Achyut
Kanvinde – Akar is a monograph on the life and works of Achyut Kanvinde, one of
the pioneers of Modern Architecture in India with a professional career
spanning five decades. Celebrated as the father of campus planning in India,
some of Kanvinde’s better-known projects include the Indian Institute of
Technology, Kanpur; National Dairy Development Board Campus, Anand; National
Institute of Bank Management and National Insurance Academy, Pune; Nehru
Science Centre, Mumbai; and National Science Centre and the ISKCON Temple in
Delhi. Of the large number of projects designed under the aegis of Kanvinde Rai
& Chowdhury, this book deals primarily with 45 selected works that the
authors felt best represent the firms oeuvre. A compilation of unrealised
projects, research studies, competitions, working drawings, and an exhaustive
chronology complete the monograph.
Reviews of Achyut
Kanvinde: Akar
1."This
book is primarily a compendium of Kanvinde's most important works over these
five decades"
-The Indian Express (August, 2017)
2. "The
book is a valuable addition to any library, architectural or otherwise. The
quality of its production sets a standard in architectural biographies which is
unmatched in our country".
-Landscape
(Issue 52, 2017)
3. "Biographies
such as this one are special moments where the book has to engage with much
broader questions than the documentation of a life in all its multifarious
forms and experiences".
-Domus (October, 2017)