{"id":75119,"date":"2021-01-02T18:21:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T12:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=75119"},"modified":"2021-01-07T12:48:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T07:18:34","slug":"the-proposal-to-demolish-the-louis-kahns-iima-building-is-an-act-of-cultural-vandalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-proposal-to-demolish-the-louis-kahns-iima-building-is-an-act-of-cultural-vandalism\/","title":{"rendered":"The proposal to demolish the Louis Kahn\u2019s IIMA building is an act of cultural vandalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Synopsis-<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0IIMA decision to demolish historic dormitories designed by architect Louis Khan, this would constitute an act of cultural vandalism.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Background-<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Louis Kahn, a world-famous architect, called in 1960s to Ahmedabad to design various buildings, and the IIMA was one of the iconic structures built by him.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Works of this excellence belong to both national and universal heritage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">However, the administration of the Indian Institute of Management decided to demolish 14 dormitories on the IIMA campus as they turn unsafe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It led to the protests in the campus and reconsideration of the decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Why the proposal to demolish the dorms of IIMA represent as cultural vandalism?<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Having supported the restoration of the entire campus for years, the administration claimed that as this work was\u00a0not \u2018satisfactory\u2019\u00a0the whole lot should be pulled down, which is an act of\u00a0cultural vandalism\u00a0against an architectural masterpiece which is not only of great importance to India but to the world.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Current laws in India provide national heritage protection only to buildings and sites more than 100 years old. This leaves Kahn\u2019s IIM- Ahmedabad in extremely vulnerable positions.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">capitalism, political corruption and land speculation pose threats to ancient and modern works of quality.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fortunately, many organizations and individuals both within the country and abroad have written to the institute, urging the management to reconsider the decision.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>What is the significance of Louis Kahn IIMA\u00a0 Architecture?<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kahn built two projects on the Indian subcontinent,\u00a0the Assembly Complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh and the\u00a0Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad\u00a0(IIMA). Both reflect his response to the cultures, climates and traditions of their respective places.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Significance of IIMA building-<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The complex is built mainly in brick, with some interventions of concrete for lateral bracing and tie bars.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">With its interweaving of space and form, light and shade, orthogonal and diagonal geometries, the dormitory complex is a virtuoso demonstration of Kahn\u2019s immense skill as a designer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">A citadel of learning, replete with cylindrical towers, shaded streets and squares, it is not unlike a tight-knit Indian fortified town.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Way forward-<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>First,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">there is a need to reshape national heritage laws to protect 20th-century buildings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Heritage should be assessed on the basis of long-term quality rather than the cut-off date of a hundred years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Second,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">IIMA Director and Board need to live up to their responsibilities by restoring and protecting Kahn\u2019s work in its totality, so that the future generations may be inspired by it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Thus,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the leaders of IIMA should be persuaded to complete the restoration of Kahn\u2019s buildings at the highest possible level, and perhaps attain the same World Heritage status<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Download\u00a0 :-<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-syllabus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0upsc mains syllabus<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis-\u00a0IIMA decision to demolish historic dormitories designed by architect Louis Khan, this would constitute an act of cultural vandalism.\u00a0\u00a0 Background-\u00a0\u00a0 Louis Kahn, a world-famous architect, called in 1960s to Ahmedabad to design various buildings, and the IIMA was one of the iconic structures built by him. Works of this excellence belong to both national and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-proposal-to-demolish-the-louis-kahns-iima-building-is-an-act-of-cultural-vandalism\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The proposal to demolish the Louis Kahn\u2019s IIMA building is an act of cultural vandalism<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":75746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,1351,1310,9],"tags":[1437],"class_list":["post-75119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-daily-news","category-daily-news-updates","category-public","tag-art_1","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Proposal-on-Louis-Kahns-IIMA-building-is-an-act-of-cultural-vandalism.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","views":{"total":186,"cached_at":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}