https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o Shelter culture design. en-us 2021-09-24 06:46:26 UTC 2025-10-21 23:17:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3e2.png prajwalshinde123456 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1765021953 Name: Gallery of The Dazzling Modernist Cinemas of Southern India

Photographer Stefanie Zoche of Haubitz-Zoche  has captured a series of vibrant images showcasing the “hybrid modernist” movie theaters of Southern India.

Function/Purpose: Apart from being a piece of art itself, it of course exists for the purpose of consuming entertainment through viewing of movies as well as a commercial mean.

Visual identity and its purpose: Suggestive of theatrical sets, provide a foretaste of the cinematic experience in the hall itself, in which extravagant shapes and ornamentation are continued and put the viewer in the right mood for the cinematic world before the screening itself.


When and Where it was made: This is one of the large number of cinemas built in both rural and urban areas of South India in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, all conveying an “unconventional mix of local building styles and Western influences."]]> 2021-09-24 06:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1765021953 shanthikam02 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1765085270

NAME Nalanda University

PURPOSE OR FUNCTION The great Library. It is made with red bricks and had a great collection of books stored on iron shelves and covered with cloth to preserve it.

FORM, STRUCTURE AND IDENTITY All monasteries had a common plan, a central courtyard with cells all around and a common verandah.

MATERIALS The whole university is made of red bricks.

WHEN AND WHERE WAS IT MADE It was made around 1600 years ago in Nalanda in Bihar.

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NAME Eye shaped roof

PURPOSE OR FUNCTION It is an interesting sight for the sore eye.

FORM, STRUCTURE AND IDENTITY This is of area 1.5 million sqft and built on a 6.12-acre site. Planned with efficient site circulation with different lanes for private cars, commercial vehicles and pedestrians. Contains multiple screens, a 9000 sqft supermarket, huge food court, 39 f&b outlets, bowling alley and game centre.

MATERIALS The tensile and glass roof of the atrium provides optimum natural light to enter natural light to the entire structure. The building obviously built on the foundation and with cement and bricks, has usage of various materials to complement the intricate detailing of the roof and walls.

WHEN AND WHERE WAS IT MADE This mall was done building and opened for a crowd since 2010 in Bengaluru.

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NAME Surgical beds and equipment provisions for a hospital

 PURPOSE AND FUNCTION This hospital had a lot of rooms and provisions for various medical equipment despite being a very old hospital

WHEN WAS IT BUILT AND WHERE It was built in the 1960s in Mumbai

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NAME Bharat Petroleum

PURPOSE OR FUNCTION The architecture of this is interesting. It has islands for the petrol to pump out the from the ground.

FORM AND STRUCTURE A petrol pump comprises of a few islands, each island usually comprising of 2-3 bunks and 2-3 pumps per bunk.

MATERIALS hose, acrylic sheets for the body

WHEN WAS IT MADE 1952

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NAME Essar Steel India Ltd.

PURPOSE OR FUNCTION To manufacture hot briquette sponge iron.

FORM, STRUCTURE AND IDENTITY The capacity of this plant is 1.2 MTPA (Metric Tonnes Per Annum).  Equipped with high-quality machinery with frame members, bearings, splines, springs, seals, fasteners, covers and blast furnaces.

MATERIALS A blast furnace is usually built with a steel case and bricks made of magnesium oxide or other refractory material inside the case.

WHEN AND WHERE WAS IT ESTABLISHED ESSAR Ltd. was established in 1969 in Gujarat.

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NAME Salar Jung

PURPOSE AND FUNCTION Being one of the largest museums in the world and one of the 3 national museums it has great space to store and showcase all kinds of history pieces of the Salar Jung family.

FORM IDENTITY AND STRUCTURE The museum building, semicircular in shape with 38 galleries, spread on two floors, displays only a part of the original collection. The ground floor has 20 galleries and the first floor has 18 galleries. The exhibits on different subjects are displayed in separate galleries. Each gallery is huge and has many artifacts on display including ones dating back to the 4th century. There are plans for a new Islamic Gallery, where Islamic artifacts and manuscripts of the Qur'an will be displayed.

MATERIALS This museum was made of concrete with different kind of materials attached for the beauty of it. 

WHEN AND WHERE WAS IT BUILT The Salar Jung Museum was established in 1951. The major portion of the collection of the museum was acquired by Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, popularly known as Salar Jung III in Hyderabad.

]]> 2021-09-26 13:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1768603000 lipikarawat2002 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1769081982 Name: National Fisheries development board

Purpose and function: The office is a giant sized fish! The office has been designed for the National Fisheries Development in Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad.

Geometry: Built in 2012, the giant fish-shaped building looks like it is swimming in mid-air. Rectangular scale-like windows puncture its silver body, while a hollow mouth has been punched into the front and it has blue glass for eyes. Its address, according to Google, is the "Fish Building".

How it serves the purpose: The three-story, 1,920-square-meter structure was designed this way by the Central Public Works Department of India for the simple reason that the work done inside relates to fishing.

When and Where it was made:  The office is a four story building which was built in 2012.]]> 2021-09-26 18:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1769081982 lipikarawat2002 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1769103392 Name: Bombay Central Station

Function and Purpose: It serves as a major stop for both Local and Inter-City/Express trains with separate platforms for them. It is also a terminal for several long-distance trains including the Mumbai Rajdhani Express.

Form and Structure: Large in scale, simple in design, with an elevated roof, large windows providing for a well lit circulating hall, are some of its feature, which also include an open garden in front.

When and Where it was made: Bombay Central Station was constructed between the years 1930-32 as a replacement to Colaba station. ]]> 2021-09-26 19:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1769103392 lipikarawat2002 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1769125732 Name:  Taj Lake Palace. It was initially called Jagniwas or Jan Niwas after its founder.

Purpose and Function: Lake palace is a former summer palace of the royal dynasty of Mewar, now turned into a hotel. Jagat Singh felt that the City Palace was too public to invite the beautiful young ladies of Udaipur with decadent, moonlit picnics. Therefore a palace in the centre of Lake Pichola would offer a lot more privacy. The successive rulers used this palace as their summer resort, holding their regal durbars in its courtyards lined with columns, pillared terraces, fountains, and gardens. It is now a hotel for commercial purposes.

Form and Structure:  It has 83 rooms and it is one of the most magnificent hotels in the world. The upper room of the Lake Palace is a perfect sphere of 21 feet in diameter. Its walls, decorated with Arabic designs similar to Taj Mahal of Agra. However, they all are made according to the Hindu religion.

Materials: The walls are made of black and white marbles and are adorned by semi-precious stones and ornamented niches. Gardens, fountains, pillared terraces and columns line its courtyards. Its floor is inlaid with black and white marble, the walls are ornamented with niches and decorated with arabesques of colored stones, the dome is exquisitely beautiful in form

When and Where it was made: The Lake Palace was built between 1743 and 1746 under the direction of the Maharana Jagat Singh II of Udaipur, Rajasthan as a summer palace. It is located on the island of Jag Niwas, in Lake Pichola.

]]> 2021-09-26 19:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1769125732 lipikarawat2002 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1769170786 Name: Akshardham Temple

Purpose and Function:  Akshardham Temple is one of the top tourist attractions in Delhi. It is also popular for being one of the largest Hindu temple complexes in India.

Form and structure: It rises 141-foot (43 m) high, spans 316-foot (96 m) wide, and extends 356-foot (109 m) long. It is intricately carved with flora, fauna, dancers, musicians, and deities. The mandir also consists of 234 ornately carved pillars, nine domes, and 20,000 murtis of swamis, devotees, and acharyas. It also features the Gajendra Pith at its base, a plinth paying tribute to the elephant for its importance in Hindu culture and India's history.

Materials: It is entirely constructed from Rajasthani pink sandstone and Italian Carrara marble. Based on traditional Hindu architectural guidelines on maximum temple life span, it makes no use of ferrous metal. Thus, it has no support from steel or concrete.

When and Where it was made: The temple was officially opened on 6 November 2005 by Pramukh Swami Maharaj in the presence of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Manmohan Singh, L.K Advani and B.L Joshi.

]]> 2021-09-26 20:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1769170786 lipikarawat2002 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1769200484 Name: Chand Baori

Purpose and Function: Many of these stepwells, including Chand Baori, served multiple purposes including drawing water and religious or ceremonial activities.

Form and Structure: Chand Baori is a deep four-sided well with a large temple on the back face of the building. The basic architectural aspects of the monumental well consist of a long corridor of steps leading to five or six stories below ground level which can be seen at the site.

Materials: Chand Baori is an exquisitely carved ancient stone water stepwell in India. The builders dug deep trenches into the earth for dependable, year-round groundwater. They lined the walls of these trenches with blocks of stone, without mortar, and created stairs leading down to the water.

When and Where it was made: Based on similarities in style and carvings with the terraced temples of Paranagar and Mandore, the Baodi can be dated to 8th-9th century.

]]> 2021-09-26 20:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1769200484 balmukundgidwani51 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1770459930 •NAME - Lotus Temple 
• Purpose and function- Lotus Temple a prime example of contemporary expressionist architecture
•form and identify- its structure is a circular 9-sided shape. The building is made up of 27 free-standing marble petals arranged to form the 9 sides of the temple. The central worship hall inside is 40m high and has capacity for 2,500 people.
•Material- marble, cement and sand. The 27 petals were clad with marble from Rajasthani Macrana, the dolomite clay is from the mines of Alwar, near Delhi, and the white silica sand is from Jaipur.
•When and where was it built- New Delhi, India, in 1986]]> 2021-09-27 08:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1770459930 balmukundgidwani51 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1770986209 •NAME- konark sun temple 
•PURPOSE AND FUNCTION - It was designed in the shape of huge chariot, pulled by seven stone horses
FORM IDENTITY AND STRUCTURE- Shaped like a giant chariot, the temple is known for the exquisite stone carvings that cover the entire structure.
•MATERIAL- The sun temple was made from three types of stone. Chlorite was used for the door lintel and frames as well as some sculptures. Laterite was used for the core of the platform and staircases near the foundation. Khondalite was used for other parts of the temple.
•WHEN AND WHERE WAS IT MADE - 13th century CE Puri]]> 2021-09-27 12:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1770986209 balmukundgidwani51 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771006512 •NAME- Infosys 
•PURPOSE AND FUNCTION- software development, maintenance and independent validation services to companies in finance, insurance, manufacturing and other domains.
•FORM AND STRUCTURE- all buildings are designed in such way that it uses minimum non renewable energy and maximum renewable source of energy. 
•MATERIAL- Infosys has diverted construction waste from landfills. 10% of the total construction material used was recycled material including aluminum, glass and steel.
•WHEN AND WHERE WAS IT MADE - 1981 Pune , Maharashtra]]> 2021-09-27 13:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771006512 balmukundgidwani51 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771027715 •NAME - victoria memorial 
•PURPOSE AND FUNCTION - dedicated to the memory of Empress Victoria
•FORM AND STRUCTURE- The Victoria Memorial is built of white Makrana marble. In design it echoes the Taj Mahal with its dome, four subsidiaries, octagonal-domed chattris, high portals, terrace, and domed corner towers.
•MATERIAL- It is constructed of white Makrana marble. 
•WHEN AND WHERE WAS IT MADE - 1921 Kolkata]]> 2021-09-27 13:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771027715 balmukundgidwani51 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771041281 •NAME - Golden temple 
•PURPOSE AND FUNCTION- was built as a place of worship for all religions, and is considered the holiest Gurdwara of Sikhism.
•MATERIALS- marble and copper
•WHEN WAS IT MADE AND WHERE - 1604 , Punjab]]> 2021-09-27 13:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771041281 balmukundgidwani51 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771061119 •NAME - The lake palace 
•PURPOSE AND FUNCTION- The palace was constructed facing east, allowing its inhabitants to pray to Surya, the Hindu sun god
•FORM AND STRUCTURE - It’s formed in lake
•MATERIAL- The walls are made of black and white marbles and are adorned by semi-precious stones and ornamented niches. Gardens, fountains, pillared terraces and columns line its courtyards.
•WHEN WAS T MADE AND WHERE - 1743 and 1746 , Udaipur, Rajasthan]]> 2021-09-27 13:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771061119 nmaitei09 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771254760 Name: Madhusudan Mancha

Purpose and Function: Madhusudan Mancha is an auditorium in Dhakuria, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is named after Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt. This is controlled and managed by the Information and Cultural Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal.

When and Where it was made:  This auditorium is regularly used for theatres. This auditorium is inaugurated on 12 October 1995 by Jyoti Basu, Chief Minister of West Bengal at that time.]]> 2021-09-27 14:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771254760 nmaitei09 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771278528 Name: Minerva Theatre

Purpose and Function: The Minerva Theatre is a theatre in Calcutta, built in 1893. It was erected at the site on Beadon Street where the Great National Theatre stood before. The maiden play held on this stage was 'Macbeth'. It was initially owned by Nagendra Bhusan Mukhopaddhaya.

When and Where it was made: In course of time, it witnessed several transfers of ownership. Sri Girish Chandra Ghosh is noted for having given the last spectacular performance of his life in this theatre. "Minerva" was burnt down in a fire in 1922. However, it was renovated and in 1925, it regained its old status and play acting was resumed. The Minerva, along with the Star and The Classic Theatre, were also one of the places where the first motion pictures in Bengal, made by Hiralal Sen, were screened.

]]> 2021-09-27 14:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771278528 nmaitei09 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771348787 Name: Prithvi Theatre

Purpose and Function: Prithvi Theatre is one of Mumbai's best known theatres. It was built by Shashi Kapoor and his wife Jennifer Kapoor in memory of Prithviraj Kapoor, Shashi's father, who had dreamt of having a "home" for his repertory theatre company, Prithvi Theatres, belongs to the Kapoor family, one of the most influential actor and director families in Bollywood.

When and Where it was made: Prithviraj Kapoor founded 'Prithvi Theatres', a travelling theatre company in 1944. The company ran for sixteen years. In 1978 Prithvi Theatre opened in Juhu, Mumbai. Shashi Kapoor was the Managing Trustee, the daily affairs are looked after by Kunal Kapoor (Trustee) with a small but efficient team. Prithvi Theatre has shows every day of the year (closed Mondays), hosts an annual Summertime programme of workshops and plays for children, the Memorial Concert on 28 February, an annual Theatre Festival in November, and many partnership programmes promoting language, poetry, international cinema & documentaries, performing arts – which are free to the public.

]]> 2021-09-27 14:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771348787 nmaitei09 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771396528 Name: Rabindra Sandan

Purpose and Function: Rabindra Sadan is a cultural centre and theatre in Kolkata, located close to the St. Paul's Cathedral on Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road in South Kolkata.

When and Where it was made: he foundation stone of Rabindra Sadan was laid by the then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru on 5 August 1961. The construction work of the auditorium ended in October 1967.
It was renovated in 2016.]]> 2021-09-27 14:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771396528 nmaitei09 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771480195 Name: Star Theatre

Purpose and Function:  The Star, along with Minerva and The Classic Theatre, were also one of the places where the first motion pictures in Bengal, made by Hira Lala Sen, were screened. This is a heritage site of Calcutta (Kolkata) that was destroyed in a fire and thereafter restored by the local municipal corporation. The restored Star Theatre maintains the heritage facade; the interiors are contemporary. The property is maintained by a private company.

When and Where it was made: The Star Theatre is a theatre in Hatibagan, Kolkata. It was built in 1883. Initially situated in Beadon Street, the theatre later moved to Cornwallis Street - now called Bidhan Sarani. ]]> 2021-09-27 15:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771480195 nmaitei09 https://padlet.com/prajwalshinde123456/ol2cf2l2kzyya48o/wish/1771589826 Name: Tilak Smarak Ranga Mandir 

Purpose and Function: Tilak Smarak Ranga Mandir is a theatre auditorium and exhibition hall located in Pune, India. The theatre is dedicated to the noted Indian nationalist and social reformer Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The auditorium has a series of murals, created by Gopal Deuskar, which showcase important events in the life of Tilak.

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