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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India (1963-1968)

Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India (1963-1968)

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People

  • Aditya Prakash (archive creator)

Title

Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India (1963-1968)

Dates of creation

circa 1963

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 1 drawing (reprographic copy)

Scope and Content

This project series documents the Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, India from 1963-1968. With Prakash as the senior architect, this project consisted of the design of the entire campus, including the boys' hostel and mess, and the Agricultural Engineering College (AEC). Under this project, Prakash also designed campuses for the University in Hisar and Palampur.

The boys' hostel, constructed first, consisted of a long, rectangular volume of exposed brick and concrete columns. Balconies lined its exterior, alternating on each floor so that every balcony had a view of the sky above. A covered walkway connected the hostel to the square mess, which was turned 45 degrees on its axis. The AEC, the campus's main building, was a long, single-storey building with a series of enclosed courtyards. Round exhaust openings were the only element that marked the building's façade. Prakash, developing his love of sculpture at this time, also crafted a large outdoor sculpture for the campus's main courtyard.[1]

This project is recorded through a reprographic copy of a plan of the boys' hostel dating from around 1963.

[1]Vikramaditya Prakash, One Continuous Line: Art, Architecture and Urbanism of Aditya Prakash (Ahmedabad, India: Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 2019), 107-132.

Reference Number

AP206.S1.1963.PR01

Arrangement

Materials in this project series were kept in their original order.

Location

Ludhiana India

Related units of description

  • For additional materials related to this project, see the following files described in this fonds: AP206.S3.017 AP206.S3.018 AP206.S3.019 AP206.S3.020

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: AP206.S1.1963.PR01.001
    • Title: Boys' hostel plan, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
    • Dates of creation: circa 1963
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Aditya Prakash (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 reprographic copy

    Dimensions:

    Sheet: 30 x 23 cm

    Credit line:

    Aditya Prakash fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Vikramaditya Prakash/
    Gift of Vikramaditya Prakash

    Folder Number:

    206-034-07

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