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JAI Jaipur

by Sanjeev Vidyarthi
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9789388134576
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (IN)
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury India
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 228
  • Original Price: INR 699.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 650 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

Unlike many other texts that focus mostly on the city's princely past, often reading it through rose-colored glasses, this book is premised on the simple notion that Jaipur is a living city. Rulers and decision-makers of the day, along with the many residents and users, built the city purposefully, incrementally, and continuously even as the many regime-changes, shifting social needs, and contemporary cultural preferences influenced their collective work. Thus, while not discounting the utilitarian importance of historical periods and architectural traditions, styles, and movements, the authors also pay attention to the larger social context that framed the development of buildings and places described in this book. Recognizing that architects often focus narrowly on the building as an object, we deliberately narrate local stories and offer historical insights that provide social meaning to these thoughtful acts of architectural design that ultimately contributed to city-building.This book is organized in seven itineraries representing some of the most significant aspects of Jaipur's citywide architecture built almost over three centuries (1727-2017) including an entire itinerary devoted to Amer, the region's historic capital preceding Jaipur.

Growing up in several different regions of India, Pratiksha and Sanjeev studied together at the Sir JJ School of Architecture in Mumbai. They moved to the city of Jaipur in 1991 seeking work after graduation. Marrying shortly afterwards, they partied hard while working harder over the next decade or so. Between the two, they accomplished a lot including the foundational work around the establishment of Jaipur's leading design practice of the time, and the simultaneous conception and building of Rajasthan state's first school of architecture, even while finding the time to pursue the vocation of teaching. Following the arrival of charming daughter Anandita, they have largely lived abroad-beginning with the beautiful college towns of Leuven, Belgium and Ann Arbor, United States before moving to the Great city of Chicago-while reliably returning to the home base of Jaipur. This architectural travel guide is special to them not only because it combines professional knowledges and experiential insights about Jaipur's architecture and planning but also because of personal memories and genuine affection for one of the more beautiful cities in the World.

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