Resurgent Modernism: The Architecture of Namita Singh Gautam Bhatia

Resurgent Modernism: The Architecture of Namita Singh

Author: Gautam Bhatia
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Book Title
Resurgent Modernism: The Architecture of Namita Singh
Author
Gautam Bhatia
ISBN
9789394501010
- A long-overdue volume on a five-decade long practice successfully creating monumental public works - Documents the work of Namita Singh work through five decades for a society in the making - Illustrated with photographs and drawings lending value to the breadth of the varied projects Having set up practice couple of decades after independence, Namita Singh belongs to the generation of architects who participated in the country's rapid development, providing a range of infrastructure projects for a society in the making, its institutions and cities. A Chandigarh-based practice, her firm has delivered a range of buildings, including educational institutes, offices, commercial projects, housing, heritage and restoration works, private homes and interiors across India. While much of her work is in tune with a contemporary modernism, Namita Singh has always drawn on local values and technologies for its generic expressions. A volume long overdue, the publication includes works that illustrate principles the architect uses to build and as well as those that are part of the stylistic consistency of the firm. Accompanying photographs and drawings tell a parallel story and lend value to the breadth of the varied projects presented and of a practice informed by inquiry.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Gautam BhatiaPublisher: Mapin Publishing PvtPublished: 02/15/2023ISBN: 9789394501010Pages: 224
- A long-overdue volume on a five-decade long practice successfully creating monumental public works - Documents the work of Namita Singh work through five decades for a society in the making - Illustrated with photographs and drawings lending value to the breadth of the varied projects Having set up practice couple of decades after independence, Namita Singh belongs to the generation of architects who participated in the country's rapid development, providing a range of infrastructure projects for a society in the making, its institutions and cities. A Chandigarh-based practice, her firm has delivered a range of buildings, including educational institutes, offices, commercial projects, housing, heritage and restoration works, private homes and interiors across India. While much of her work is in tune with a contemporary modernism, Namita Singh has always drawn on local values and technologies for its generic expressions. A volume long overdue, the publication includes works that illustrate principles the architect uses to build and as well as those that are part of the stylistic consistency of the firm. Accompanying photographs and drawings tell a parallel story and lend value to the breadth of the varied projects presented and of a practice informed by inquiry.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Gautam Bhatia
Publisher: Mapin Publishing Pvt
Published: 02/15/2023
ISBN: 9789394501010
Pages: 224
- A long-overdue volume on a five-decade long practice successfully creating monumental public works - Documents the work of Namita Singh work through five decades for a society in the making - Illustrated with photographs and drawings lending value to the breadth of the varied projects Having set up practice couple of decades after independence, Namita Singh belongs to the generation of architects who participated in the country's rapid development, providing a range of infrastructure projects for a society in the making, its institutions and cities. A Chandigarh-based practice, her firm has delivered a range of buildings, including educational institutes, offices, commercial projects, housing, heritage and restoration works, private homes and interiors across India. While much of her work is in tune with a contemporary modernism, Namita Singh has always drawn on local values and technologies for its generic expressions. A volume long overdue, the publication includes works that illustrate principles the architect uses to build and as well as those that are part of the stylistic consistency of the firm. Accompanying photographs and drawings tell a parallel story and lend value to the breadth of the varied projects presented and of a practice informed by inquiry.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Gautam Bhatia
Publisher: Mapin Publishing Pvt
Published: 02/15/2023
ISBN: 9789394501010
Pages: 224