1st Edition
Indigenous Modernities Negotiating Architecture and Urbanism
By Jyoti Hosagrahar
Copyright 2005
240 Pages
63 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
63 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines how a historic and so-called 'traditional' city quietly evolved into one that was modern in its own terms; in form, use and meaning. Through a focused study of Delhi, the author challenges prevalent assumptions in architecture and urbanism to identify an interpretation of modernism that goes beyond conventional understanding.
Part one reflects on transformations and... Read more
1. Becoming 'Modern' 2. Fragmenting Domestic Landscapes: From Mansions to Margins 3. Negotiating Streets and Squares: Spatial Culture in the Public Realm 4. Sanitizing Neighborhoods: Geographies of Health 5. Beyond the Walls: Commerce of Urban Expansion 6. Imagining Modernity: Symbolic Terrains of Housing 7. Recovering an Urban Past
Biography
Dr. Jyoti Hosagrahar is Director of Sustainable Urbanism International, an independent non-profit research and policy initiative. She advises on urban development, historic conservation, and cultural sustainability issues in Asia. She currently teaches at Columbia University, New York. She has previously taught at the University of Oregon, Eugene, and earned her doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.
'[An] intelligent, well-organized, and well-illustrated investigation.' – The Architectural Review
'I was immediately captivated ... a beautifully written book ... and some fine illustrations.' – Urban Design
