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Indian International Centre

The India International Centre in Delhi was designed in the early 1960s by American architect Joseph Allen Stein. [1] It is located near the Lodi Gardens, providing views of the historic monuments. [2] Stein designed the complex with three separate wings for different functions, connected by walkways and courtyards. [3] The design incorporated modern features like open planning with local materials like stone and tile to reflect the garden traditions of North India.

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Indian International Centre

The India International Centre in Delhi was designed in the early 1960s by American architect Joseph Allen Stein. [1] It is located near the Lodi Gardens, providing views of the historic monuments. [2] Stein designed the complex with three separate wings for different functions, connected by walkways and courtyards. [3] The design incorporated modern features like open planning with local materials like stone and tile to reflect the garden traditions of North India.

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Indian International Centre

Delhi
Ar. Joseph Allen Stein

Submitted By
Palash Jain
OVERVIEW

The buildings of the Centre are


located in an ideal environment.
Situated in the heart of New Delhi,
the Centre is adjacent to the Lodi
gardens overlooking a magnificent
landscape of gardens and historic
monuments from the sixteenth
century. The Centre’s beautiful and
low-profile buildings express, as the
architect Joseph Allen Stein himself
said, the ‘informal or romantic
approach, where each function seeks
out its own expression’.
DESIGN OF INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

The India International Centre was designed


in the early 1960s by American architect
Joseph Allen Stein. Designed by the same
architect, the main complex is accompanied
by similar institutional buildings surrounding
it.

• It was defined with its modernist features


such as indoor-outdoor living, open plans
and rectilinear massing.
• Along with a blend of local material, these
design elements were reflected in IIC
Delhi.
• the open planning concept worked out as
one of the most efficient ways of
designing internal spaces.
Guest House
Corridor

Auditorium

Courtyard

Living Room

Office , Library and Programme LAB

North

Enterance
• Three separate wings of the IIC complex are
designed to reflect the different functional aspects
of the Centre.
• A grand central portico greets the visitor at the
entrance driveway, extending across a north-
south axis.
• Each courtyard and each wing serves a different
purpose.
• Residential rooms in the north wing, the dining
areas in the west and the third complex of the
library, auditorium and administrative offices in
the south wing, are connected to each other by
walkways with overhanging eaves.
• Respecting the garden traditions of North India
and the refinement of indigenous techniques,
Stein integrated these elements with the modern
use of exposed concrete and massive piers and
exposed roof patterns.
• The use of local materials such as rugged
quartzite stone and blue Kota flooring is softened
by screened jalis in ceramic blue tiles that
resonate with the intricate patterns found in
Islamic architecture. Despite its institutional role,
the architect conceived the IIC complex as an
informal approach
Jaali Courtyard
INFERENCES

STRENGTHS Threats:

• Architectural Heritage • Urban Development Pressures

• Functionality • Funding Constraints

• Aesthetic Appeal • Changing Regulations

Weaknesses: Opportunities:

• Maintenance Challenges • Renovation and Restoration

• Accessibility Issues • Technological Integration

• Space Limitations • Collaborations with Architects


PHILOSOPHY

His approach is called modern regionalism.

According to him “regional without modern is


reactionary, and modern without regional is insensitive,
inappropriate.”

Building should reflect the culture and tradition of its


region through its design and materials

Ar. Joseph Allen Stein


THANKYOU

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