McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Witold Rybczynski (creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Title
Study of human settlements
Dates of creation
1985-1993
Level of archival description
Project
Extent and Medium
approx. 2880 slides
0.34 l.m. of textual records
5 photographs
2 books
2 sketchbooks
2 models
Scope and Content
This project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's human settlement study in developping countries, mainly in India and in China, in the 1970s and 1980s. The project led to three publications series "How the Other Half Builds" (Volume 1: Space, Volume 2: Plots and Volume 3: The Self-Selection Process). A series of audio-visual training packages entitled "Human Settlements Training Packages" was also produced in relation with this study. They produced a total of six series comprised of slides and audio cassettes that provide new ideas for planning low-income housing and low-cost technologies. The production of these training packages is based on years of field work in China and in India, and research in collobaration with the Vastu-Shilpa Foundation in Ahmedabad, India.
The material in this project series was produced between 1985 and 1993. The files contain a large collection of slides of the training packages, guides for the slide show presentations, and various textual records related to the production of the training packages. The project series also comprises correspondence with the Vastu-Shilpa Foundation and sketchbooks with study drawings of housing mainly in India, possibly by Vikram Bhatt. The file also includes textual records related to the production of the publications series "How the Other Half Builds", as well as dummies for the publications and the final version of the books.
Materiel in this project series was kept in its original order during processing.
Archivist's note
The audio-cassettes part of the Human Settlement Training Packages were also part of the 2016 addition to the Minimum Cost Housing Group, but will be processed at a later date.
Location
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Language of material
English
Related units of description
Also contains material related to the Aranya Township's study project. Other material related to this project are catalogued under AP149.S1.1984.PR01.
Title: Proposal for the Human Settlement Training project in India
Dates of creation: 1985
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Description:
Group consists of documents related to the prepation of the project proposal and draft proposal for the Human Settlement Training in India of the Minimum Cost Housing Group. The group also includes budgets and correspondence.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,02 l.m. of textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Visual material for lecture related to the How the Other Half Builds Publication
Dates of creation: ca. 1986
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
39 slides
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Reports for the Human Settlement Training project in India
Dates of creation: 1985-1993
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,04 l.m. of textual records
Physical Description:
Group separated in 2 folders.
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Final reports on the Human Settlement Training project in India
Dates of creation: ca. 1991-1993
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
2 textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Funding of the Human Settlement Training project in India
Dates of creation: 1988-1991
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Witold Rybczynski (creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,04 l.m. of textual records
Physical Description:
Group separated in two folders.
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Collaboration for the Human Settlement Training project in India
Dates of creation: 1988-1989
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
5 textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Collaboration for the Human Settlement Training project in India
Dates of creation: 1987-1990
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,04 l.m. of textual records
Physical Description:
Group separated in two folders.
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Financial statements for the Human Settlement Training project in India
Dates of creation: 1987-1993
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Witold Rybczynski (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,03 l.m. of textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Field trips for the Human Settlement Training project in India
Dates of creation: 1988
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Witold Rybczynski (creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,01 l.m. of textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Related units of description:
See also AP149.S1.1986.PR01.002 for more documents related to the field trip in India of Richard Brook.
Title: Production of the Human Settlement Training Packages
Dates of creation: 1989-1991
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,01 l.m. of textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Human Settlement Training Package presentation in India
Dates of creation: 1989-1991
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,01 l.m. of textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Collaboration for the Human Settlement Training Packages
Dates of creation: 1989-1992
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,05 l.m. of textual records
Physical Description:
Group separated in two folders.
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Related units of description:
Contains also documents related to the Aranya Project. For more material on this project see also AP149.S1.1984.PR01.
Title: Production of the Human Settlement Training Packages tools
Dates of creation: ca. 1988
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,01 l.m. of textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Funding of the Human Settlement Training project in India
Dates of creation: 1986-1992
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,01 l.m. of textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Publication "How the Other Half Builds" distribution
Dates of creation: 1985-1987
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,01 l.m. of textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Production of the publication "How the Other Half Builds"
Dates of creation: 1985-1987
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
2 textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Presentation texts for the Human settlements training packages
Dates of creation: 1990s
Form: textual records, photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,01 l.m. of textual records
22 slides
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Slides for the Human settlements training packages lectures
Dates of creation: 1990s
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Description:
Group consists of slides presentation of the "Human Settlements Training Packages" first package entitled "The Design Guidelines" and slides listing with presentation text for each sections.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
approx. 1080 slides
6 textual records
Physical Description:
The group is separated in 4 folders.
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Slides for the Human settlements training packages lectures
Dates of creation: 1990s
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 7
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Description:
Group consists of slides presentation of the "Human Settlements Training Packages" second package entitled "Affordable Urban Design".
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
approx. 480 slides
Physical Description:
The group is separated in 2 folders.
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Slides for the Human settlements training packages lectures
Dates of creation: 1990s
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 2
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Description:
Group consists of slides presentation of the "Human Settlements Training Packages" third package entitled "Ferrocement" and slides listing with presentation text for each sections.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
approx. 400 slides
1 textual record
Physical Description:
Group separated in two folders.
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Slides for the Human settlements training packages lectures
Dates of creation: 1990s
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Description:
Group consists of slides presentation of the "Human Settlements Training Packages" fourth package entitled "Pour-flush Toilet" and slides listing with presentation text.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
approx. 160 slides
1 textual record
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Slides for the Human settlements training packages lectures
Dates of creation: 1990s
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Description:
Group consists of slides presentation of the "Human Settlements Training Packages" fifth package entitled "Residential Open Spaces" and slides listing with presentation text.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
approx. 100 slides
1 textual record
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Slides for the Human settlements training packages lectures
Dates of creation: 1990s
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Description:
Group consists of slides presentation of the "Human Settlements Training Packages" sixth package entitled "Self Selection Process", including a set of slides in a and slides listing with presentation text.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
approx. 220 slides
1 textual record
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Slides for the Human settlements training packages lectures
Dates of creation: 1990s
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Description:
Group consists of slides presentation of the "Human Settlements Training Packages" seventh package entitled "Chinese Rural Housing" and slides listing with presentation text.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
approx. 140 slides
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Slides for the Human settlements training packages lectures
Dates of creation: 1990s
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Description:
Group consists of slides presentation of a lecture of China and Beijing, possible part of the seventh package of the "Human Settlements Training"entitled "Chinese Rural Housing. Also includes a presentation text.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
approx. 240 slides
1 textual record
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: How the Other Half Builds, volume 2: Plots / Publication about the human settlements development
Dates of creation: 1986
Form: books
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 book
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Report of Richard Brook for housing project in Ahmedabad, India
Dates of creation: 1988
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
5 textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Related units of description:
See also AP149.S1.1986.PR01.009 for another report by Richard Brook on his field trip to India.
Title: Project proposal and bugets for the Human Settlements Training in India
Dates of creation: 1985-1986
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,01 l.m. of textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Production of the publication "How the Other Half Builds"
Dates of creation: 1986
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,02 l.m. of textual records
1 book
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Booklets for the Human Settlement Training Packages
Dates of creation: ca. 1986
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,01 l.m. of textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Production of the publication "How the Other Half Builds"
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0,01 l.m. of textual records
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Vikram Bhatt's sketchbooks of human settlements in India
Dates of creation: ca. 1986
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Vikram Bhatt (creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
2 sketchbooks
Physical Description:
Group separated in two folders.
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Photographs of Richard Brook taken during his field trip in India
Dates of creation: ca. 1988
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
5 photographs
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Study model for research on human settlement development
Dates of creation: 1986
Form: models
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Description:
Model of layers of cardboard on wood plaque showing a village development on the slope of a hill near a lake.
Quantity / Object type:
1 model(s)
Extent and Medium:
1 model
Dimensions:
model (irreg.): 102 × 133 × 10 cm (40 3/16 × 52 3/8 × 3 15/16 in.)
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
Title: Study model for research on human settlement development
Dates of creation: 1986
Form: models
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)
Description:
Model of cardboard on wood panel showing the details of houses in a village.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 model
Dimensions:
model (irreg.): 125,5 × 248 × 14 cm (49 7/16 × 97 5/8 × 5 1/2 in.)
Location:
Island of Montréal
Québec
Canada
Credit line:
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikram Bhatt/
Gift of Vikram Bhatt
