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Achyut kanvinde.

Kanvinde was born in 1916 in a small village on the Konkan coast. Raised in a joint family in the village. Kanvinde had the calling of a painter and did enroll in an art school but the family decided that architecture would be a better profession for him. He entered the Architecture Department at Sir J.J. School of Art in 1935 then headed by Claude Batley, who was also the premier architect of the country. He passed out in 1941. 1943, he joined the newly formed Council for Scientific and Industrial Research as architect. Achyut Kanvinde attended Harvard Graduate school of Design in 1945. In ‘47 appointed as the Chief Architect of CSIR. Formed Kanvinde and Rai in 1955.

However neither in the international architectural discourse nor in the standard 20th century architectural historiographic literature have they been even mentioned.

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For the time they were built, his buildings might have been highly inspirational, and emotional. Another factor which is likely to have been responsible for the nature of his work is the amount of commissions that he received. The large amount of work on his hands could have been the reason for the works to have shaped up in a similar way.

His buildings were always conceived with first priority given to its functions, and the social values when designing spaces. They rejected symmetry. Even the temple he designed, at the fag end of his career, for ISKON, has three shikharas- all of which face different angles- very unlike any other temple, which would have its shikhars linearly arranged- emphasizing a direction.

The visible difference in his later works, as compared to earlier ones, is that the structural system is easily readable on the face of the building, and the buildings clearly respond to climate.

Kanvinde’s career spanned a period of about 50 years. It was a prolific career in that the scale and number of projects he worked on from the beginning are incomparable.

There are infinite number of concerns, influences and traditions that have shaped Kanvinde’s works. A much deep-probing understanding of his life and his work responsive to his larger interests and concerns seems important to clarify the important phase of the political and social process in the creation in the new country which he shaped and guided. Humility and reticence are acclaimed hallmarks of his persona, which is probably one of the reasons his works have not been as widely known as they could have been.

He gave his attention to the students of architecture, and was passionately involved with them. He lectured at SPA, CEPT and JJ amongst other colleges.

” The role which the schools have to play is to expose students to various situations and train them to cultivate and appreciate values so that they can experience and sharpen their senses through observation and practice “ – Kanvinde

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