Friday, May 16, 2008

LECTURE 11 May 13th

POLITICS OF THE ARTIFICIAL.

The architecture of power-
The case of Imperial Delhi

Imperial and Architectural content-
Ancient seat of empires' jewel in the crown' or 'keystone of empire'
Indian traditions
British traditions

Imperial and Architectural Theory-
Occidentalism vs Orientalism

The politics of Design
Design by Diktat or Democracy
Symbolism?

Imperial and Architectural Practice
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something askew?

Sir Edwin Lutyens -The viceroys palace
Sir Herbert Baker - Govt Secretariat

Monument or Mausoleum? Legacies

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