This complex in Chanakya Puri has diplomatic embassy and Ambassador’s residence.
“The scope of work initially given to the architect was to design and build the Chancery, the Ambassador's residence and servants' quarters. A Chancellor's residence…
Indraprastha Bhawan was designed as a government office facility.
”The Embassy finally opened in 1986 with the large single expanse of roof of the 1960’s design broken up into six separate lateral buildings around a central garden area. The sculptural roofs - the most significant architectural feature of the…
“Designed in 1954 to house the GPO and the Posts and Telegraphs Directorate, this building has a facade that follows the curve of the roundabout. The main lobby level contains the public post office area with one long curved counter. The roof and…
This building has offices of the National Security Council Secretariat.
“The site of Sardar Patel Bhawan is very closely similar to site of Dak Tar Bhawan. Both are located on a roundabout, on a square plot with a crescent cut out from one corner of…
“In 1973, SARP (the Association of Polish Architects) organised a closed architectural competition for the design of the Polish Embassy in the Indian capital, New Delhi. The first prize was awarded to a design by Kraków-based architects, Witold…
Maulana Azad, a close associate and friend of Mahatma Gandhi, was buried in the historic setting between Shah Jahan’s Jama Masjid and the Red Fort. In keeping with the requirements set down by Jawaharlal Nehru, the design was not to conflict with the…
“Shiv Nath Prasad designed the famous Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts (1966-69) in New Delhi. This is a unique illustration of Corbusier's influence on modern Indian architecture. It is located on a 0.25-hectare site in the heart of the capital,…
“The STC building comprises 'L-shaped' office blocks that are in response to the heights of the adjoining buildings. The highest part of the building is defined by a cubic volume at the junction of the L-shaped configuration. A low, three story…
“The Swiss Embassy is a remarkable example of postwar modern architecture and an attestation to the precarious process of manifesting abstract concepts of nationhood into the built form.”
The Swiss Embassy is visible from the street, unlike…
“YMCA Staff Housing is a complex of four secretaries apartments and four junior staff quarters. The clients brief insisted on a physical separation of the two categories of apartments and this was developed in the form of a separating street. The…
This hotel reflects the brutalist style with large monolithic concrete used in the design. "It is linear, fortress-like and has a block form
In the hotel, a service floor separates the bedrooms above from the common areas on the lower floors. Like…
“Pearey Lal Bhawan [PLB] was the cultural and intellectual hotspot of Delhi. Established in 1973, PLB has been the ‘venue of choice’ for hosting business conventions, cultural performances, conferences and art exhibitions. Inaugurated in 1973 by the…
“Rabindra Bhawan, Delhi houses a host of apex government of India bodies for arts and culture, including, the offices of Sahitya Akademi, Lalit Kala Akademi & Sangeet Natak Akademi besides the Lalit Kala Akademi Art Gallery and is renowned structure…
“Triveni Kala Sangam is an important cultural and arts complex and education centre in New Delhi. Founded in 1950, by Sundari K. Shridharani, who was also its Founding Director, Triveni, as it is commonly referred, contains four art galleries, a…
“Gandhi memorial was to serve as a sensitive enhancement of an already existing Gandhian landscape of martyrdom at Rajghat. As the editors of Civic affairs observed, “over the years millions, from the common folk to distinguished foreign visitors…
“Rai Bahadur M.S. Oberoi founded his eponymous brand, the Oberoi Group, in 1934, and although the Delhi location was the fourth hotel in the company’s portfolio (there are now 32), it was the first that he actually had built from the ground up in an…
“The India International Centre (IIC) is a well-known non-official organization situated in New Delhi, India. It is a unique establishment that serves as a meeting place for cultural and intellectual offerings, while maintaining its non-official…
“At the invitation of the Indian government, The Ford Foundation established its first international office in New Delhi in 1952 – and it needed a building to fit its global ideals. Enter Joseph Allen Stein, the American architect who left such a…
“The Palace of Assembly is a legislative assembly building in Chandigarh, India. It was designed by modernist architect Le Corbusier [1][2] It is a part of the Capitol Complex, which includes the Legislative Assembly, Secretariat and High Court. The…
“ CEPT University focuses on understanding, designing, planning, constructing and managing human habitats. Through its education, research and advisory activities, CEPT strives to improve the impact of habitat professions in enriching the lives of…
“Gandhi memorial museum designed by Charles Correa is located in the Ashram where the Mahatma lived from 1917 to 1930. Housing his books, letters and photographs, this modest and humanly scaled memorial uses brick piers, stone floors and tiled roofs…
“The Gandhi Bhawan is a center dedicated to the study of the words and works of Mohandas K. Gandhi. It is a landmark site at Punjab University and was designed by Corbusier’s cousin, Pierre Jeanneret. It serves as an auditorium and also houses books…
