Document Type

Article

Department/Program

English

Department

Asian & Pacific Islander American Studies

Journal Title

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

Pub Date

3-2024

Publisher

University of California Press

Volume

83

Issue

1

First Page

20

Abstract

Excerpt from publication: "The obituary for Charles Correa (1930-2015) in the New York Times hails him as an ''American trained" architect, who reached "deep into India's past for inspiration in producing work that is notable for its imagination and breadth."1 Of course, Correa's design practice drew from "Indian" traditions, including the use of the mandala, a sacred geometric configuration associated with Buddhism. The visibility of mandalas in the architect's designs questions the alignment of his legacy with an Indianness that can only be understood as heralding a mythic Hindu past..."

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2024.83.1.6

Publisher Statement

The article "Red Stone, Invisible Legacy: Goan Aesthetics in Charles Correa's Design" by Vishvesh Prabhakar Kandolkar and R. Benedito Ferrão is re-posted with permission of the authors in accordance to the author's right to share their work with an institutional repository, per policy of the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. The full issue can be found at: https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2024.83.1.6

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