الكاتب
Dr. Khaled Mohamed Dewidar
Associate Professor of Architecture
Ain-shams University
Cairo – Egypt
Kahn in designing the Indian Institute of Management,
Ahmedabad Campus in 1962, he didn't only discuss the concept of
institution and its functional problems but studied the tradition of
Indian culture , the Indian way of life , the city , and its
institutional structure . His emphasis was on reflecting the
tradition of India by integrating education with culture as
essential requirements of human growth. It is the well-being of the
body and soul; it is the reason for living, "the three inspirations
are the inspiration to learn, the inspiration to meet, and
inspiration for well-being. They all serve really, the will to be, to
express. This is, you might say, the reason for living[i]. This was
his goal in designing this project in a country which has many
advantages and constraints.
This country has climatic problems which vary from cool winter
to scorching summer. The building materials are brick and
concrete. Brick is locally available and concrete is possible but
expensive and heat radiating. With these limitations, Kahn had to
design a project which provides an interaction amongst the
students, the faculty and student, and their integration with the
functional and climatic needs.
These were the circumstances that had involved in the process of
designing this project. However, in order to see the role of type
and model here, one should understand the way the project was
set up as well as to define type and model.