Achyut Kanvinde

INTRODUCTION

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION

• Ar. A.P. Kanvinde belonged to the very small village of Sindhudurg district in
Maharashtra.
• Kanvinde graduated architecture from the “J.J. School of Arts”, Mumbai, in 1942.
• He was then sent by the government of India to study at “Harvard University”.
• There he worked under Walter Gropous and was influenced by his thinking and
teaching.
• Kanvinde was also influenced by his father, who was portrait and landscape painter.
• When he retuned to India he joined the council for “Scientific and Industrial
Research”.
• In 1985 he was the winner of IIA “BABURAO MHATRE GOLD MEDAL”.
• In the early 50’s Kanvinde established a private practice in new Delhi with Shaukat
Rai , a civil engineer , who had been with him at Harvard.
• They established a firm ”Kanvinde and Rai” which received and executed many
important commissions.
PHILOSOPHY
• Kanvinde plays with space and forms. His designs

are slender, balanced, proportionate, neat and well
crafted.
• The building is important but most important is the
gate of the user. Example is “Isckon Temple”.
• He gave much more importance to the natural light.
He gave such a form to the building that it can solve
the problem of ventilation as well as excessive heat .
• He believed in Vernacular Architecture
HIS DESIGN CONCEPTS
• An art can be to nourish the senses. Art is purely an aesthetic exercise.
• He believed that a grid of columns forming a matrix giving structural and
spatial aspect would turn a design to more sophisticated and faceted.
• He treated his building with “VASTUSHASTRA”.
• He also used Vernacular Architecture in foreign.
WORKS
ISKON TEMPLE
NEW DELHI
SITE SPECIFICATIONS
• It is built in 1998 and it is located in New Delhi.
• The project is situated on a sloping site and covers an
area of 3 acres with the slope of 8 meters in relation to
road level.
• Deity spaces are located at the highest level.
• It has assembly hall for 400 people.
• The building was constructed of reinforced concrete
frame structure and clad with red and white stone
finish.
• Services spaces like kitchen, dinning areas for devotees, offices are
located at the lower level.
• Other activities are :- Multimedia cultural center. Auditorium. Animistic
presentation museum. Dormitory for devotees. Small shopping areas.
Restaurant and offices.
• Temple is around an informal court with sunk garden spaces.
• There are cascades all around and waterfalls to create ambience.
IIT KANPUR
It is established in 1959-66 and is located on the outskirts of the city of Kanpur in U.P.
The important objective of the program of this institute was intellectual and cultural stimulation.
The building is harmonious in character.
The site is flat with the canal on one side and transportation route on the other side.
The Academic Complex is located centrally at the site and free from traffic noise.
Pedestrian and vehicular traffic are completely segregated.

• The academic complex comprises a library , lecture halls , faculty
building , a computer center, workshops and area for cultural facilities.
• It is open form with linking corridors and space penetrating through , thus
providing shelter from the extremely hot sun and also allow breezes.
• The library forms an important part of the whole complex.

• It is a framed structure based on grid.
• The whole building is built in R.C.C with a brick facade.
• the whole structure gives a very beautiful play of shad and shadow.
(Water creating micro climatic effect)
• All these building components are interlinked by detached 2 leveled

corridors which is not only the facility for cross-ventilation but also allow
for future growth.
• An underground service tunnel runs along these corridors.
IIT DELHI
• It is established in 1961.
• “Nehru University” is adjoining at the southern edge.
• The site is available near “Qutab Minar Complex” which is a landmark
place in the colorful history of Delhi.
• The Institute campus is about 19 Km. away from the Delhi Main Railway
Station, 14 Km. from the New Delhi Railway Station, 21 Km. from the Inter-
State Bus Terminal and 10 Km from Delhi Airport.
• It is well connected to the major city centers
• The campus area has been divided into four
functional zones : Residential zone for students.
Residential zone for the faculty and staff. Academic
zone for academic buildings and workshops. Cultural-
cum-social and recreational zone for students.
• Each department is a separate entity with a
courtyard.
• The main academic building accommodates various
teaching and research activities.
• Two outer residential zones are separated from the
central academic zone by canals
• The site being longitudinal in shape, two academic zones have
been located mid-way between the two residential zones in
order to reduce walking distance.
• The main academic building accommodates various teaching
and research activities.
• Heavy engineering laboratories are placed on the ground
floor, light laboratories on the first floor.
OTHER NOTABLE WORKS
LAL BAHADUR SHASHRI NATIONAL

ACADEMY OF ADMINISTRATION,MUSSOORIE AHEMDABAD TEXTILE INDUSTRY RESEARCH
ASSOCIATION HEADQUATERS
NEHRU
CENTRE,MUMBAI
THANK YOU
SAHIL PASAHAN(30/13)
RAMAN SINGH(28/13)
MOHIT BHORIA(21/13)
MUKUL JOSHI(22/13)

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INTRODUCTION

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION

• Kanvinde plays with space and forms. His designs

The building is harmonious in character.

Pedestrian and vehicular traffic are completely segregated.

• The library forms an important part of the whole complex.

• All these building components are interlinked by detached 2 leveled

LAL BAHADUR SHASHRI NATIONAL

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