born in Achare.

Konkan region of Maharashtra, in 1916 in a large family.

graduated in architecture from the J.J. School of Arts,
Mumbai, in 1942.
sent by the government of India to study masters at Harvard
University where he worked under Walter Gropius and was
influenced by his thinking and teaching.

INTRODUCTION
returned to India he joined the council for Scientific and Industrial
Research.
In 1985 he was the winner of IIA Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal..


Along with his partner S. Rai, he opened a firm Kanvinde, Rai and
Chowdhury in New Delhi (which is currently run by Sanjay Kanvinde,
B.K. Tanuja and Murad Chowdhury).

The firm has been responsible for IIT Kanpur, National Science Centre,
Delhi, The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in
New Delhi, NII Pune, numerous dairy buildings under NDDB and many
other great buildings.
CAREER
Lifetime Achievements
Awarded Padma Shree in 1976.
President IIA (1974-75)
Co-Authored book Campus Design in India.
IIAs Babu Rao Mhatre Gold Medal for life time achievement
in 1985
Great Masters Award from JK Industries Ltd. in 1993.
Was also a part of the jury on the competition for the Indira
Gandhi National Center for Arts, along with B.V. Doshi.
plays with space and forms.

His designs are slender, balanced, proportionate, neat and
well crafted.

He gave such a form to the building that it can solve the
problem of ventilation as well as excessive heat.

He believed in Vernacular Architecture.

He believed that the image should be such that can set the
mood and interest for which the building stands for.

Both inherent values and historical influences contributed
towards good architecture.
PHILOSOPHIES
An art can be to nourish the senses.

Art is purely an aesthetic exercise. He believed that a grid of
columns forming a matrix giving structural and spatial aspect
would turn a design to more sophisticated and faceted.

He treated his building with Vastushastra.

DESIGN CONCEPTS
HIS WORKS
ISCON Temple, New Delhi
Proper name : Sri Radha Parthasarthi Mandir
Location : Hare Krishna Hills , east of kailash area of
new Delhi
State : Delhi
District : New Delhi
Architectural style : Hindu Temple Architecture
Year : 1998
Essential features of the ISKCON Temple in
Delhi

The architectural splendour is worth admiration.

The Russian artists have immense contribution in decorating the walls of the
temples.

The images on the walls depict the different stages of life of Sita, Ram, Krishna,
and Radha etc.

The main center of attraction of the ISCKON temple is the prayer hall in the
center of the temple that can handle 1500 people in it.

There are idols of Radha and Krishna.

A large museum is also included in the area. This museum is devoted to the
teachings of texts such as the Mahabharata

A fine example of architecture, Temple sports Shikharas, rising to a height of 90-
ft above ground level.

Harivallabdas House
Ahemdabad, India (1964)

Distinct living modules are arranged under a sweeping
parasol and sensitively sited in a garden setting. We can
clearly understand the internal functions of this building by
observing it from the outside- as they appear as separate
masses. These are arranged in ways that are functional from
inside and elegant from outside.


Site Location- Ahemdabad.
Site Area- 1200m2
Materials Used: RCC frame,
brick and grit finish.
Analysis:
Visual appeal- due to its divided massing, their
proportions and horizontality.
Modern for its time- built in 1964.
Exposed circulation spaces
Dull neutral colors used, like in most of his other
works.