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.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sanjay Kanvinde
Sanjay Kanvinde, an Architect and Urban Designer by training, is presently a partner with Kanvinde Rai & Chowdhury. He has an experience of over 40 years in the field of architecture and urban design and has been involved in the design of various educational institutions in India. He has been actively involved in academics as visiting faculty in the Urban Design Department, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, since 1980 as well as a visiting critic and a member of board of studies at several schools of architecture.
A Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects, he is currently President, Institute of Urban Designers – India, and was the former Chairman, Institute of Indian Interior Designers, Delhi Regional Chapter. He has served as an advisor to the DUAC and NDMC and as member of the Council of Architecture committees.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tanuja B.K.
Tanuja B.K. A graduate of the University of Bangalore, Tanuja has been mentored by the Modern Masters of the country – Padalkar, Stein, Morad Chowdhury, and Kanvinde. With about 35 years of work experience and as a partner at Kanvinde Rai & Chowdhury since 2000, she has been involved in the design of a number of institutions and dairy complexes with an underlying concern towards creating a sustainable built environment.
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