United Club & Rationalization and aesthetic counterpoint

Richa Bihari

HT4003

The first part of the project is a biography of the early 20th-century building 'United club', focussing on its key details and attributes - Cast iron column and the Jack arch roofing.The second part is a catalog of archival images and drawings chronicling the early 20th-century architecture of Jamshedpur based on the theoretical frameworks of Amit Srivastava and Peter Scriver in their book - India Modern architectures in history.

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Introduction to United Club built in 1913, Jamshedpur. Excerpt from the Building biography booklet.

The cast iron columns of the United Club. Excerpt from the Building biography booklet.

The jack arch roofing system of the United Club. Excerpt from the Building biography booklet.

Prologue of the Catalogue - Rationalization and aesthetic counterpoint. Excerpt from the catalogue.

Excerpt from the catalogue - Prologue of the Catalogue - Rationalization and aesthetic counterpoint.

Excerpt from the catalogue - Standard construction materials and techniques.

Prologue of the Catalogue - standard architectural details.

Excerpt from the catalogue - A hybrid approach to style.

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