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CATALOGUE 2021-2023 Connecting local culture and architecture in a unique and surprising manner
ALTRIM PUBLISHERS is a Barcelona-based publishing house with offices in Chandigarh (India). The titles of Al- trim focus on Indian architecture and Architectural Travel Guides. The Architectural Travel Guide Series approach to fulfill an unattended need of Architects and Archi- tecture Lovers, to enable readers to connect local culture and daily lifestyle to the shelters locals in- habit, to filter quality among quantity ensuring that the traveler gets the most our of their experience, to provide pocket size guides that fit in any type of luggage, to take you to places you would have never imagined! Altrim Publishers and the local team of architects devoted to providing the best experience in each of the cities offered, are convinced to make the trav- eler’s life easier, by ensuring the safety feeling that nothing worth being seen will be missed during their journey. Experience the fun by joining Altrim Publishers and our Architectural Travel Guide Series to feel the joy of traveling as a contrast source of knowledge. Dis- cover also with our monographs, the architecture of the Southeast Asia, with a special focus on India, from the heritage to the most contemporaries build- ings, designed by a huge generation of architects emerging from Independence through to contempo- rary architecture affected by neo-liberal economies.
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SHIMLA
CHANDIGARH
DELHI
BIKANER
JAISALMER LUCKNOW
JAIPUR UTTARAKHAND
JODHPUR VARANASI
UDAIPUR
DHAKA
KOLKATA
AHMEDABAD INDIA
MUMBAI
GOA
BANGALORE
PONDUCHERRY
& AUROVILLE
SRI LANKAThe India and Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides Collection introduces ancient, modern and contemporary heritage and ar- chitects of Southeast Asia. With these useful pocket guides, visitors will discover the cities and its architecture through practical itineraries, as well as sug- gestions for other places you can visit on the outskirts of the cities. Each itinerary offers practical information to enjoy the architecture and visitors will be in- troduced to the culture and lifestyle of the cities along with the “Facts for the visitor” chapter. All projects are presented with maps, pho- tographs, plans, practical information about how to get around the city, and an archi- tectonical explanation text. We’ve selected the best experts from every city, architects who have been working on these cities for a long time.
FORTH-
COMING CHANDIGARH
Vikramaditya Prakash
Chandigarh is a unique city, besides being one of the newest cities of the
twentieth century that is characterized by the seal of Le Corbusier. Although
visiting the city you will also find the work of a large team of modernist Indian
architects.
That guide to Chandigarh is into its 2nd printing! Now that parts of the city
have acquired World Heritage Status, and the public infrastructure to facili-
tate architectural tourism is vastly enhanced.
We hope this Guide is of even more use than before.
Indian
2nd Architectural
Travel Guides
EDITION
UPDATED
NEW FEATURE
The guide includes
QR codes locations
on Google Maps for
each building
CHD
VIKRAMADITYA PRAKASH
CHANDIGARH
6 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel GuidesChandigarh City Map 11 Itineraries
242 pages, soft cover
with color photographs,
maps and plans,
Buildings index list,
Facts for the visitors,
QR Codes
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
ISBN: 978-84-942342-9-3
27€ 29$ 24£ 699₹
The Union Territory of Chandigarh:
11 Itineraries / 122 buildings and places to visit
State Capital of Punjab and Haryana
Area: 114 km² (44 sq km) I Capitol Complex & Sukhna Lake IX East to West
V Government Housing II
55 Sectors
II City Center VI Panjab University X Leisure Valley
Density (2011)*: 9,252 persons per sq km
Population (2011)*: 1,054,686 III Museum Complex VII PGIMER & University of Tecnology XI North to South
(* from Draft Chandigarh Master Plan - 2031, Chandigarh Administration) IV Government Housing I VIII V4 Geri Route
16 17
The information is organized
ITINERARY IV GOVERNMENT HOUSING I (SECTOR 22)
0m 100 500m
N by itineraries are designed to
cater to a range of architec-
Starting Point SECTOR 17
Aroma Chowk Sector 22C UDYOG PATH
1. Health Centre Sector 22C
Jane. B. Drew
2. Kiran Cinema Sector 22D
tural interests and individual
E. Maxwell Fry
HIMALAYA MARG
3. Shop Cum Flats 1 & 2 Sector 22D
E. Maxwell Fry, Jane B. Drew
4. House Type 11-F Sector 22D
14 13
E. Maxwell Fry
availabilities of time.
9
5. House Type 13-D Sector 22D
Jane B. Drew
6. House Type 13-J Sector 22D
Pierre Jeanneret 22 A 22 B
12
7. House Type 11-JB Sector 22D
8.
9.
Pierre Jeanneret
Nursery School 2 Sector 22D
Pierre Jeanneret
House Type 10-JB Sector 22D
15
17
16
11
To facilitate the reader, there
Pierre Jeanneret
10.
11.
House Type 9-F Sector 22A
E. Maxwell Fry
House Type 12-JB Sector 22A
10
V4 STREET
2 is an index of buildings orga-
SECTOR 21
SECTOR 23
Pierre Jeanneret 1 STARTING
POINT
nized by name and architect
12. Secondary School Sector 22A 3 HOTEL
3
Pierre Jeanneret 3
AROMA
13. House Type 10-JD Sector 22A 4
Pierre Jeanneret SHASTRI
14. House Type 13-D Sector 22A MARKET
as a ready reference.
9 8
Jane B. Drew
15. House Type 10-F Sector 22A
E. Maxwell Fry
7
22 D 22 C
16. House Type 9-FB Sector 22A
E. Maxwell Fry
The guide is fully equipped
17. House Type 9-FC Sector 22A 6 5
E. Maxwell Fry
JAN MARG
with graphics and maps to
Shopping Restaurants and cafes
Croma - Electronics Megastore Hotel Aroma Complex, Himalaya Marg,
SCO 1094-1095 Ground & 1st Floor, Sector 22B Sector 22C
Khadi India - Emporium
help you navigate through the
(www.kvic.org.in) SCO 3003-04, Sector 22D
Shastri Market DAKSHIN MARG
Sector 22D SECTOR 35
72 73
itineraries and the city.
1. Health Centre Jane B. Drew 1956 2. Kiran Cinema Maxwell Fry 1956 The itineraries are skillfully di-
vided by time, so that you can
plan your visit according to the
time you’ll be spending in The
City Beautiful.
Sector 22 C, V4 Street Sector 22 C, V4 Street
Ground floor plan Section Ground floor plan Section
One of Drew’s first Chandigarh buildings, both sides and another only on one side. This is a well-preserved building with an shaped residual spaces and strangely
this is a curiously defined structure. Al- The auditorium has its own semi-enclosed elegant street façade that seems to be shaped rooms (for instance the projec-
though it is essentially organized around court. In a sense, the plan belongs more derived as much from the famous art- tion room on the second floor). The inte-
a central courtyard, the plan, for such a to the pre-modern sensibilities of spatial deco facades of the early 20th century rior is however beautifully finished, with
small building, is very significantly adjust- planning, than the modernist ones of un- Bombay cinemas as it does from mid- subtlety, in polished white terrazzo and
ed to accommodate for programmatic par- derlying structural and aesthetic orders. century modernism. Internally too, the teakwood panels that are illuminated with
ticularities. Two additional small courts are The building’s street presence, an en- plan displays art-deco sensibilities. While concealed, built-in, lighting fixtures.
introduced for daylighting, a tuberculosis trance porch in the form of a thin extend- the main auditorium is designed with
wing generates a blocked off corner and a ed cantilevered canopy, complete with a great care to create a sense of theatre to
special protruding examination room. One waiting bench, is a sculpture of dignity it, all the other rooms seem to be pushed
set of Doctors’ offices have corridors on and precision. into the residual area with several odd-
76 ITINERARY IV GOVERNMENT HOUSING I (SECTOR 22) 77
7FORTH-
COMING UDAIPUR
Shikha Jain
Udaipur is a historic city founded as the capital of Mewar kingdom by Ma-
harana Udai Singh. Set in a basin within a network of seven lakes, Udaipur
is one of the most picturesque cultural landscapes in the state.
Udaipur, a living heritage guide will introduce the visitor to the entire range
of resplendent Mewari art and architecture of the city. It covers architectural
marvels from across various historical periods, architectural typologies, and
artistic styles. The book include an entire itinerary devoted to the City Pal-
ace, as well as a suggestions for buildings and spots that are worth a visit
like Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh and Ranakpur.
Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
An Altrim and MMCF
(Udaipur) publication
8 itineraries
UDR
SHIKHA JAIN
200 pages, soft cover
with color photographs,
maps and plans,
Buildings index list,
Facts for the visitors,
QR Codes
UDAIPUR
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
ISBN: 978-84-949330-3-5
25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹
8 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides2021 GOA, NORTH AND SOUTH
Maanasi Hattangadi
Goa was colonised by the Portuguese till as late as 1961 and thus, this era
characterises much of its contemporary patterns. The settlement fabric of
Goa at the best spans out as a rurban network of villages with only a hand-
ful of urban centres. The architecture bears strong Indo-Portuguese influ-
ences. In contemporary practices, ample experimentation and application
is taking place with materials additionally to planned interventions and local
techniques.
Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
16 Itineraries
GOA
MAANASI HATTANGADI
250 pages, soft cover
with color photographs,
maps and plans,
Buildings index list,
Facts for the visitors,
QR Codes
NORTH & SOUTH 12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
ISBN: 978-84-942342-6-2
27€ 29$ 24£ 699₹
92021 SHIMLA
Saumya Sharma,
Prabha Choudhary, Lovnish Kumar
Shimla, a small town located in the midst of the beautiful Himalayas of the
Imperial Government in India. Eventhough, over the years, Shimla has wit-
nessed and is still undergoing a lot of varied construction, the resonance
of the bygone British Era is still a prominent aspect of the town’s charac-
ter. Replete with beautiful walks among the mighty deodars and a frequent
encounter with the unique architecture of the British era that exists at its
‘blended best’, a visit to Shimla will be made more lucrative through this
extensive guide.
Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
7 Itineraries
SLV
S. SHARMA, P. CHOUDHARY, L. KUMAR
180 pages, soft cover
with color photographs,
maps and plans,
Buildings index list,
Facts for the visitors,
QR Codes
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
SHIMLA ISBN: 978-84-949330-7-3
25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹
10 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides2022 AHMEDABAD
Riyaz Tayyibji
This is the second, updated, and extended edition of the immensely popu-
lar guide to Ahmedabad. The guide has been formulated in a way to add
convenience to your travel. The entire book has been structured around six
splendid itineraries which have been assembled geographically. This way,
the visitor can plan his/her tours with ease and travel conveniently. But as
much as the itineraries are geographical, they are historical as well.
Indian
2nd Architectural
Travel Guides
EDITION
UPDATED
6 Itineraries
AMD
RIYAZ TAYYIBJI
200 pages, soft cover
with color photographs,
maps and plans,
Buildings index list,
Facts for the visitors,
QR Codes
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
AHMEDABAD ISBN: 978-84-949330-4-2
25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹
112022 DELHI
Gaurav Sharma
Few cities in the world match the diversity and richness of Delhi’s archi-
tecture. Delhi has served as the capital of various empires and has been a
melting pot of diverse cultures. The architecture of Delhi ranges from bat-
tered ancient citadels to lived modern housing, medieval step-wells to Mu-
ghal masterpieces, Indo-Islamic tombs to contemporary cultural centres,
colonial edifices to organic urban villages. The guide negotiates and unrav-
els the built legacy of one of the largest and oldest megacities on the planet.
Its easy itineraries create encounters with the best of Delhi’s architecture.
Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
11 Itineraries
DEL
GAURAV SHARMA
180 pages, soft cover
with color photographs,
maps and plans,
Buildings index list,
Facts for the visitors,
QR Codes
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
DELHI ISBN: 978-84-122747-0-7
27€ 29$ 24£ 699₹
12 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides2022 LUCKNOW
Neeta Das
Lucknow lourished first under the Nawabs, then under the British in 1856,
and finally as the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in independent India.
One can see the ‘playful’ and ‘eclectic’ buildings of the 18th century as the
builders experimented with the traditional ‘Mughal’ styles and the more ex-
otic ‘European’ architecture. This then moves on to the 19th century power
statements made by the British into the called ‘colonial’ architecture.
Finally one can see Art Deco and early Modern examples of architecture
which effortlessly blend into the contemporary.
Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
11 Itineraries
LKO
NEETA DAS
180 pages, soft cover
with color photographs,
maps and plans,
Buildings index list,
Facts for the visitors,
QR Codes
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
LUCKNOW ISBN: 978-84-122747-1-4
27€ 29$ 24£ 699₹
132022 BANGALORE
Lakshmi Krishnaswamy
Bangalore, the third-largest city of India, is a young city. The exponential
growth and inflow related to the IT sectors confers the city a spot in the
global imagination. Although contemporaneous, the city has deep cultur-
al and ecological continuities in the peninsular region, at once nourished
and refracted by its colonial inheritances. You will find a rich typology of
buildings from temples, forts and palaces to the administrative buildings
that supported the Mysore state and later, the establishments of the British
Cantonment. Post-independence, the building practices ranged from a few
neo-colonial buildings to strong experiments in regional modernism.
Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
8 Itineraries
BLR
LAKSHMI KRISHNASWAMY 200 pages, soft cover
with color photographs,
maps and plans,
Buildings index list,
Facts for the visitors,
QR Codes
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
BANGALORE ISBN: 978-84-949330-9-7
1 25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹
14 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides2022
UTTARAKHAND - HIMALAYAS I
Sriparna Saha and Dhenesh Raj
Uttarakhand is frequently referred to as Dev Bhumi – Land of Gods. How-
ever, this deluge of devotion often eclipses the rich architectural heritage
of the region – be it the 1000 year old seismic resistant multistorey fortress
homes (pherols) dotting the hillsides, the traditional longhouses (bakhlis)
located in a linear manner on the sunlit terraces, the wood stone temples
off Lord Mahasu adorned with intricate wooden carvings, the remnants of
caravansarais tucked into the hillsides along the connectors to the Silk Route
the list can go on and on.
Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
10 Itineraries
UKD
SRIPARNA SAHA AND DHENESH RAJ 200 pages, soft cover
with color photographs,
maps and plans,
Buildings index list,
Facts for the visitors,
QR Codes
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
HIMALAYAS I ISBN: 978-84-122747-2-1
1 25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹
152023 THAR - NORTHWEST RAJASTHAN
Sanjeev Vidyarthi
The architectural travel guidebook of the desert cities of Jodhpur, Bikaner
and Jaisalmer is named after the Great Indian Thar Desert. The guide brings
out the architectural marvels of the three major medieval capital cities of
western Rajasthan. The travel guide book, brings together the unique clas-
sical and vernacular examples of built environment, since the book covers a
larger region, some popular built sites between these three desert cities have
also been incorporated.
Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
12 Itineraries
THAR
SANJEEV VIDYARTHI 200 pages, soft cover
with color photographs,
maps and plans,
Buildings index list,
Facts for the visitors,
QR Codes
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
NORTHWEST
RAJASTHAN ISBN: 978-84-122747-3-8
25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹
16 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides2023 KOLKATA
Siddharta Sen and Sudeshna Ghosh
Fashioned by the colonial British government in the manner of a grand Eu-
ropean capital, the city has grown assimilating the strong Western influences
and overcoming the limitations of its colonial legacy in order to find its own
unique identity. With this useful guide, you will see Kolkata’s architectural
transformation, through various routes designed to cater to your architectural
interests and the time at your disposal. The guide includes suggestions for
buildings that are worth a visit in the former European colonies located in the
outskirts and the neighboring city of Howrah.
Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
14 Itineraries
CCU
S. SEN & S. GHOSH
200 pages, soft cover
with color photographs,
maps and plans,
Buildings index list,
Facts for the visitors,
QR Codes
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
KOLKATA ISBN: 978-84-949330-8-0
27€ 29$ 24£ 699₹
17TITLES AVAILABLE: FORTHCOMING: 2022-23 TITLES:
Auroville & Pondicherry - AVPNY Udaipur - UDR Ahmedabad - AMD (2nd Ed)
Jaipur - JAI Chandigarh - CHD (2nd Ed) Lucknow - LKO
Ahmedabad - AMD Goa, North & South - GOA Himalaya I - UKD
Dhaka - DAC Shimla - SLV Delhi - DEL
Bangalore-BLR
Kolkata - CCU
Northwest Rajasthan - THAR
Indian
Indian Architectural Indian
Architectural Travel Guides Architectural
Travel Guides Travel Guides
UDR SLV
ANUPAMA KUNDOO & YASHODA JOSHI SHIKHA JAIN SAUMYA SHARMA & PRABHA CHOUDHARY
AVPNY
AUROVILLE &
PONDICHERRY UDAIPUR SHIMLA
Indian Indian Indian
Architectural Architectural Architectural
Travel Guides Travel Guides Travel Guides
GOA AMD
MAANASI HATTANGADI RIYAZ TAYYIBJI
NORTH & SOUTH AHMEDABAD
Indian
South Asia Indian Architectural
Architectural Architectural Travel Guides
Travel Guides Travel Guides
DAC CHD LKO
ADNAN MORSHED & NESFUN NAHAR VIKRAMADITYA PRAKASH NEETA DAS
DHAKA CHANDIGARH LUCKNOW
18 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel GuidesBrowse our series catalogue at
www.altrim.net
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Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
Connecting local culture
and architecture in a unique
and surprising manner
UKD
SRIPARNA SAHA AND DHENESH RAJ
HIMALAYAS I
1
Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
DEL
GAURAV SHARMA
DELHI
Indian Indian Indian
Architectural Architectural Architectural
Travel Guides Travel Guides
Travel Guides
CCU
S. SEN & S. GHOSH
BLR THAR
SANJEEV VIDYARTHI
LAKSHMI KRISHNASWAMY
NORTHWEST
BANGALORE
RAJASTHAN KOLKATA
1
19AUROVILLE & PONDICHERRY
Anupama Kundoo and Yashoda Joshi
Auroville had a remarkable inception. Founded in 1968, based on the vi-
sion of the sage and philosopher Sri Aurobindo and his spiritual partner,
the Mother, who sought to create a new paradigm for humanity, Auroville
was announced to the world as the city of the future and a city of universal
culture. Its aim, an actual human unity.
Pondicherry also has a stimulating cross-cultural history; hence, its built
form lends to the town, a unique identity. One can witness a subtle blend of
Tamil and French architecture. While maintaining their individual identities,
the two styles influence one another, evolving into a magnificent synthesis.
Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
ANUPAMA KUNDOO & YASHODA JOSHI
AVPNY AUROVILLE &
PONDICHERRY
20 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel GuidesITINERARY I INTERNATIONAL ZONE
Aoromode
156 pages, soft cover
with 228 colour photographs,
Factories
Verite Dome
1. Matrimandir
Afsanah Guest House Integral Learning Centre
Upasana
Integral 2. Savitri Bhavan
Design Studio
3. Unity Pavilion
Ganesh Bakery
4. Sri Aurobindo World Centre for Human
14 maps and 112 plans
Unity (SAWCHU)
5. Sri Aurobindo Auditorium
Transition School
6. Kala Kendra
7. Tibetan Pavilion
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
AV Dzines
8. International House
Future School
New Last School
Sunshilp
ISBN: 978-84-942342-5-5
Inspiration Citadines
Mitra Youth Hostel
Town Hall Complex La Maison Des Jeunes
Le Morgan
Town Hall
CRIPA
Auroville Foundation
Saller
Kala Kendra
Atithigriha
Guest House
Unity Pavilion
Matrimandir
27€ 29$ 24£ 699₹
Crown Road
Sri Aurobindo
Tibetan Pavilion
Auditorium
Sawchu &
Bharti Nivas Savitri Bhavan
Additional buildings
Solitude Farm
of Auroville International
House
A. Solitude Farm
Matrimandir B. Atithigriha Guest House
8 itineraries,
View Point
C. Auroville Languaje Laboratory
Dreamer’s Cafe Santé Auroville Institute
for Integral Health
Visitor’s Center
Nandanam
Kindergarten Restaurants and Cafes
78 buildings
(Auroville Kindergarten)
Shopping
Center Guest House
Auroville Library (Vikas Housing)
Water tower
Information
Auroville Solar Kitchen
and places to visit,
Visitors Centre
Creativity Guest House
Luminosity
www.auroville.org
Workshops and Therapies
Savitri Bhavan
20 ITINERARY I INTERNATIONAL ZONE 21
Buildings index list
Facts for the visitors
Starting Point Visitor's Centre
This book is organized
in eight itineraries.
There are five itineraries for
International Zone
ITINERARY LEVEL: Medium (by bicycle / foot)
ITINERARY I INTERNATIONAL ZONE
PRACTICAL INFORMATION:
Auroville, structured around
the main master plan of the
DURATION: One day / 6-8 hours
DISTANCE: xx km (xx ml)
town, which is divided into
four zones and the fifth itiner-
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nostres ad C. Vivem nonsuam. Ignonita
niac im ia? Paris, consula bulicur libus,
popotis senatra ocupero mortum cavocci
publiemus ocaelab effrebus pere, eto pub-
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lerimaione cotam dentia se furortem opor-
ae caetios numusa nos neridea timendes
ac tum in Ita re, consus consulibute pris.
detorum, notem ces cae fure adeperuntem
ocum patandu citrum me vil vissilius ex
senatis interus? P. Ipsenat orehent.
ary is located in the zone that
is outside the main circle of
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verimisquam Pat vero, fue convolum fa- But viristi dessolus, pubitia mpesilicules prebus perfitis, dem publis hortum enam cum nosta norteli cumendiemne per qui cut
chus ine firitus conduci vastritra det din audepse dentina, perimius ocus curbitu- oculesta, unc taliu querumus condin di- pondi co etem in sertustrum dessentelica re-
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dees horaedo, con Etremenam que nimor
perio et vatia Sp. Seropoti pertil veniquem
permissimus, C. Ahabemn orudeat uspesi
perraet verbiss endam, mandeporum hoc
tem sintem ta, consum tum dit, se ignorum
deris morum ina, Palariu ssilici paridic ul-
nostrum uspiono nclumulto cien vir imo-
lute llartabenam nem plin res Ahabusu
llemoverfir hussoli ciissil icupiere et veru-
inat, que pertest? Huides prit, Ti. Cas ducon
ausa mantu ia? Opica iam conclabunte fici-
Auroville.
The three itineraries for Pondi-
22 ITINERARY I INTERNATIONAL ZONE 23
cherry are structured around
the two main geographical
zones of the city, the French
and Tamil Quarters.
xxxxxx
Masterplan
xxxxxx
Matrimandir, Auroville PLAN
Matrimandir, Auroville
matrimandir plan
SECTION
26 ITINERARY I INTERNATIONAL ZONE 27
21JAIPUR
Sanjeev Vidyarthi and Pratiksha Singh
Jaipur is a melting pot of Rajput, Mughal and several other cultures and
is also the seat of a generous amount of vernacular tradition. Unlike many
other texts that focus mostly on the city’s princely past, this book is pre-
mised on the simple notion that Jaipur is a living city. Rulers along with the
residents and users, built the city purposefully and continuously even as
the many regime-changes, shifting social needs, and contemporary cultural
preferences influenced their collective work.
22 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel GuidesJAIPUR
230 pages, soft cover
Talkatora
Samode Haveli
Talkatora
Bihari ji ka Temple
Anokhi Museum
Badrinath Temple
Samode Haveli
with 228 colour photographs,
22 maps and 102 plans
Panna Meena ka Kund
Sagar Lake
GOVIND DEV Srijagat Shiromaniji Temple Gaitore ki Chhatriyan
Kale Hanumanji ka Mandir
COLONY
GOVIND DEV
Kale Hanumanji ka Mandir
COLONY Amber Palace
Govind Devji Temple
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
Maotha Lake
Govind Devji Temple
Road
RAMCHANDRA
Mahal
CHAND MAHAL CHAUKARI
COLONY
Road
Hawa
Diwan-I-Khas RAMCHANDRA
Mahal
CHAND MAHAL CHAUKARI
ISBN: 978-84-942342-4-8
Sawai Man Singh
Town Hall COLONY
Hawa
City Palace Diwan-I-Khas
Sawai Man Singh
Jantar Mantar Town Hall
Tripolia Gate City Palace
Sargasuli (Isarlat)
Raghunathji Temple
Hawa Mahal B A D I C H A U PA R
25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹
Govt. Public Library Jantar Mantar Way to Jaigarh,
Nahargarh Fort
Tripolia Gate
Sargasuli (Isarlat)
Raghunathji Temple
Hawa Mahal B A D I C H A U PA R
Govt. Public Library Jal Mahal Jaipur
JOHRI BAZAR
Rajasthan School of Art
MODIKHANA
Regenta Central
Jal Mahal Jaipur
JOHRI BAZAR
Rajasthan School of Art Man Sagar Lake
7 itineraries,
MODIKHANA
Jal Mahal Jaipur
Ajmeri Gate
Road
Bazar
Tholia Building
Johari
Panch Batti
Yadgar (Clock Tower) New Gate Crimson-Park
The Heritage Jalmahal
166 buildings
Sanganeri Gate
Ajmeri Gate
Road
i Bazar
Rajmandir Cinema
Tonk Road
Mahila Chikitsalaya
Tholia Building Maharaniyon
ki Chhatriyan
Johar
Panch Batti
Yadgar (Clock Tower) New Gate Jaipur Blue Pottery
Art Centre
and places to visit,
Sanganeri Gate
Rajmandir Cinema
Tonk Road
Mahila Chikitsalaya
Buildings index list
Talkatora
Itinerary 1 (full view)
Samode Haveli
GOVIND DEV
Kale Hanumanji ka Mandir
COLONY
Govind Devji Temple
Road
RAMCHANDRA
Facts for the visitors
Mahal
CHAND MAHAL CHAUKARI
COLONY
Hawa
Diwan-I-Khas
Sawai Man Singh
Town Hall
City Palace
Sargasuli (Isarlat)
Jantar Mantar
Tripolia Gate Raghunathji Temple
Hawa Mahal B A D I C H A U PA R
Govt. Public Library
JOHRI BAZAR
Rajasthan School of Art
MODIKHANA
Road
Ajmeri Gate
Bazar
Tholia Building New Gate
Johari
Yadgar (Clock Tower)
Panch Batti
Sanganeri Gate
Rajmandir Cinema
7. Panna Meena ka Kund Panna Meena - 1699-1743 8. Bihariji ka Temple
Tonk Road
Mahila Chikitsalaya
This book is organized in
seven itineraries representing
some of the most significant
Plan
Near Kheri Gate, Amer
aspects of Jaipur’s citywide
architecture built almost over
Sections
three centuries (1727-2017)
Plan Section
including an entire itinerary
Panna Meena ka Kund is a step well. Step
wells are manmade water storage structures
using an inverted form of architecture built
step wells is to store rainwater for nearby
populations and passersby. But, due to their
clever architecture comprising all-around
Bihari Ji Ka Mandir is a partly dilapidated
temple offering an excellent example of 17th
century temple architecture (or the so-called
with supporting stone pillars and the missing
roof; and the impressive shikhara, the tallest
part of the temple below which lies the garb-
devoted to Amer, the region’s
historic capital preceding
deep into the terrain rather than above the steps, covered pavilions, wide platforms and Nagara style) in this region. However para- hagriha, or the inner sanctorum that houses
ground. They are also a prototypical feature cool resting areas, they also served as public doxically, the purpose of including this semi- the deity. It is also important to note that, af-
of water planning in climatically dry region and community spaces offering opportuni- derelict temple in the itinerary is that here ter decades of neglect, public authorities and
of Northwestern India that includes the Ra- ties to interact, rest, and seek refuge from you can observe the local construction tech- non-profit agencies are now beginning to pay
jasthan state and adjoining areas. Water is the scorching sun. Thus, rich patrons and lo- niques used for temple building. The three attention to the temple’s upkeep and conser-
Jaipur.
critical for survival in this arid expanse that cal elites, such as Panna Meena, often spon- structural parts of the temple are clearly evi- vation in line with the broader societal trend
frequently encounters little rains and long sored stepwells for the purpose of public dent: the entrance or ardhmandapa which is of growing concern and appreciation for this
droughts. So, the fundamental function of charity and memorializing the family name. intact, the mandapa or the congregation hall country’s built heritage.
34 ITINERARY I AMER 35
9. Anokhi Museum Ar. Parul Zaveri and Nimish Patel (restoration) - 1970-1989 10. Sagar Lake Maharaja Sawai Man Singh - 1610
Sections
Sagar Road, Amer
Near Kheri Gate, Amer Ground and second floor plans Site plan
Anokhi Museum showcases the craft of ing practice of hand block printing. Jaipur Sagar literally means sea. Sagar’s signifi- the upper reservoir fills up, catching the
hand block printed fabric in a carefully-re- and surrounding places like Sanganer and cance lies in the thesis that: City-builders rain water runoff from the surrounding hills,
stored historical haveli. Haveli was the pro- Bagru are famous for this craft using organ- first planned for water and then sited and excess water flows following gravity filling up
totypical dwelling of higher social classes ic colors and hand-made wooden blocks. developed human settlements and associ- the lower Sagar. The water then drips into
in this part of the world before the colonial Engaging Ahmedabad based architects, ated land uses in this arid region. Proximate the ground; recharging the water table and
bungalow replaced it under British influ- committed to conserve and promote local water bodies like the Man Sagar lake, Mao- ultimately the step wells, water wells and
ence. Culturally-sensitive Jaipur-based en- building traditions, Parul Zaveri and Nimish ta, Panna Meena ka Kund and the Sagar other water bodies across the surrounding
trepreneurial couple called Faith and Jiten- Patel, Anokhi bought and painstakingly re- lake, when visualized together, exemplify region. Serving a secondary function, Sagar
dra Pal (John) Singh, founded a boutique stored this largely dilapidated structure in this carefully conceived region-wide sys- also offers beautiful views of the surround-
clothing company named Anokhi in the the early 1990s. tematic planning for water. You’ll notice that ing hills and recreational opportunities for
1970s that sought to promote the diminish- the Sagar is organized at two levels. Once local residents and visiting tourists.
36 ITINERARY I AMER 37
23AHMEDABAD
Riyaz Tayyibji
Ahmedabad, located in the western Indian state of Gujarat was founded
during the surge of Islamic conquests that had swept through India. It was
established in 1411 by a nobleman, Ahmed Shah, who had rebelled against
his overlords in Delhi. Post independence after 1947, patronage and sup-
port from an enlightened business class drew artists, architects etc, and the
city would be shaped by the presence of eminent architects and designers
like Le Corbusier, A. Calder, B. Fuller, the Eames, F. Otto and L. Kahn. A.
Kanvinde, B.V. Doshi, Ch. Correa and A. Raje began their careers in this city.
Indian
Architectural
Travel Guides
AMD
RIYAZ TAYYIBJI
AHMEDABAD
24 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel GuidesAhmedabad City Map 212 pages, soft cover
with 228 colour photographs,
26 maps and 131 plans
12,6 x 18,4 cm (5 x 7.25”)
ISBN: 978-84-942342-3-1
V IV III II
25€ 28$ 22£ 599₹
I
5 itineraries,
132 buildings
The City of Ahmedabad
A State of Gujarat Metropolis
and places to visit
Architects index,
Area: 464,16 km2. (179,21 sq m)* 5 Itineraries / xxx buildings & places to visit
Population (2011)*: 5,577,940**
(* from Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2012.) I THE OLD CITY III Ashram Road & Paldi V Drive in Rd, Vasna,
(** http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-gujarat.php) II THE OLD CITY II IV University Area Satellite & the Peripehry
buildings index list
14 15
Starting Point Bhadra Square
Ahmedabad’s bibliography
Facts for the visitors
I
This guide is structured
Bhadra, Lal Darwaja
ITINERARY LEVEL: Medium (by foot) - Heritage walks:
ITINERARY I THE OLD CITY around five itineraries which
have been compiled geo-
DURATION: one day / 6-8 hours
DISTANCE: 2 to 3.5 km (1.2 to 2.2 ml) Municipal Corporation
www.gujarattourism.com/destination/
PRACTICAL INFORMATION: details/6/10
All monuments are open daily from sunrise
to sunset. Do not enter any mosque during
prayer time (approx. 6am, 1pm, 5pm and
The House of MG
www.houseofmg.com/breakfastwalk.htm graphically. Buildings in a par-
ticular area, or distinct parts
6.30pm). Remove your shoes in all mosques
and Jain temples.
This is the ‘must do’ itinerary of Ahmedabad.
The itinerary starts at the main public
enhanced by the informal inhabitation of
the same space. This is a character found
As a result even the Jain Temples (De-
rasars) are found as part of the larger
an example of the clandestine shortcuts
that residents make to traverse the city.
of the city, have been grouped
together so that a visitor may
square of the medieval city, Bhadra and in many cities of india, but rarely are the neighbourhood of which they are a part. This cuts across public and private space,
moves from eastwards following the promi- relationships that make these spaces as The residential neighbourhood in this traversing which one can get a true sense
nent monuments and landmarks such as clear as they are in this part of Ahmedabad. itinerary are chosen to give a visitor a of the texture of life on which the city is
the ‘Teen Darwaza’ and the Jami Mosque. The itinerary includes important residen- taste of the different scales and charac- built. The itinerary includes iconic modern
ters that are found in the city at large. The public architecture like the Premabhai
conveniently visit them in a
Though Ahmedabad is well known for its tial buildings such as the Zaveri ni Haveli,
‘pols’ or neighbourhoods, its markets are Divanji and Divetia ni Haveli. However commercial type street with the houses Hall, that are examples of the conversation
also an urban phenomenon worth experi- the emphasis is more on the experience above, the mixed use street and the quiet, of Indias’s premier modern architects with
encing. The cloth market of ‘Dhalgharwad’ of the larger residential fabric than the private residential street is some of the their past.
and Ratan pol are a mix of formal activity individual buildings. fare that one will experience. There is also
22 ITINERARY I THE OLD CITY 1
limited period of time.
1. Bhadra Square 2. Premabhai Hall B.V. Doshi (Vastu Shilpa) – 1972
Bhadra Bhadra Square, Khadia
1. Bhadra Fort
2. A. Khan Sarai
1 9 3. Bhadrakali Temple
3 4. Karanj Baag
5 8
5. Premabhai Hall
6 7 6. Bank of India
2
7. A. Shah's Masjid
8. Chabutara
9. Teen Darwaza
Site plan (redevelopment of Bhadra precinct, B.V. Doshi, Vastu Shilpa Consultants), 1970-77 Foyer level plan Section
After the inception of the city in 1411, the four main market streets (bazaars) of Between 1950 and 1972, the architect through the 1960’s. The building’s can-
Ahmed Shah first undertook the building the city. In the 18th century under Maratha B.V. Doshi worked on a proposal for the tilevered overhang with a podium below
of the royal citadel, a 40 acre enclave now rule a shrine to Bhadrakali Mata was redevelopment of the Bhadhra Square. creates a monumental ‘urban lobby’ from
known as Bhadhra. This included a forti- installed to the south of the fort. With the Premabhai Hall was designed as part which one can view the ‘theatre’ of the
fication, mosques, gardens and an open coming of the British, buildings for govern- of this urban renewal to give the area a square. The circulation of the building is
city square called the Maidan-e-Shahi. mental use were built in the plaza. These sense of civic monumentality. This build- articulated as a continuation of the move-
This space in front of the fort has been were recently demolished as part of the ing houses the ‘Gujarat Vidhyasabha’ ment from the street. The lobby as a place
described by travellers across the centuries Bhadra Fort Redevelopment Project that and is designed as an auditorium for the of civic gathering. However the incomple-
as a cool luxuriant space lined with fruit aims to rejuvenate the area as a cultural performing arts. Originally designed as a tion of the urban project of which this
trees. This square stretches from the fort centre for the city. As part of this project bold egg shaped lattice structure the de- building was a part, leaves the building out
to the ‘Teen Darwaza’ a gate that leads to the entire area has been pedestrianised. sign was slowly altered to its present form scaled and ‘stranded’.
24 ITINERARY I THE OLD CITY 1 25
25DHAKA
Adnan Morshed and Nesfun Nahar
This guidebook focuses on 25 buildings, representing different architectural
phases since the Mughal era, starting in the early 17th century, to the con-
temporary Bait ur Rouf Mosque, a 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
The aim is to narrate the stories of the city through the buildings that played
transformative roles in its architectural formation.
The featured buildings communicate larger ideas of the city’s building tra-
dition, represent an architectural trend, influence the architectural scene,
and offer a spatial story on the evolution of the city.
South Asia
Architectural
Travel Guides
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DHAKA
26 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel GuidesDHAKA-
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1. LALBAGH FORT COMPLEX
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7 8
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Unlike Mughal Emperor Akbar’s planned
capital at Fatehpur Sikri in Agra or Shah
Manucci described Dhaka as “neither
strong nor large, but had many inhabit- guidebook combines nu-
KAZI
Jahan’s capital in Delhi—both construct- ants; most of its houses were made of
NAZRUL
anced architectural and urban
ed with a unitary concept over a relatively 13 straw.” During his visit to Dhaka in 1666,
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histories of these buildings,
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of holistic urban system influenced Mu- waterfront area.
ghal Dhaka’s growth. Instead, the city’s A better understanding of Mughal
MIRPUR
building blocks expanded slowly along Dhaka’s urban and architectural footprints5
along with maps, drawings,
the river and northward, by needs-based requires insights into the Mughal attitude
RD
spatial accretions within localized con- toward the city, located more or less at the 18
figurations. geographic heart ofNIKHET RD
the Bengal delta. This
As for the city’s architectural growth, attitude influenced the ways that Mughal 6
Dhaka never received the kind of impe- Dhaka began. As eminent historian of me-
and pictures. It also includes
rial patronage that was lavished on North dieval Bengal Abdul Karim (1928–2007) 1A
LOCATION: Lalbagh, Dhaka 1211 PRACTICAL INFORMATION: Indian capitals like Delhi, Agra, and described, Dhaka developed from 9 a
ARCHITECT: Unknown Lahore. The European travelers visit- modest settlement to a provincial Mughal 4
CONSTRUCTION: 1678–1679 The Lalbagh Fort Complex is open to the public. ing Bengal during the Mughal heyday capital in 1608 or 1610 (the exact year
There is an entry fee. See “Facts for the Visitor,”
practical information, such as
p. 158, for details. painted a modest picture of Mughal remains contested) and enjoyed the capi-
Dhaka. Niccolao Manucci (1639–1717), tal status under the Mughals for the next
Venetian writer and traveler, who worked
16 DHAKA
100 years. The decision to shift the capi-
17
in the Mughal court in various capacities, tal of Bengal from Rajmahal (in northeast-
described Dhaka in his anecdotal Storia ern India and on the western bank of the
Dhaka’s climate; languages;
do Mogor, although the veracity of many Ganges) to Dhaka is generally credited to
of his claims has been questioned. Visit- Islam Khan Chishti, the Mughal Subahdar
ing Dhaka in 1663, the year Shaista Khan or Governor of Bengal, who was a mem-
had assumed the vice royalty of Bengal, ber of the Fatehpur Sikri Sufi family and a
travel, hotel, and restaurant
20 DHAKA LALBAGH FORT COMPLEX 21
options; currency; and mar-
kets and shops, among other
helpful details.
Front elevation Back elevation
Plan Section
Lalbagh Fort Mosque square, while the side ones are rectangular.
A provincial version of North Indian three- All three domes rise above the bays and
domed Mughal Jami mosques (the main are carried on squinches or pendentives
congregational mosque of the town), (the curved triangular plane that supports
Lalbagh Fort’s mosque is oblong in plan, a dome over a square base). The central
measuring 19.8 m by 9.8 m (65 ft. by 32 four-centered dome is larger and higher
ft.). This model became known locally as than the two side bulbous domes (a point-
the Shaista Khan Style, as it was most like- ed dome that swells). All of the domes
ly built during the reign of Shaista Khan.
The three-domed mosque was first
noticed in India during the Lodi (1451–
are fluted and raised on octagonal drums.
Four octagonal turrets or minarets at the
four corners of the structure rise slightly
Side elevation ISBN 978-84-942342-2-4
1526) and Suri (1540–1556) periods. This above the parapet. The east elevation
design continued under the patronage of consists of three high multicusped arches.
the Imperial Mughals, as exemplified by Façades are decorated with recessed rect-
the famous Jami mosques in Delhi, Agra, angular panels.
and Fatehpur Sikri, all of which feature Some scholars argue that the side
three-domed prayer halls. Later, this style domes might have been reconstructed in
was introduced to Bengal and modified by the late 18th century because the bulbous
local craftsmen. dome is unprecedented in Bengal before
Section Section
The plan of Lalbagh Fort mosque is this date.
divided into three bays. Two lateral arches
define the larger central bay, which is
28 DHAKA LALBAGH FORT COMPLEX 29
27SERIE AUTHORS CHD - Chandigarh Dr. Vikrāmaditya Prākash grew up in Chandigarh, India. He is an architect, urbanist and historian. He teaches at the University of Washington in Seattle (USA). He is the Director of the Chandigarh Urban Lab, a multi-year project that studies Chandigarh as a case study in contemporary midsized urbanization in India. AMD - Ahmedabad Riyaz Tayyibji is an architect graduated from the School of Architecture CEPT, Ahmedabad where he has been Associate Professor. He is project coordinator at the Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission. He has been the recipient of the Gold Medal from the Indian Institute of Engineers and Architects for his study on Ahmedabad. DAC - Dhaka Dr. Adnan Morshed is an architect, architectural historian, and urbanist. He received his Doc- torate and Master’s in Architecture from MIT, and Bachelor’s from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, where he also taught. Currently, he teaches at the School of Architecture and Planning, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. Nesfun Nahar is an architect and urbanist. She began her Doctorate degree research on Ar- chitectural Modernism at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), in Dhaka, where she is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture. JAI - Jaipur Dr. Sanjeev Vidyarthi is an associate professor of urban planning and policy and a senior fel- low of the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois, Chicago. His research interests span the fields of planning theory and history and globalization and development studies. Pratiksha Singh studied at the JJ school of Architecture, University of Mumbai, where she meets S. Vidyarthi. In 1991 they moved to the city of Jaipur in 1991, they taught in local architecture schools and researched Jaipur’s spatial development in the post-independence period. AVPNY - Auroville & Pondicherry Dr. Anupama Kundoo is a graduated from Sir JJ College of Architecture, University of Mumbai, and received her PhD degree from the TU Berlin in 2008. She has worked, researched and leached in a variety of cultural contexts across the world, including her huge experience in Auroville. Yashoda Joshi holds B. Arch from the University of Pune and has worked and trained with some of the best architects in India. Currently, as an associate with Anupama Kundoo archi- tects, she has been working on residential and research projects in India. GOA - North & South Maanasi Hattangadi is an architect, writer and curator. She completed her Master She has lead the editorial for four years at Indian Architect & Builder magazine. She co-curated three editions of the Charles Correa Foundation 361 ° Conference and as a partner at Studio Matter (in Goa), she directs content Initiatives in architecture. 28 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides
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DAC JAI JAI
AVPNY AVPNY GOA
29CCU - Kolkata Dr. Siddhartha Sen is a Professor and the Director of the Graduate Program in City and Regional Planning at Morgan State University in Baltimore, USA. He is a recognized scholar of urbanization and planning history of India and has published in this area in several journals. Dr. Sudeshna Ghosh is an Assistant Professor of Regional Planning, in the Department of Gecgraphy and Regional Planning at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA. She got her training in architecture and urban planning in Kolkata, and completed her doctoral studies from University of Cincinnati, USA. BLR - Bangalore Lakshmi Krishnaswamy is one part design thinker and one part, writer. Training as an architect in Delhi and Seattle (USA). She is at present teaching in Bangalore and also building interdisci- plinary studio, Visversic, where she intends to explore other projects that connect the aesthetic dimensions of Vision, Verse and Music. UDR - Udaipur Dr. Shikha Jain is a conservation architect, and the founder Director of the DRONAH Foundation. Her wide experience in cultural heritage ranges from representations at International World Heri- tage UNESCO meetings to conservation planning and on ground implementation of more than 50 conservation and museum projects across India. She has contributed several papers and articles on the cultural heritage of India in national and international journals and conferences. SLV - SHIMLA Saumya Sharma is a conservation architect by training with a special interest in writing. She is an alumnus of Chandigarh College of Architecture and CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Her professional experience includes involvement as team member and consulting conservation architect for various building as well as settlement level projects. Lovnish Kumar is an alumnus of Chandigarh College of Architecture, the Academia Di Ar- chitettura (Mendrisio, Switzerland) and Politecnico Di Milano (Italy) and has worked on mainstream architectural projects in both Switzerland and India. Prabha Choudhary is a practicing conservation architect. She has worked on various archi- tecture and conservation projects in multiple cities of India like the Conservation Plan of the Walled City of Ahmedabad under the National Institute of Urban Affairs team. LKU - Lucknow Dr. Neeta Das is a practicing conservation architect, lecturer and a prolific writer. She has au- thored several books on the 18th and 19th century architecture and their conservation for rel- evant publishers. Das has lectured widely in national and International forums. She is currently a visiting faculty at CEPT (Ahmedabad) and also runs a private practise in Kolkata. UKD - Himalayas I Dr. Sriparna Saha is a practising Architect working in the Uttarakhand Himalayas since the last few years on projects pertaining to heritage conservation, rural tourism and boutique hospitality. She is the Director at School of Architecture and Planning, Graphic Era Hill Uni- versity (Dehradun). Sriparna has been a regular contributor to many architectural and travel publications and she has won a number of literary awards. Dhenesh Raj is an associate Professor at School of Architecture and Planning, Graphic Era Hill University (Dehradun). DEL - Delhi Gaurav Sharma is a practicing architect and Founder Principal of Under Mango Tree – a Delhi-based award winning multi-disciplinary architecture firm. He is the current Chair of Docomomo India. Besides Delhi he has lived and worked in Shimla, London and Edinburgh. 30 India & Southeast Asia Architectural Travel Guides
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31Architecture Monographs
NEW JAIPUR
A planned City of Rajasthan
Alain Borie, Françoise Catalàa and Remi Papillault
Jaipur is especially famous for the strangeness of its monuments, but, out-
side the walls of the palace, few visitors take the time to pace the shopping
galleries of the bazaars. No one ventures into the courts or pushes the
curiosity until entering the houses and talking with the inhabitants. In this
book, contrary, authors approach dive into the heart of the city and its archi-
tecture in what she has most daily. If this book proposes a historical, urban,
architectural and symbolic of the old center of Jaipur, it is not exclusively
centered on the monuments of the city. The direct knowledge of the urban
fabric has brought to the authors, rediscover a number of accepted ideas
about the layout and architecture of this large city.
JAIPUR
A planned City
of Rajasthan
Alain Borie
Françoise Catalàa
Rémi Papillault
of
ta With an introduction
by Dr Sanjeev Vidyarthi
JAIPUR, a planned City of Rajasthan
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34 Architecture MonographsIntroduction
by Dr. Sanjeev Vidyarthi
(p. 10) General view of Jaipur from the Isar Lat
Tower with the Tripolia Bazaar on the right
245 pages, hardcover
It is a pleasure to write an updated introduction for this special book,
originally published in French about a decade ago. Signifying labor
of collective love for the many contributors, this carefully-detailed
and beautifully-composed book grew out of a multiyear field-based
studio that several successive cohorts of Indian and French students
jointly undertook around the turn-of-the last century at the city of
art-centered cottage industry and boutique design practices (Vidy-
arthi 2014). Not surprisingly, the Jaipur region now hosts more than
a dozen schools of architecture apart from many other colleges teach-
ing courses in fashion, jewelry, handicrafts and interior designing.
However, the growing number of students and tourists miss basic
informative text illustrating the development of Jaipur’s distinct plan-
with 417 color photographs
84 color maps and plans
Jaipur. Faculty colleagues and administrators from the three partner ning and architecture over time.
schools enthusiastically supported the purposeful initiative; they lib- For instance, available literature does a fine job telling the general
erally provided time, mind-space and resources, without which such history of Jaipur’s founding and growth in the princely period (see ref-
a transnational effort would have been impossible to organize and erences for some of the more important texts). However, relatively little
execute (see the impressive list of many contributors to this collab- scholarship focuses on explaining the underlying socio-spatial logic
orative effort on p. 7). Important personally, this book also marks the that shaped the citywide architecture in critical ways: from purpose-
foundation of close camaraderie Remi and I have fondly shared since fully-designed Havelis, or residential buildings comprising the biggest
26 BW drawings and images
co-conceiving the joint-studio almost twenty years ago. But boy, did bulk of urban fabric, to the key design aspects of city’s foundational
we miss an English edition of this book? plan. This book does so from the vantage of two significant scales.
In addition to the obvious advantage of English language’s greater First, it illustrates the key characteristics of 3-dimensional built-form
reach across the contemporary world, a translated edition seemed in- and prominent design features of select, representative Havelis that
creasingly important for several reasons. Jaipur’s unique place-based serve as city’s basic building type. Careful architectural documenta-
identity and distinctive built heritage continues to attract a growing tion and analysis reveals how builders’ efforts to balance cultural im-
number of visitors from both home and abroad—a trend broadly peratives and social preferences with a variety of constraints including
in line with the dramatic expansion of India’s tourism economy arid climate and handful of locally-available building materials shaped
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that grew from 140.12 million tourist trips in 1996 to a staggering Havelis’ distinct spatial configuration on different-sized lots.
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‘iconic destinations’ identified for priority support and development. graphical features (such as topography, watersheds, hills, forests,
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10 Jaipur Introduction 11
Introduction by Dr. Sanjeev
Vidyarthi
1. Before 1713, hypothesis regarding the position of
pre-existing villages on the plain at the south of Amber
2. 713-1715, construction of the Jai Niwas, the obser-
vatory and the temples
3. 1718-1725, setting up the chowkri, the Palace and
the bazaar axes
Alain Borie is an archi-
tect and former Professor
4. 1725-1734, setting up bazaars and chaupars with
arrangement of shops
5. 1725-1743, construction of the rampart and forts
6. 1725-1743, catchment, conservation and distribu-
tion of water of Architecture à l’École
Nationale Supérieure
d’Architecture of Paris-
26. Regulating layout hypothesis based on the ancient plans and charters of the City Museum, Jaipur
7. 1725-1743, setting up the grid and urbanisation 8. 1743-1775, extension neighbourhoods 9. 1775-..., modern extension
25. The 9 states of the creation of the city
34 Jaipur The creation of a territiorial city 35
Malaquais.
Françoise Catalàa, is a
Water management in the city
50. (p. 52) The Sagar
Talab lake seen from
the Jaigarh Fort
sculptor in urban art design.
She taught in visual arts at
the National School of Ar-
One of the most important conditions for creating a city in the dry
climate of Rajasthan lies in the availability of water. How was the
catchment, conservation and distribution of drinking water organ-
ised in the towns of Amber and Jaipur, and to what extent did this
issue impact the city’s layout? (51).
Monsoon rains, which rarely fall in these areas, fill natural de-
pressions that indicate locations suitable for human settlement, to be
chitecture Paris-Malaquais
artificially enhanced subsequently. The choice of a city’s location is
therefore linked to a topographic configuration resulting in a natural
water reservoir, like in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. The hills around Am-
ber naturally formed a catchment basin with runoff channels which,
over time, were entirely artificially landscaped to form an “upside-
down umbrella” for water recovery. This principle can be observed
around the village of Shishyaras and the valleys overlooking the lakes
during 25 years.
of Amber, where rainwater catchment is carried out by channel sys-
tems called “nalas”, carved in the rock, which feed the rainwater into
the lakes. The most impressive system is the landscaping of the crest
line above Jaigarh with a multitude of small channels on the contour
lines to recover each drop of runoff water and bring it back, via a
siphon protected by a grating, towards a large lake with a capacity of
3 million cubic metres and cisterns inside the fort to supply men and
Rémi Papillault is an archi-
animals all year long. An ingenious counterflow system placed on
the channels enabled the gravity-assisted filtering of sand and dust
during the first runoff. Once the first rains had cleared the bottom of
the canals, the valves to the cisterns of purer water were opened. The
survival of the fort, and therefore of the city, was eminently depen-
dent on the proper functioning of this system that was in place in the
two large reservoirs of Nahargarh (50).
In the city of Amber, the conservation of water for general usage
tect and urban planner. He
was organised by setting up three artificial monsoon lakes at the bot-
tom of the thalweg that were called, depending on their importance,
sagar or talab52: 51. Monsoon water recovery channel above Jaigarh
- Sagar Talao to the east, on two levels, with a dam surmounted by a
baradari, a chattri with 12 columns, to keep freshness.
- Kundlab Lake is a vast depression that extends all the way up to the
city wall, just in front of the northern gate.
52 Jaipur The creation of a territiorial city 53
is Professor of Architecture
at the National School of
taque extérieure. À ce propos,taque
à la légende
rait les deux entités et d’un trésor
Malgré son archaïsme apparent,
Malgré
Jaipur est également liée auxJaipur
extérieure.
rait les
la son
progrès
parleÀ
quideux
d’un
y serait
ce propos,
entités
fortification
est de
archaïsme
également
tunnel qui
caché…
et d’un
à larelie-
(30)
deapparent,
l’artillerie.
légende parle d’un tunnel qui relie-
trésor qui y serait caché… (30)
la ville de la fortification de la ville de
liée
Les
aux
fonderies
progrès de l’artillerie. Les fonderies
Les bastions naturels d’Amber
Les se
direction du sud par des lignes
bastions
furent installés sur les lignesfurent
des bastions furent construites
prolongent
direction
de collines
de crêtes
des sur
naturels
du sud
installés
bastions
du côté
et dessur
les verrous
d’Amber
parallèles.
portes
est en
par desDes
se prolongent du côté est en
lignes
remparts
les lignes
furentetconstruites
de collines parallèles. Des remparts
protégées
de crêtes
les cols, dont
par et des portes protégées par
surleles verrous et les cols, dont le
Architecture of Toulouse and
responsible for the seminar
de canon d’Amber étaient de larges
de canon
bâtiments,
d’Amberbien
étaient
mieux
de larges
équipés
bâtiments, bien mieux équipés Babunath Garh, ou Band Darwaja,
Babunath
« barrage-porte
Garh, ou Band
». Ces
Darwaja,
fortifica-
« barrage-porte ». Ces fortifica-
que les autres forts du Rajasthan.
que les
Leautres
secret forts
de l’art
dude
Rajasthan.
la fonte était
Le secret de l’art de la fonte était tions qui protègent le côté est
tions
de laqui
ville
protègent
de Jaipurle
ont
côté
permis,
est dedans
la ville de Jaipur ont permis, dans
soigneusement gardé depuissoigneusement
Man Singh Ier, qui
gardé depuis
l’avait Mandes
rapporté Singh Ier, qui l’avait rapporté des le même temps, la création du
le même
lac artificiel
temps, Man
la création
Sagar. du lac artificiel Man Sagar.
campagnes sur Kabul. Ce savoir-faire
campagnespermit
sur Kabul.
la fabrication
Ce savoir-faire
du permit la fabrication du
canon Bajrangvana, rendu plus
canon
résistant
Bajrangvana,
par les feuilles
rendu plus
de métal
résistant par les feuilles de métal Les remparts de Jaipur Les remparts de Jaipur
glissées à l’intérieur du fût (31).
glissées à l’intérieur du fût (31). Le rempart de la ville nouvelle
Lebloque,
rempartdu
decôté
la ville
sud,nouvelle
l’accès depuis
bloque, du côté sud, l’accès depuis
Le rythme de bastions des fortifications
Le rythme de se
bastions
mesuredes
à Amber-
fortifications se mesure à Amber- la large plaine. Les fortifications
la large
devaient
plaine.
enLes
même
fortifications
temps devenir
devaient en même temps devenir
on India held there.
Jaipur à partir de la portée des
Jaipur
« canons
à partir
de place
de la portée
» que l’on
desestime
« canons de place » que l’on estime la grande façade de la ville dela
Jaipur.
grandeCefaçade
rempart
desud,
la ville
complété
de Jaipur.
parCe rempart sud, complété par
à 1600 m. Le tracé de cette à
portée
1600 m.
surLe
le tracé
plan des
de cette
fortifications
portée sur le plan des fortifications un fossé, le long de la route Agra-Ajmer,
un fossé, leoffrait
long deune
la route
façade
Agra-Ajmer,
en déca- offrait une façade en déca-
montre le niveau de recouvrement
montredes
le niveau
zones atteintes.
de recouvrement
On repère
des zones atteintes. On repère lage avec la composition de la
lage
ville
avec
interne
la composition
: ce n’est pas
del’axe
la ville
nord-interne(32)
: ceSocle
n’estetpas l’axe
rampe nord- sur(32)
d’artillerie Topkhanadesh
Socle et rampe
tels
d’artillerie
que relevéssuren
Topkhanadesh
1927 tels que relevés en 1927
très bien, sur le plan du major
trèsSmith,
bien, sur
comment
le plan ces
du major
piècesSmith,
d’ar- comment ces pièces d’ar- sud du palais qui en forme le sud
centre,
du palais
mais la
qui
Sanganeri
en formeGate.
le centre,
Cettemais la Sanganeri Gate. Cette
tillerie étaient installées, tillerie
notamment
étaientsurinstallées,
les bastions
notamment
de sur les bastions de particularité souligne l’importance
particularité
de la voie
souligne
qui va desservir lede la- voie
l’importance Topkhana
qui va Hazuri (Topkana
desservir le - Hazurka,
Topkhana1775),
Hazuriest(Topkana
la grandeHazurka,
armu- 1775), est la grande armu-
Topkhanadesh et de Topkhana
Topkhanadesh
Hazuri (32). et
Le de
JaiTopkhana
Van, qui passe
Hazuri (32). Le Jai Van, qui passe palais par sa porte est, pour ensuite
palais par
conduire
sa portevers
est,Amber. rerie vers
pour ensuite conduire fortifiée,
Amber.positionnée enrerie
bastion
fortifiée,
dans lapositionnée
partie est du
enrempart
bastion dans la partie est du rempart
pour être le plus grand canonpour
du monde,
être le plus
étaitgrand
installé
canon
au sommet
du monde, était installé au sommet L’ensemble de cette ligne sud
L’ensemble
des remparts
de cette
est ligne
composé
sud de sud. Le plan
des remparts de 1775 lade
est composé représente
sud. Le
complètement
plan de 1775 laintra-muros.
représente complètement
La intra-muros. La
du fort de Jaigarh, sur une grande
du fort
plateforme.
de Jaigarh,Avec
sur une
un fût
grande
de 7,30
plateforme. Avec un fût de 7,30 places fortes et de bastions places
qui donneront
fortes etleurs
de bastions
noms aux
quiquar- partie
donneront extra-muros,
leurs visible aujourd’hui,
noms aux quar- partie extra-muros,
serait unevisible
adjonction
aujourd’hui,
plus serait une adjonction plus
m, il était censé avoir une portée
m, il était
de plus
censé
de 20
avoir
km,une
soitportée
bien au-
de plus de 20 km, soit bien au- tiers attenants avec d’est en tiers
ouestattenants
: avec d’est en ouest : tardive ; tardive ;
delà du fort Mothi. Son intérêt
delà
devait
du fort
être
Mothi.
plus dissuasif
Son intérêt
quedevait
réel, être plus dissuasif que réel, - Ambhagarh Burj qui est un- fort
Ambhagarh
défendant
Burj
depuis
qui est
lesun
collines - Gath
fort défendant
le Darwaza
depuis (Ram Pol,
les collines le 1775)
- Gath
est la
Darwaza
porte qui
(Ram
donne
Pol,son
1775)
nomestau
la porte qui donne son nom au
puisqu’il ne servit jamais qu’à
puisqu’il
tirer unne
seul
servit
boulet
jamais
de fer
qu’à
detirer
50 kgun seul boulet de fer de 50 kg territoire situé à l’est de la ville.
territoire
Il est implanté
situé à l’est
à l’angle
de lasud-est
ville. Il est bazaràattenant.
desimplanté Les portes
l’angle sud-est des étaient
bazardessinées
attenant.en
Leschicane,
portes étaient
pour inter-
dessinées en chicane, pour inter-
pour 100 kg de poudre47. Mais
pour 100 kg de
l’existence depoudre
ce canon
47
. Mais
symbolique
l’existence de ce canon symbolique lignes de défense. Une lignelignes
de fortification
de défense.le Une
relieligne
à la muraille dire le
de fortification toute
relieattaque frontale. Mais
à la muraille dire toute
lors deattaque
l’extension
frontale.
de la Mais
ville hors
lors de l’extension de la ville hors
confirme la dimension territoriale
confirme
du projet
la dimension
de Jai Singh
territoriale
(33). du projet de Jai Singh (33). sud de Jaipur ; sud de Jaipur ; les murs, elles seront percées
les murs,
de vastes
ellespassages
seront percées
axiaux.de
Lesvastes passages axiaux. Les
- Galta Darwaza (1775) (dite Suraj
- Galta
PolDarwaza
par la suite),
(1775)marque
(dite Suraj
la fin dupar lavantaux
Pol de bois seront
suite), marque fermés
la fin du vantaux
chaquede
nuit
bois
jusque
seront
dans
fermés
les années
chaque nuit jusque dans les années
Les fortifications d’Amber Les fortifications d’Amber (31) Carte territoriale des fortifications
(31) Carte
de territoriale
Amber-Jaipur des fortifications de Amber-Jaipur grand axe est-ouest de Jaipur.
grand
Il est
axeintéressant
est-ouest de Jaipur.
noter que
Il est 1920 ;
la intéressant de noter que la 1920 ;
Au nord, à l’avant de la ville d’Amber
Au nord,
surà l’avant
la routede
delaDelhi,
ville d’Amber
se trouve
sur la route de Delhi, se trouve Suraj Pol est représentée surSuraj
Ram-Ganj
Pol estchaupar
représentée
en 1775sur en 1775Pol
- Sanganeri
; Ram-Ganj chaupar ; (Shyo Pol 1775)
- Sanganeri
est le centre
Pol de
(Shyo
l’élévation
Pol 1775)sud
estdu
le centre de l’élévation sud du
une première enceinte intégrant
une deux
première
collines
enceinte
qui forment
intégrant
comme
deux collines qui forment comme
deux bastions naturels avancés
deux
avec
bastions
portes naturels
(Khar Pol)
avancés
et murailles.
avec portes (Khar Pol) et murailles.
En pénétrant dans cette première
En pénétrant
enceinte,
dans on
cette
traverse
première
un enceinte, on traverse un
faubourg de terrains agricoles,
faubourg
de jardins
de terrains
et de maisons,
agricoles,
véritable
de jardins et de maisons, véritable
grenier de la ville. La deuxième
grenier
ligne de protection
la ville. La deuxième
protège laligne
Biraide protection protège la Birai
Pol, porte nord-est de la ville,
Pol,
que
porte
les Anglais
nord-est
ont
dedéclassée
la ville, que
pour
les Anglais ont déclassée pour
faciliter la circulation par l’ouverture
faciliter la
d’une
circulation
nouvellepar
voie
l’ouverture
percée à d’une nouvelle voie percée à
proximité, à travers le murproximité,
d’enceinte.à Au
travers
sud sur
le mur
la route
d’enceinte.
de Au sud sur la route de
Sanganer se trouvait une porte,
Sanganer
dite Jaipur
se trouvait
Pol, elleune
aussi
porte,
déclassée
dite Jaipur Pol, elle aussi déclassée
sous le Raj britannique poursous
lui préférer
le Raj britannique
une nouvelle
pour
route
lui plus
préférer une nouvelle route plus
directe creusée dans la montagne.
directeLes
creusée
portes
dans
nord,
la montagne.
Kundlab Pol,
Les portes nord, Kundlab Pol,
et ouest, Kheri Pol, moins et
stratégiques
ouest, Kheri
pour
Pol,lemoins
passage,
stratégiques
sont pour le passage, sont
restées dans leur état d’origine.
restées
Ces différentes
dans leur état
murailles
d’origine.
forment
Ces différentes murailles forment
une protection autour du palais
uned’Amber,
protection
dont
autour
le centre
du palais
est le d’Amber,
trône dont le centre est le trône
du maharaja ainsi que le zenana,
du maharaja
partie la
ainsi
plusque
privée,
le zenana,
séparépartie la plus privée, séparé
symboliquement par sept portes
symboliquement
de la campagne
par environnante.
sept portes de la campagne
(32) Socle environnante.
et rampe d’artillerie sur
(32)
Topkhanadesh
Socle et rampe
tels
d’artillerie
que relevéssuren
Topkhanadesh
1927 tels que relevés en 1927 (34) Les portes de la ville au début
(34)
duLes
siècle
portes
dernier
de la ville au début du siècle dernier
44 JAIPUR 44 JAIPUR L A C R É A T I O N D ’ U N E V I L L E - T ELRARC 45D ’ U N E V I L L E - T E R R I T O I R E
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