Archumen : questioning architecture /
Gita Balakrishnan and Ankon Mitra.
- Kolkata : ETHOS, c2014.
- 176 p. : ill., photos ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliography.
CONTENTS Acknowledgement vii Foreword by Prof. Christopher Benninger x The Quizmaster Reflects xii Introduction xiii Architecture Transforms History /People who Transformed Architecture 1 Technology Triggers/ Material Magic 17 Learning from Mother Nature / Green is not just a colour 37 Context is Dead: Long Live Chic? 55 Cities Then, Now and in the Future 77 Masters 115 Ethics and Aesthetics 151 End Note: The Tip of the Architectural Iceberg 167 Bibliography 168 Ethos-a Profile 174
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Architecture --Designs and plans. Architecture--Details. Architecture--India.