Theory of Design: Ar. Achyut Prakash Kanvinde

THEORY OF DESIGN
AR. ACHYUT
PRAKASH KANVINDE
LIFE HISTORY
From 1916 to 2002.
Ar. A.P. Kanvinde belonged to the very small
village of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.
Kanvinde graduated architecture from the
J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai, in 1942.
He was then sent by the government of India
to study at Harvard University.
There he worked under Walter Gropous and
was influenced by his thinking and teaching.
Kanvinde was also influenced by his father,
who was portrait and landscape painter.
LIFE HISTORY
When he retuned to India he joined the council
for Scientific and Industrial Research.

In 1985 he was the winner of IIA BABURAO
MHATRE GOLD MEDAL.
In the early 50s Kanvinde established a
private practice in new Delhi with Shaukat
Rai , a civil engineer , who had been with him
at Harvard.
They established a firm Kanvinde and Rai
which received and executed many important
commissions.
He practiced perfectly for 55 years, he was
considered the pioneer of what may be termed

the modern movement in architecture in India.
LIFE HISTORY
His buildings were simple and he used
to tell the students ARCHITECTURE

IS NOT A MUSEUM OF MATERIAL.
PHILOSOPHY
Kanvinde plays with space and forms.
His designs are slender, balanced,

proportionate, neat and well crafted.
The building is important but most
important is the gate of the user.
Example is Isckon Temple.
He gave much more importance to
the natural light. He gave such a form
to the building that it can solve the
problem of ventilation as well as
excessive heat .
He believed in Vernacular
Architecture.
HIS DESIGN CONCEPTS

An art can be to nourish the senses.
Art is purely an aesthetic exercise.

He believed that a grid of columns
forming a matrix giving structural
and spatial aspect would turn a
design to more sophisticated and
faceted.
He treated his building with
VASTUSHASTRA.
He also used Vernacular Architecture
in
foreign.
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ISCKON TEMPLE
It is built in 1998 and it is located in New
Delhi.
The project is situated on a sloping site and
covers an area of 3 acres with the slope of 8
meters in relation to road level.
Deity spaces are located at the highest level.
It has assembly hall for 400 people.
The building was constructed of
reinforced concrete frame structure
and clad with red and white stone
finish.
ISCKON TEMPLE
Services spaces like kitchen, dinning areas for
devotees, offices are located at the lower level.

Other activities are :Multimedia cultural center.
Auditorium.
Animistic presentation museum.
Dormitory for devotees.
Small shopping areas.
Restaurant and offices.
Temple is around an informal court with sunk
garden spaces.
There are cascades all around and waterfalls to
create ambience.
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I.I.T., KANPUR
It is established in 1959-66 and is located
on the outskirts of the city of Kanpur in U.P..

The important objective of the program of
this institute was intellectual and cultural
stimulation.
The building is harmonious in character.
The site is flat with the canal on one side
and transportation route on the other side.
The Academic Complex is located centrally
at the site and free from traffic noise.
Pedestrian and vehicular traffic are
completely segregated.
I.I.T., KANPUR
The academic complex comprises a
library , lecture halls , faculty

building , a computer center,
workshops and area for cultural
facilities.
It is open form with linking
corridors and space penetrating
through , thus providing shelter
from the extremely hot sun and
also allow breezes.
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The library forms an important
part of the whole complex.

It is a framed structure based on
grid.
The whole building is built in
R.C.C with a brick facade.
the whole structure gives a very
beautiful play of shad and
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library
(Water creating micro
climatic effect)
I.I.T., KANPUR
All these building components are
interlinked by detached 2 leveled

corridors which is not only the facility
for cross-ventilation but also allow for
future growth.
An underground service tunnel runs
along these corridors.
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I.I.T., KANPUR
The external surfaces, whether of
concrete or brick are left exposed to

obviate recurring maintenance costs
and to enhance the aesthetic appeal .
The structural system consist of
reinforced concrete frames and slabs
with available brick curtain wall.
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I.I.T., DELHI
It is established in 1961.
Nehru University is adjoining at the southern
edge.
The site is available near Qutab Minar
Complex which is a landmark place in the
colorful history of Delhi.
The Institute campus is about 19 Km. away
from the Delhi Main Railway Station, 14 Km.
from the New Delhi Railway Station, 21 Km.
from the Inter-State Bus Terminal and 10 Km
from Delhi Airport.
It is well connected to the major city centers by
open and wide roads.
I.I.T., DELHI
The campus area has been divided into four
functional zones:
Residential zone for students.
Residential zone for the faculty and staff.
Academic zone for academic buildings and
workshops.
Cultural-cum-social and recreational zone
for students.
Each department is a separate entity with a
courtyard.
The main academic building accommodates
various teaching and research activities.
Two outer residential zones are separated
from the central academic zone by canals and
open areas.
I.I.T., DELHI
The site being longitudinal in shape, two
academic zones have been located midway between the two residential zones
in order to reduce
walking distance.
The main academic
building accommodates
various teaching and
research activities.
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on the ground floor, light laboratories
on the first floor.
I.I.T., DELHI
The tutorial rooms, classrooms and
project rooms are located on the second

floor.
Separate offices have been
provided to every member of
the teaching staff next to his
laboratory.
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departments for common use.
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I.I.T., DELHI
The plan anticipated the capacity of
5000 students.
To balance the horizontality of
building, vertical columns were added
in the front facade.
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ACADEMY OF
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MUSSOORIE
LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI NATIONAL ACADEMY OF

ADMINISTRATION,
MUSSOORIE
It was constructed around 1994.

This building is situated at
Mussoorie.
The side is contoured.
The LBSNAA is the academy for the
I.A.S. officers training.
It is a reinforced concrete framed
structure.
This building has two block.
The one block for administration, it
known as Dhuruvshila.
And the other block have dinning
LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI NATIONAL

ACADEMY OF ADMINISTRATION,
MUSSOORIE
The coffer slab is used in this
building.
In this building the Ar. A.P. Kanvinde
used the different
styles of the
windows.
The elevation is finished with the grit
finish.
The sloping roof covered with the
aluminum sheet, these sheets are used
for preventing the seepage.
He used skylights for lighting and as
an element.
LBSNAA, MUSSORIE.
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V.I.P LOUNGE
OUTSIDE VIEW FORM INSIDE

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THEORY OF DESIGN

for Scientific and Industrial Research.

considered the pioneer of what may be termed

to tell the students ARCHITECTURE

His designs are slender, balanced,

HIS DESIGN CONCEPTS

Art is purely an aesthetic exercise.

devotees, offices are located at the lower level.

on the outskirts of the city of Kanpur in U.P..

The academic complex comprises a

library , lecture halls , faculty

part of the whole complex.

interlinked by detached 2 leveled

concrete or brick are left exposed to

project rooms are located on the second

LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI NATIONAL ACADEMY OF

It was constructed around 1994.

LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI NATIONAL

OUTSIDE VIEW FORM INSIDE

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