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    Achyut Kanvinde was an Indian architect born in 1916 who received his masters from Harvard under Walter Gropius. He established a private practice in 1955 and designed many institutional, housing, and industrial buildings. Some of his most notable works include the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, the National Dairy Development Board, and the Nehru Science Centre. Kanvinde's style used modern materials like concrete but was influenced by Indian traditions.

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    Achyut Kanvinde was an Indian architect born in 1916 who received his masters from Harvard under Walter Gropius. He established a private practice in 1955 and designed many institutional, housing, and industrial buildings. Some of his most notable works include the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, the National Dairy Development Board, and the Nehru Science Centre. Kanvinde's style used modern materials like concrete but was influenced by Indian traditions.

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    Achyut Kanvinde was an Indian architect born in 1916 who received his masters from Harvard under Walter Gropius. He established a private practice in 1955 and designed many institutional, housing, and industrial buildings. Some of his most notable works include the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, the National Dairy Development Board, and the Nehru Science Centre. Kanvinde's style used modern materials like concrete but was influenced by Indian traditions.

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    Achyut

    Kanvinde
    INTRODUCTION
     He was born on 9th feb1916 and
    died on 2003
     He was one of the renowned architect
    from India.
     He is also a teacher and writer.
    EDUCATION
     In 1947 Kanvinde got his Masters
    degree in architecture from Harvard
    University, became the president of the
    Indian Institute of Architects in 1976
     Kanvinde is the author of Campus
    design in India . He was educated
    under Walter Gropius at Harvard
    University
     Kanvinde set up a private practice with
    the architect Shaukat Rai (b 1922) in
    1955 and designed numerous
    institutional buildings, housing and
    industrial complexes.
     Achyut Kanvinde,has even worked with
    BalKrishna Doshi, and Charles Correa
    of India. Muzharul Islam of Bangladesh
    FAMOUS WORKS
     His most works are related to
    education and research
     Indian Institute of Technology (1960–
    65), Kanpur,
     The National Dairy Development
    Board (1974),
     The Nehru Science Centre (1982),
    Bombay,
     Harivallavhdas house Ahmedabad
     Swiss Trade mission
     IIT Kanpur (library)
     The National Science Centre (1984),
    New Delhi
    ACHIEVEMENTS
     Recipient of Padmashree -1975
     Recipient of gold medal of the Indian
    Institute of architects -1985
     National award of institute of
    engineers for architectural
    engineering- 1990
     Out standing konkani award
    (posthumous)-2003
     TMA Pai foundation manipal-2003
     Great master national award by
    J.K.industrial ltd.- 1993
    STYLE
     Buildings were conceived in a strict modernist
    vocabulary.
     He used concrete frame structure in filled with
    brick panels and plastered in a fine stone grit
    finish.
     He mostly used the locally available materials.
     His works are based on modern architecture of
    the West, but at the same time preserves and
    reinterprets Indian tradition.
     The strength of the architects’ ties to
    Indian tradition and the ways in
    which the principles of modernism are
    expressed vary greatly.
     Their work is obviously contemporary
    and fuses tradition with the principles
    and materials of modernism in
    creative and remarkable ways.
    IIT- KANPUR
     Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur is
    one of the premier institutions established
    by the Government of India.
     IIT-Kanpur is located on the Grand Trunk
    Road, 15 km west of Kanpur City and
    measures close to 420 hectares.
     The research in consonance with the
    contemporary and future needs of India.
    Milk processing plant for the
    National Dairy Board
     It is located in Mehsana, India.
     The black and white zig zag designs, for
    Greek, Islamic, and other international
    symbols,
     Other aspects of the building suggest other
    mythic references--most of which escape
    the ordinary viewer.
     This four-story building, housing
    departments relating to math, statistics,
    and computer science,
     It is a plan in the shape of an "H" and is aligned
    with the cloister of the Administration Building.
     The stark, rectilinear concrete forms and
    industrial profile of the plant announce that it is
    a place for production.
     Thus modern technology is used to preserve a
    traditional way of life, and the processing plant
    is the physical expression of this fusion.

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