Who is Achyut Kanvinde?
Who is Achyut Kanvinde?
Achyut Purushottam Kanvinde (1916–28 December 2002) was an Indian architect who worked in functionalist approaches with elements of Brutalist architecture. He received the Padma Shri in 1974. He was born in Achra, in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, in 1916 in a large family.
Who are Kanvinde Rai and Shaukat Rai?
Along with his partner Shaukat Rai, he opened the firm Kanvinde, Rai and Chowdhury in New Delhi (which is currently run by Sanjay Kanvinde, B.K. Tanuja and Murad Chowdhury).
Who influenced Kanvinde to become an architect?
Kanvinde, influenced by his father, a portrait and landscape painter, took up art and graduated in architecture from Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai in 1942. He was then sent by the Government of India to study at Harvard where he worked under Walter Gropius and was influenced by his thinking and teaching.
What are the famous buildings of Kanvinde group?
The firm has been responsible for IIT Kanpur, National Science Centre, Delhi, The National Council of Applied Economic Research in New Delhi, NII Pune, numerous dairy buildings under NDDB (such as Dudhsagar Dairy plant in Mehsana) and many other buildings. Kanvinde played with space and forms.
Architect Achyut Kanvinde in Delhi ( Photo courtesy: Sanja.. Achyut Purushottam Kanvinde (1916–28 December 2002) was one of the pioneers of Modern Architecture in India with a professional career spanning five decades. Kanvinde worked in functionalist approaches with elements of Brutalist architecture.
What is the style of architecture of Achyut Kanvinde?
Achyut Kanvinde’s works truly depict his idea of designing with natural light. He also combined modern architecture with brutalism. Therefore, his buildings follow prominent principles of Brutalist architecture. Simple blocks, exposed concrete & elimination of unnecessary details can be easily seen in his works.
