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Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, India (1960-1962)
1949-2001
Project
This project series documents the Tagore Theatre in Sector 18 in Chandigarh, India from 1960-1962. This project consisted of a 600-seat theatre comprised of two square-shaped volumes, turned on their axis to overlap at their corners. The stage was located directly at the overlap, with the back-of-house occupying one square and the audience in the other. Inside, the roof frame was left exposed and meticulous detail was paid to the theatre's acoustics. The building's brick exterior had almost no windows, except those located along the first-level below a canopy that wrapped the theatre. Large-scale alterations have since been made to the iconic theatre.
The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from 1949-2001. The majority of the drawings are reprographic copies, but many are annotated. There are a number of drawings dating from 1999-2001 that likely show future work to the theatre, since they are outside the scope of the theatre's original construction. The textual records consist of research on theatre design, dating much earlier than this project, and a magazine review of the acoustics in the Tagore Theatre.
Materials in this project series have been arranged by material type and the drawings have been arranged based on their intended purpose.
Chandigarh India
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Sheet: 33 x 27 cm
Aditya Prakash fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikramaditya Prakash/
Gift of Vikramaditya Prakash
206-008-03
1 File
Sheet (smallest): 92 x 66 cm Sheet (largest): 135 x 70 cm
These drawings are badly torn. Extra vigilance is required when handling.
Aditya Prakash fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikramaditya Prakash/
Gift of Vikramaditya Prakash
206-011-02
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1 File
Sheet: 14 x 10 cm
Aditya Prakash fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikramaditya Prakash/
Gift of Vikramaditya Prakash
206-034-06
The article is entitled "Acoustics of the Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh" by M. Pancholy, A.F. Chhapgar and Davinder Singh and appeared in The Indian Concrete Journal in December 1965.
1 File
Aditya Prakash fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikramaditya Prakash/
Gift of Vikramaditya Prakash
206-011-03
These drawings appear to be from later work done on the theatre for the Department of Urban Planning, Chandigarh Administration.
1 File
Sheet (smallest): 87 x 39 cm Sheet (largest): 101 x 74 cm
Aditya Prakash fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Vikramaditya Prakash/
Gift of Vikramaditya Prakash
206-008-04
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