Architecture as a product of technique of construction : Shimla (Also available on CD)
Mistry, Harsha
Architecture as a product of technique of construction : Shimla (Also available on CD) - 2012 - iv,93p. CD-ROM
CONTENTS Introduction 1 Aim of the study Objectives Methodology Scope and Limitations Chapter 1: Introduction 1. Colonial Architecture in India .. 7 a. Styles in Architecture b. Context and Use 2. Colonial Architecture in Shimla .. 13 a. Evolution of Shimla as a Hill town b. Architecture of Institutions Chapter 2: Architecture of Industrialization 1. Studying architecture of industrialization through PWD Secretariat, Shimla 23 a. Introduction to the method b. Building background c. Basic architectural introduction 2. Industrialization and use of cast-iron (industrialization as in England) 33 a. The need for a new material b. Context and Use c. Precedents and Antecedents 3. Development of construction techniques (In cast-iron) 37 a. Evolution of elements b. Composite construction techniques c. Colonial goals and construction process 4. Systems/ Modular/ Mass production.. 45 a. Modular system- A new way of conceiving buildings b. A new language of mass production Chapter 3: Colonial architecture of half-timber framing 1. Studying colonial architecture of timber framing through Himachal state library 49 a. Introduction to the method b. Building background c. Basic architectural background 2. Medieval Domestic English Architecture.55 a. Introduction to architecture of timber framing b. Context and Use c. Precedents and Antecedents d. Advances and Transformations 3. Development of new Colonial town 61 a. Recreating the home b. Evolution of elements (domestic, public and institutional architecture) c. Changes in mother technique in Shimla Chapter 4: Victorian Architecture in India 1. Understanding Victorian Style in India through an example of the Viceregal Lodge, Shimla .. 71 a. Introduction to the method b. Building background c. Basic architectural background 2. Architecture of palaces during Victorian period 79 a. Victorian Architecture background b. Elements of construction in Victorian Architecture c. Use in India 3. Influences on the style in Shimla 83 a. Working of PWD and drawings d. Advances and Transformations Chapter 5: Conclusions 87
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Architecture as a product of technique of construction : Shimla (Also available on CD) - 2012 - iv,93p. CD-ROM
CONTENTS Introduction 1 Aim of the study Objectives Methodology Scope and Limitations Chapter 1: Introduction 1. Colonial Architecture in India .. 7 a. Styles in Architecture b. Context and Use 2. Colonial Architecture in Shimla .. 13 a. Evolution of Shimla as a Hill town b. Architecture of Institutions Chapter 2: Architecture of Industrialization 1. Studying architecture of industrialization through PWD Secretariat, Shimla 23 a. Introduction to the method b. Building background c. Basic architectural introduction 2. Industrialization and use of cast-iron (industrialization as in England) 33 a. The need for a new material b. Context and Use c. Precedents and Antecedents 3. Development of construction techniques (In cast-iron) 37 a. Evolution of elements b. Composite construction techniques c. Colonial goals and construction process 4. Systems/ Modular/ Mass production.. 45 a. Modular system- A new way of conceiving buildings b. A new language of mass production Chapter 3: Colonial architecture of half-timber framing 1. Studying colonial architecture of timber framing through Himachal state library 49 a. Introduction to the method b. Building background c. Basic architectural background 2. Medieval Domestic English Architecture.55 a. Introduction to architecture of timber framing b. Context and Use c. Precedents and Antecedents d. Advances and Transformations 3. Development of new Colonial town 61 a. Recreating the home b. Evolution of elements (domestic, public and institutional architecture) c. Changes in mother technique in Shimla Chapter 4: Victorian Architecture in India 1. Understanding Victorian Style in India through an example of the Viceregal Lodge, Shimla .. 71 a. Introduction to the method b. Building background c. Basic architectural background 2. Architecture of palaces during Victorian period 79 a. Victorian Architecture background b. Elements of construction in Victorian Architecture c. Use in India 3. Influences on the style in Shimla 83 a. Working of PWD and drawings d. Advances and Transformations Chapter 5: Conclusions 87
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