ACHYUT PRAKASH

KANVINDE

INTRODUCTION
Born in 1916, Achara,
Maharashtra
1945 in Harvard for
Master degree, with a
thesis on science
laboratories

1947 appointed as the

Chief Architect of CSIR.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS

Awarded Padma Shree in 1976.

President IIA (1974-75)
Co-Authored book Campus Design in India.
IIAs Babu Rao Mhatre Gold Medal for life time
achievement in 1985
Great Masters Award from JK Industries Ltd. in
1993.
Was also a part of the jury on the competition
for the Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts,
along with B.V. Doshi.

PHILOSOPHIES
All his creations were in strict
conformity with these three principles: FUNCTIONALISM
MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND
BRUTALISM
REGIONALISM

FUNCTIONALISM
There buildings were always
conceived with first priority given to
its functions, and the social values
when designing spaces.
He rejected symmetry.

MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND

BRUTALISM
Simplification of form and creation of
ornament from the structure
Elimination of unnecessary detail
Visual expression of structure, as
opposed to the hiding of structural
elements
Salk Institute, California
Louis Kahn

Bauhaus,Germany
Walter Gropius

 Brutalism is a child of modern

architecture
Typically very linear, fortress like
and blockish, often with a
predominance of concrete
construction
Developed to create functional
structures at a low cost, but
eventually designers adopted the
look for other uses such as college
buildings
Boston city hall, USA
Gerhardt Kallmann

REGIONALISM
Inevitably based on the exigencies of
local climate,
building materials and
social conditions
sound climatological principles.

IITK campus

CSIR

Projects by Achyut
Kanvinde

Harivallabdas House,
Ahemdabad

Gandhi Krishi

National
Insurance
Academy Pune

Doodhsagar Dairy

Institute of
Rural
Management

ISKCON Temple, East

of Kailash, Delhi

National Science
Center, New Delhi

Nehru Science
Center, Mumbai

CBRI Roorkee

Physical Research
Laboratory,Ahmda

Doodhsagar Dairy ,Mehsana

National Dairy Development Board
built in 1973
One of the largest Milk processing
unit in gujarat

STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE : BRUTALISM

STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE :

FEATURES

Monstrous and raw

The form is very rough and blocky
Cold character
Fortress like structure
One of the first outburts of
kanvindes brutalism

 The natural slope of

the site utilized to
advantage of a multi
level processing
system
Milk receiving is done
at the roof
Processing is done at
the second level
The third and the
lower most level
accommodate the
workers amenities

 ventilation points are expressed as large shafts

that rise above the roof level
They evacuate the hot air by natural convection
eliminating the need for mechanical exhaust
system

 Walls and structure are more theatrical than

technical in their function of containing and
supporting the process within

Banding of
the exterior
finish helps
articulate
the
muscular
feature of
the
building

IIT KANPUR

 Central deemed University located in Uttar

Pradesh, about 15 km north-west of the cit
of Kanpur in the Kalyanpur suburb
Constructed during 1960-1965

FEATURES
Total area 1000 acres
Academic buildings: 13 departments,
PK Kelkar Library, Computer Centres
faculty offices, laboratories and
administrative buildings
10 boys hostel and 2 girls hostel
Sports complex
Housing for faculty

FEATURES
The residential campus isplanned
andlandscaped with a hope for
environmental freedom.
Halls ofresidence, faculty and staff
houses and community
buildingssurround the central
academic area to provide flexibilityin
movement and communication.

DEPARTMENTS AND
LABS
CANTEEN
LECTURE
HALLS

FACULTY
OFFICE
AND
LIBRARY
COMPUTER
DEPTT AND
LABS

 Core Pedestrian island which

consist of lecture halls surrounded
by landscaping and water body
forming the main focus of the
campus.
The academic area is well
connected by a long corridor
which links all the major buildings
The academic area is set up in
vicinity of Hostels to provide quick
accessibility to students

SPLIT LEVEL CORRIDOR SYSTEM

Minimize the walking distance, improving connectivity

Create spatial expansion
Give the impression of one large space hence space is
used as a tool

 Conventional type ofbuildings were

designed as isolated islands
ofdepartments
Activities which students and
faculties share are designed to
encourage meeting and interaction

Hostels

Quiet

and private hostels

Hostels to create some sort of family

feeling in the students living in them.

VISUAL
EXPRESSION OF
THE STRUCTURE
RATHER THAN
HIDING ITS
STRUCTURAL
COMPONENTS

 In Kanpur, the local availability of high

quality brick and the prevalent labour
and construction practices made
Kanvinde go for reinforced concrete for
structural frames and brick as infills .
reinforced-concrete post-and-slab
construction,with a series of flat slabfloors and a flat roof-slab carried on
concrete columns or posts

CONCLUSION
His works are generally raw and
unemotional. Yet he managed to make his
designs appealing and welcoming.
His designs were distinct and unique yet
having one thing similar- functionalism.
His designs appear to be built with a large
amount of thought having been given to
making them functionally efficient and
practically feasible.

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