Elements of Spacemaking

Author: Pandya Yatin, Vastu-Shilpa Foundation Place: Ahmedabad Publisher: Mapin Publishing Pvt Ltd Year: 2015 Pages: 216 ISBN: 978-1-935677-30-7 Subject: Architecture Sub-Subject: Architecture History Keyword: Architecture, Space-making, Architectural Elements, Historical Evolution, Global Architecture Shelf: C9R4 Accession No: B1610 Contents: List of Illustrations, Preface, Floor. Column, Wall, Door, Window, Stair, Roof, References Abstract: This book explores how […]

Global Schindler Award 2015

Author: Zurich ETH Place: Switzerland Publisher: Schindler Year: 2015 Pages: 94 Source: Received from Pankaj Joshi Subject: Urbanisation Sub-Subject: Urban Design Keyword: Urban Designer, Street Design Shelf: C7R5 Accession No: B1456 Contents: Foreword- Essays Introduction- In Search of Approaches to Contemporary Urban Intervention Challenges Accessibility in Cities: Transport and Urban Form Rocking the Roadblock Future […]

Praja Session 1 To Session 4

Author: Praja Foundation Place: Mumbai Publisher: Praja Foundation Year: 2015 Pages: 10 Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai Sub-Subject: Bombay Keyword: Praja Session Shelf: C7R5 Accession No: B148 Contents: Foroord, Essay, Commentary, Afterword, Postscript, Edited Abstract: Praja, Introduction to Project Performance, Methodology, Results of the Survey, Awareness of Citizens regarding Services, Image of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), […]

India: Modern Architecture in History

Author: Scriver Peter and Srivastava Amit Place: London Publisher: Reaktion Books Ltd Year: 2015 Pages: 384 ISBN: 978-1-78023-437-3 Subject: Architecture Sub-Subject: Architecture History Keyword: Modern Architecture, Colonial Era, Modernism, Architectural History Shelf: C9R5 Accession No: B1643 Contents: Introduction, Rationalization: The Call to Order, 1855-1900, Complicity and Contradiction in the Colonial Twilight, 1901-1947, Nation Building: Architecture […]

Guidelines for Parking Facilities In Urban Areas (First Revision)

Author: Indian Roads Congress Place: New Delhi Publisher: Indian Roads Congress Year: 2015 Pages: 51 Source: Purchased Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai Sub-Subject: Bombay Keyword: Parking Facility Shelf: C6R2 Accession No: B1388 Contents: Personnel of the Highways Specifications and Standards Committee Abbreviations Definitions 1- Introduction 2- Scope 3- Parking Policy Objectives and Guiding Principles 4- Parking Strategies […]

Recommended Practice for Plants, Tools and Equipment Required for Construction and Maintenance of Concrete Roads (First Revision)

Author: Indian Roads Congress Place: New Delhi Publisher: Indian Roads Congress Year: 2015 Pages: 56 Source: Purchased Keyword: Road Concretisation Shelf: C6R2 Accession No: B1389 Contents: Personnel of the Highways Specifications and Standards Committee 1- Introduction 2- Scope 3- Classification of Plants, Tools and Equipment and Definitions 4- Plants, Tools and Equipment for Different Layers […]

Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design

Author: Montgomery Charles Place: New York Publisher: Penguin Books Year: 2015 Pages: 389 ISBN: 978-0-141-04754-6 Subject: Urbanisation Sub-Subject: Urban Design Keyword: Urban Living, Sidewalk, Subway Shelf: C6R4 Accession No: B1011 Contents: 1- The Mayor of Happy 2- The City Has Always Been a Happiness Project 3- The (Broken) Social Scene 4- How We Got Here […]

Stamp Duty Ready Reckoner & Market Value of Properties In Mumbai 2015

Author: Santosh Kumar & Sunit Gupta Place: Mumbai Publisher: The Architects Publishing Corporation of India Year: 2015 Volume: 2015 rchitects i 8 Pages: 240 Subject: Government Document Sub-Subject: Real Estate Keyword: Stump Duty Ready Reckoner, Property Tax, Rateable Value System Classification: 310 Shelf: C2R1 Accession No: B1141 Contents: Index to Villages, Stamp Duty Maps and […]

Handbook on Urban Laws and Policies that Impact Housing Vol-II

Author: Mhaske Milind Place: Mumbai Publisher: Praja Foundation Year: 2015 Volume: Urban oundatiof 8 Pages: 74 Source: PRAJA Foundation Subject: Urbanisation/ Housing Sub-Subject: Urban Development/ Affordable Housing Keyword: Urban Housing, Urban Development, Affordable Housing Shelf: C1R4 Accession No: B1116 Contents: Advisors & Praja Team Acknowldgement Abbreviations Foreword Preface 1- Regulatory Framework 1.2- Acts and Policies […]