joseph allen stein - indian architect

3. BIOGRAPHY

4. The front yard entrance of this Mill Valley residence designed
by JosephAllen Stein shows the home's public area, a
combination of living and dining rooms and kitchen

5. IN 1952, STEIN WAS INVITED BY PRIME
MINISTER NEHRU TO INDIA TO HEAD THE NEWLY
FORMED ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
DEPARTMENT AT BENGAL ENGINEERING
COLLEGE, CALCUTTA.
STEIN ARRIVED IN INDIA ALREADY FORMED AS
A MATURE AND SELF ASSURED DESIGNER AND
PLANNER AND IMMEDIATELY PLUNGED INTO
MAJOR PROJECT BEING UNDERTAKEN IN WEST
BENGAL- THE DUIRGA PUR TOWNSHIP,
DESIGNED WITH BENJAMIN POLK, AN AMERICAN
ARCHITECT LIVING IN CALCATTA.

6. DURGAPUR TOWNSHIP

8.  PROJECTS-NEW
DELHI
INDIA
INTERNATIONAL
CENTER

11. INTERIORS

14. VIEWS

16. LANSCAPING

17. INDIA HABITAT
CENTER

18. .
PURPORSE OF CONSTRUCTION OF INDIAN HABITAT
CENTER
.

21. DESIGN CONCEPT OF INDIA HABITAT
CENTER
THE CREATION OF A GREEN AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FORMS THE
BACK BONE OF THE COMPLEX.THIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE URBAN LEVEL
FUNCTIONS AND ALSO CREATES A HEALTHY AND PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT
FOR THE WORKING EMPLOYES

24. CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE
.

29. SHEIR-I-KASHMIER
CONFERENCE
CENTER

35. Did Mr Stein
influence
architecture in the
rest of Delhi?

36. The view from Parikrama, the rotating restaurant just off Connaught Place,
suggests he did not. The grey skyline dampens the grace of the colonial-era
corridor.

37. THE SLEEK JAWAHARLAL NEHRU STADIUM, TOWARDS THE
SOUTH, LOOKS LIKE A HAMBURGER.

38. TO THE NORTH, THE SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE CIVIC CENTRE, THE CITY’S
TALLEST BUILDING, IS A BRAZEN SHOW OF GLASS — THE GROWING POPULARITY OF
GLASS IS BAFFLING IN A TROPICAL COUNTRY WHERE IT JUST TRAPS HEAT.

39. CONCLUSION