Talking Architecture
Raj Rewal in Conversation with Ramin Jahanbegloo
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ISBN:
9780199494729
Publication date:
23/01/2019
Paperback
192 pages
255.0x185.0mm
Price: 795.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199494729
Publication date:
23/01/2019
Paperback
192 pages
255.0x185.0mm
Ramin Jahanbegloo
Talking Architecture (Revised Edition) is one of the latest additions in the series of Ramin Jahanbegloo's interviews of prominent intellectuals who have influenced modern Indian thought. Focusing on the life, work, and ideas of Raj Rewal, one of India's leading contemporary architects, the dialogue flows effortlessly from Rewal's descriptions of his early life and experiences in Europe to discussions encompassing the aesthetic foundations of Indian architecture as well as the role of architecture in the twenty-first century.
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Ramin Jahanbegloo
Description
Talking Architecture is a part of the series of Ramin Jahanbegloo’s conversations with prominent Indian intellectuals. This revised edition presents additional visuals and an extended dialogue between Jahanbegloo and Raj Rewal, one of India’s leading architects.
The conversation flows effortlessly and we learn of Rewal’s early life and experiences in Europe. The discussions also encompass the aesthetic foundations of Indian architecture as well as the role of architecture in the twenty-first century.
About the Author
Ramin Jahanbegloo is the executive director of Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, and vice-dean of the Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India.
Ramin Jahanbegloo
Table of contents
Innovation and Tradition: The Architecture of Raj Rewal
PART I: FROM HOSHIARPUR TO PARIS
A Temple within Self
Gandhi and the Partition
Discovering Architecture
Discovering Europe
Exploring Theatre
An Unusual Marriage
The Challenge of Le Corbusier
PART II: THINKING ARCHITECTURE
The Perennial and the Ephemeral
What is Secular Architecture?
City of Dreams
A Senseless Ugliness
Thinking Cities Today
The Input of Heritage
Builders or Architects?
PART III: RASA IN ARCHITECTURE
The Concept of Rasa
Civilized Art and Primitive Art
Celebrating Diversity
BL Does an Asian Architecture Exist?
PART IV: CLASH OR ASSIMILATION OF ARCHITECTURAL VALUES
Globalization and the Ethics of Architecture
An Indian Vision of the World
Dialogue among Cultures
The Spirit of Location
The Ethics of Architecture
The Game of Light
The Dialectic of Interior and Exterior
Spiritualizing
Architecture
Conceptualizing Islamic Architecture
Living Architecture
PART V: ICONIC FORMS AND SYMBOLS
Credits
Ramin Jahanbegloo
Features
- Interviews one of the leading contemporary architects in India and worldwide.
- Offers an interesting dialogue and exciting insights into aesthetics and modern architecture.
- Includes almost 250 visuals, including photographs, drawings, and sketches.
Ramin Jahanbegloo
Description
Talking Architecture is a part of the series of Ramin Jahanbegloo’s conversations with prominent Indian intellectuals. This revised edition presents additional visuals and an extended dialogue between Jahanbegloo and Raj Rewal, one of India’s leading architects.
The conversation flows effortlessly and we learn of Rewal’s early life and experiences in Europe. The discussions also encompass the aesthetic foundations of Indian architecture as well as the role of architecture in the twenty-first century.
About the Author
Ramin Jahanbegloo is the executive director of Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, and vice-dean of the Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India.
Read MoreTable of contents
Innovation and Tradition: The Architecture of Raj Rewal
PART I: FROM HOSHIARPUR TO PARIS
A Temple within Self
Gandhi and the Partition
Discovering Architecture
Discovering Europe
Exploring Theatre
An Unusual Marriage
The Challenge of Le Corbusier
PART II: THINKING ARCHITECTURE
The Perennial and the Ephemeral
What is Secular Architecture?
City of Dreams
A Senseless Ugliness
Thinking Cities Today
The Input of Heritage
Builders or Architects?
PART III: RASA IN ARCHITECTURE
The Concept of Rasa
Civilized Art and Primitive Art
Celebrating Diversity
BL Does an Asian Architecture Exist?
PART IV: CLASH OR ASSIMILATION OF ARCHITECTURAL VALUES
Globalization and the Ethics of Architecture
An Indian Vision of the World
Dialogue among Cultures
The Spirit of Location
The Ethics of Architecture
The Game of Light
The Dialectic of Interior and Exterior
Spiritualizing
Architecture
Conceptualizing Islamic Architecture
Living Architecture
PART V: ICONIC FORMS AND SYMBOLS
Credits
