Corbuserian Hotel used to be called Akbar was designed by Shiv Nath Prasad
a very eminent architect who died some years ago in total oblivion. He was
also a planner and was the very core person in the first Delhi Master Plan.
I can suggest to a student to take it up as a thesis topic. Conservation of
Delhi's post independence modern.
Nalini
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Subject: Re: [mpisgmedia] the architect of Chanakya Cinema
> we can think of making a 'biography of a building' dossier on
> Architexturez should somebody offer to do so -- i am not from delhi, but
> visited the complex quite often when i was visiting here and stayed in
> malcha marg. the corbusieran hotel next door, who is it by?
>
> i think it will be an important document to have. public market
> complexes in india are not documented in any meaningful way, for the
> complexity and richness they offer your urban life. anyone interested in
> doing this? gita, nalini, leads?
>
> ==============================================
> Chanakya theatre is an important building of Delhi. In fact the entire
> Yashwwant Place Complex. It represents a reasonably good culmination of
> modern architectural ideas. This is part of our Delhi recent development.
> I'm sorry that the NDMC does not know how to appreciate its own
endeavours.
> Any ideas what we should do.
>
> Nalini Thakur
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> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 11:42 PM
> Subject: [mpisgmedia] the architect of Chanakya Cinema
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> > ToI has a report today on page-7 titled *Chanakya era
> > ends, here front-benchers were nerds*. starts with
> > telling about premiere of Mera-Naam-Joker and how Raj
> > Kapoor nearly lamented his decision to premiere the
> > film closest to his heart when he arrived at the
> > *cemented Titanic waiting for take off in the middle
> > of nowhere* and was relieved to find the 1000-seater
> > house-ful.
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a very eminent architect who died some years ago in total oblivion. He was
also a planner and was the very core person in the first Delhi Master Plan.
I can suggest to a student to take it up as a thesis topic. Conservation of
Delhi's post independence modern.
Nalini
----- Original Message -----
From: "Architexturez." <admin-in@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mpisgmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [mpisgmedia] the architect of Chanakya Cinema
> we can think of making a 'biography of a building' dossier on
> Architexturez should somebody offer to do so -- i am not from delhi, but
> visited the complex quite often when i was visiting here and stayed in
> malcha marg. the corbusieran hotel next door, who is it by?
>
> i think it will be an important document to have. public market
> complexes in india are not documented in any meaningful way, for the
> complexity and richness they offer your urban life. anyone interested in
> doing this? gita, nalini, leads?
>
> ==============================================
> Chanakya theatre is an important building of Delhi. In fact the entire
> Yashwwant Place Complex. It represents a reasonably good culmination of
> modern architectural ideas. This is part of our Delhi recent development.
> I'm sorry that the NDMC does not know how to appreciate its own
endeavours.
> Any ideas what we should do.
>
> Nalini Thakur
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gita Dewan Verma" <mpisgplanner@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mpisgmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 11:42 PM
> Subject: [mpisgmedia] the architect of Chanakya Cinema
>
>
> > ToI has a report today on page-7 titled *Chanakya era
> > ends, here front-benchers were nerds*. starts with
> > telling about premiere of Mera-Naam-Joker and how Raj
> > Kapoor nearly lamented his decision to premiere the
> > film closest to his heart when he arrived at the
> > *cemented Titanic waiting for take off in the middle
> > of nowhere* and was relieved to find the 1000-seater
> > house-ful.
>
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