History Of Modern Architecture
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History Of Modern Architecture Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for History Of Modern Architecture (subject code 3345003) as prescribed for DS · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 14 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3345003)Unit 1 Formative Years of Modern Architecture
- 1.1. Idea of Modern Architecture in nineteenth century
- 1.2. Engineering traditions and Reinforced Concrete
- 1.3. Works of Louis Sullivan Wainwright Building National Farmers’ Bank
- 1.4. Works of Frank Lloyd Wright Falling Water House Johnson Wax Building Guggenheim Museum
Unit 2 Crystallization of Modern Architecture
- 2.1. Quest for Ideal Form
- 2.2. Cubism and new conception of space -Works of Le Corbusier Villa Savoye Chapel at Ronchamp
- 2.3. Architecture of Light - works of Louis I Kahn Salk Institute Kimbell Art Museum
- 2.4. Acropolis at Athens
Unit 3 Roots and Modernity in India
- 3.1. Works of Le Corbusier in India High Court, Chandigarh Legislative Assembly, Chandigarh
- 3.2. Louis Kahn in Ahmedabad - IIM, Ahmedabad
Unit 4 Search for Modern Indian Architecture
- 4.1. Works of Balkrishna Doshi School of Architecture Institute of Indology Architect’s office–Sangath Amdavad ni Gufa
- 4.2. Works of Charles Correa Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalay Kanchenjunga Apartment Cidade de Goa Madhya Pradesh Assembly
Unit 5 Architecture in Development
- 5.1. Works of Anant Raje Indian Institute of Forest Management Farmer’s Training Institute
- 5.2. Works of Laurie Baker St John’s Cathedral Centre for Development Studies