CONTENTS Introduction 01 Aim/Research question Methodology Criteria of selecting case studies Scope and Limitation Chapter 1: Tradition and Indian Architecture. 1.1 History and Indian Architecture: Brief introduction 05 1.1.1 History and Tradition of Architecture in India 1.1.2 Pre - Independence Architecture in India 1.1.3 Post - Independence Architecture 1.1.4 Contemporary Indian Architecture 1.2 Tradition and Values: Brief introduction 25 1.3 Necessity of interpreting the traditional Indian architecture27 Chapter 2: Reinterpretation of traditional Indian Architecture 2.1 Interpretation of traditional Indian architecture by Contemporary Indian architects30 2.1.1 Raj Rewal 2.1.2 Charles Correa 2.2 Their Reinterpretation in terms of41 2.2.1 Spatial Organisation 2.2.2 Approach and Movement 2.2.3 Response to Immediate Context 2.2.4 Response to Climate 2.2.5 Scale and Proportion 2.4.6 Material, Structure and Construction Technique 2.2.7 Articulation and Surfaces Chapter 3: Case Studies 3.1 Parliament library, New Delhi - Architect: Raj Rewal Associates55 3.1.1 Project Background and Design Concept. 3.1.2 Spatial Organization 3.1.3 Approach and Movement 3.1.4 Building Language 3.1.5 Scale and proportion 3.1.6 Material, Stucture and Constuction Techniques 3.1.7 Articulation and Surface 3.1.8 Observation 3.2 The Vidhan Bhavan, Bhopal - Architect: Charles Correa 79 ( structure same as 3.1 Parliament library, New Delhi) o Conlusion 99 Bibliography 107 Illustration Credits 109