{"product_id":"building-for-south-asia-an-architectural-autobiography","title":"Building for South Asia - An Architectural Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Benjamin Polk\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Abhinav Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1998\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 81\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8170173000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchitect Polk believes that words about buildings are always secondary to the buildings themselves.  In architectural presentation, buildings themselves are the central facts, and he sees that this is true in his own architectural autobiography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNevertheless, alongwith the many plates that some measure illustrate this work, Polk has included observations on diverse and unreconciled situations that help explain the special cases of the artistry of space, structure, and form in his designs.  He never handed down abstract form, and he would say that the words of his book-or indeed any critique-do not alter the buildings.  They are neither more nor less because of the written word.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll the buildings in this architectural autobiography are Polk’s personal designs and belong to his practice in South Asia, 1952-1964\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Plates \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContinuities: Can We Use the Old Traditions \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome Monumental Buildings \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Human Scale \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndustrial Work \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngineering \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Architecture and Planning \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePostscript \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Benjamin Polk \/ Abhinav Publications \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153652674928,"sku":"14804","price":39.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/14804.jpg?v=1793912101","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/building-for-south-asia-an-architectural-autobiography","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}