Indian cities are mechanisms for social engineering—more powerful than anything we have seen before they will transform this country a place in the shade explores architectural and urban issues in india, from the house as a machine for dealing with our often hostile climate, to the metaphysical role of architecture as a model of the cosmos this reflective, provocative and consistently readable collection of essays argues that our habitat must respond to the overriding parameters of climate, culture and financial resources and that our physical environment should accommodate notions of inclusion and diversity, and that priceless quality of synergy which characterizes a city charles correa identifies the defining issues of the urbanization process that is so rapidly transforming india he writes, ‘you cannot look at cities without wandering into architecture on the one hand and politics on the other’ tragically, over the last few decades, urban real estate has become the primary sou

A Place in the Shade

Arts & Photography

Correa, Charles

Architecture

Penguin Global

The New Landscape: Urbanization in the Third World

Butterworth Architecture

The architectural and urban planning solutions of Charles Correa, the brilliant Indian architect, effectively combine traditional spiritual and symbolic themes with the environmental and cultural demands of a modernized society. They have gained him a global following. His projects have been as wide-ranging as they are impressive: low-rise, low-cost, high-density housing, entire townships and extensions to major cities, but also many individual buildings, such as the Gandhi Museum. In addition to the architect's own presentation of his ideas, Kenneth Frampton provides an overall assessment of his achievement, and this model study of an increasingly influential figure is completed by a detailed chronology and bibliography.

Charles Correa

FRAMPTON, Kenneth

Biographies & Memoirs

Thames&Hudson

Architect, planner, activist, and theoretician, Charles Correa has captured the world's attention with his buildings and humanitarian approach to architecture. Ever since his apprenticeship with Louis Kahn, Correa has adapted the language of modern architecture to create pleasing, habitable buildings for people in cities and countries around the developing world. Correa is regarded internationally as an expert on housing in developing countries. Documenting over forty years of his work in a vital but often neglected area, this book brings together his most significant projects in detail. With over 450 newly commissioned plans and duotone photographs, this timely publication addresses the perennial issue of habitation, one of architecture's most pressing concerns. As the seemingly irreversible pull of world metropolises swells inner-city life almost to breaking point, Correa offers concrete solutions. Eschewing style in favor of content, rejecting ornamentation in favor of livable space, Charles Correa has forged an architecture that offers lessons to both students and practicing architects.

Housing and Urbanization: Building Solutions for People and Cities

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

The nine architectural projects selected as winners of the 2001 Aga Khan Award for Architecture are featured in this celebratory volume. The articles describing the nine winners include many b&amp;w and color photos and plans of the architecture, all of which were selected for their innovative use of local materials and building techniques and the successful community function of the building and its creation. In addition, the life and career is featured of Geoffrey Bawa, recipient of the 2001 Aga Khan Chairman's Award. The volume is not indexed. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Modernity and Community: Architecture in the Islamic World

ROBSON, DAVID

Aga Khan Award For Architecture (organization)

Reference

Charles Correa’s A Place in the Shade explores architectural and urban issues in India, from the house as a machine for dealing with the country’s often hostile climate to the metaphysical role of architecture as a “model of the cosmos.” This provocative and eminently readable collection of essays argues that the country’s habitat must respond to the overriding parameters of climate, culture and financial resources, and that our physical environment should accommodate both diversity and synergy. Over the last few decades, urban real estate has become the primary source of financing for political parties and the politicians who run them, and as Correa acknowledges, “you cannot look at cities without wandering into architecture on the one hand and politics on the other.” A Place in the Shade identifies the defining issues of the urbanization trends that are so rapidly transforming India.

A Place in the Shade: The New Landscape and Other Essays

Hatje Cantz

Housing & Urbanisation

Catalogs & Directories

Urban Design Research Institute

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