facts.

Nov 03, 202615 min read

Golconde Case Study: Plan, Louvres and Concrete (Antonin Raymond and George Nakashima)

Great Indian architectureGolconde Puducherry

Golconde Case Study: Plan, Louvres and Concrete (Antonin Raymond and George Nakashima)

The Sri Aurobindo Ashram dormitory in Puducherry: who designed and built it, the one-room-deep plan, louvres on both faces, the double roof, early reinforced concrete, and lessons for humid coasts.

Nov 03, 202614 min read

National Institute of Immunology Case Study: Plan, Courts and Stone (Raj Rewal)

Great Indian architectureNational Institute Immunology

National Institute of Immunology Case Study: Plan, Courts and Stone (Raj Rewal)

Raj Rewal's National Institute of Immunology in New Delhi for students: the brief, a campus planned like a town on a rocky slope, sandstone aggregate bands, dates, sources and lessons.

Nov 03, 202614 min read

Asian Games Village Case Study: Site Plan, Clusters and Streets (Raj Rewal)

Great Indian architectureAsian Games Village Delhi

Asian Games Village Case Study: Site Plan, Clusters and Streets (Raj Rewal)

Raj Rewal's housing for the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi: the DDA brief, clusters round courts, shaded pedestrian streets, parking squares, materials and how the village is lived in now.

Nov 03, 202614 min read

Lotus Temple Case Study: Petals, Shell Structure and Construction (Fariborz Sahba)

Great Indian architectureLotus Temple Delhi

Lotus Temple Case Study: Petals, Shell Structure and Construction (Fariborz Sahba)

Fariborz Sahba's Bahá'í House of Worship in Delhi: 27 marble-clad concrete shells in three rings, how they were set out and poured, the pools that cool the hall, and lessons for India.

Nov 03, 202614 min read

Matrimandir Case Study: Sphere, Structure and Construction (Roger Anger)

Great Indian architectureMatrimandir Auroville

Matrimandir Case Study: Sphere, Structure and Construction (Roger Anger)

Roger Anger's golden sphere at the centre of Auroville: the Mother's Inner Chamber brief, plan, section, pillars, discs, the sunbeam, and how it was built from 1971 to 2008.

Nov 03, 202614 min read

National Institute of Design Case Study: Plan, Structure and Campus (Gautam and Gira Sarabhai)

Great Indian architectureNational Institute of Design

National Institute of Design Case Study: Plan, Structure and Campus (Gautam and Gira Sarabhai)

NID Ahmedabad's main building for students: the Eames India Report as brief, the 12.30 m unit, precast floor shells and brick roof shells, the plan and section, credits, lessons and visiting.

Nov 03, 202614 min read