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Achyut Kanvinde-The Functionalist Architect

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  Achyut P. Kanvinde (1916 –2002), the Indian architect with functionalist approaches with elements of Brutalist architecture. He was born in Achra, in Konkan region of Maharashtra in 1916. He believed that a grid of columns forming a matrix giving structural and spatial aspect would turn a design more sophisticated and faceted. ·        1935: Studied architecture under Claude Batley in Sir J. J School of Arts ·        1945: Completed Masters from Harvard, student of Walter Gropius (Thesis on Science Laboratories) ·        1947: Chief Architect of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) ·        1955: Formed Kanvinde and Rai LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS ·         1976: Received the Padma Shree ·         1974-75: Became the president of IIA (Indian Institute of Architects) ·         1985: Winner of IIA “Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal” ·         1993: Awarded the Great Masters Award from JK Industries Ltd ·         Part of the jury on the competition for Indira
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WHAT WILL ARCHITECTURE LOOK LIKE IN 100 YEARS?

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WHAT WILL ARCHITECTURE LOOK LIKE IN 100 YEARS? If we look back 100 years from now, the architecture was nothing like it is currently, and so will be the case for the future, it would be nothing like today. To understand the future we have to look back in the past. The changes the history faced will only become the foundation for the changes the future holds. 100 years back, architects tend to gather knowledge about every possible aspect needed to design a building, from laying brick to setting the interiors. To design a skyscraper, dozens of architects sat for days to finish the layouts needed by the contractor to make the building. But today, technology has invaded the desks of the architects. Tomorrow’s architecture will be shaped by interweaving forces, including technology, concerns of the society, and the creativity of the designer. The future will have every kind of structure man could possibly imagine, ranging from rotating buildings to invisible houses, bu
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