Aditya Prakash (architect)
| Aditya Prakash | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Aditya Prakash 10 March 1924 Muzaffarnagar, UP, India |
| Died | 12 August 2008 (aged 80) Ratlam, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Indian Institute of Architects Gold Medal |
| Buildings | Tagore Theatre |
| Projects | Chandigarh Capital Project, Panjab Agricultural University, Chandigarh College of Architecture (1968-82) |
Aditya Prakash ([ɑːd̪it̪jə pr̩ːkɑːɕ];10 March 1924, Muzaffarnagar – 12 August 2008 in Ratlam), was an architect, painter, academic and published author. He belonged to the first generation of Indian Modernists closely associated with Chandigarh and the developmentalist practices of postcolonial India under Jawaharlal Nehru. He designed over 60 buildings all in north India. His paintings are held in private collections worldwide. His architecture and art adhered strictly to modernist principles. As an academic, he was one of the earliest Indian champions of sustainable urbanism. He published two books and several papers on this topic.
Prakash began studying architecture at the Delhi Polytechnic (now School of Planning and Architecture) in 1945. In the middle of his course, India's independence forced the English faculty leading the Polytechnic to return to England. At their suggestion, Prakash also moved to London in August 1947 and began to attend evening classes in architecture at the London Polytechnic (now Bartlett), while working with W. W. Woods. After becoming an A.R.I.B.A. in 1951, Prakash moved to Glasgow where he briefly worked and studied art at the Glasgow School of Art, before joining the Chandigarh Capital Project team as Junior Architect on 1 November 1952.
The Chandigarh team was headed by Pierre Jeanneret, Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew, under Le Corbusier's overall leadership. The European were supported by an Indian staff of about 60 people. Jeanneret, Fry and Drew were the 'Senior Architects', and Le Corbusier had the title of 'Architectural Advisor'. There were nine Indian 'Junior Architects' and 'Junior Town Planners'. These were M. N. Sharma, A.R. Prabhawalkar, B. P Mathur, Piloo Moody, U.E.Chowdhary, J. L. Malhotra, J.S. Dethe, N.S. Lamba, MS. Randhawa, R.R.Handa and Aditya Prakash.P.L. Verma was the Chief Engineer, and P.N. Thapar (ICS) was the Chief Administrator of the Project.
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