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Red Stone, Invisible Legacy: Goan Aesthetics in Charles Correa's Design

Kandolkar, Vishvesh Prabhakar
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Ferrão, R. Benedito
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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..."
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2024-03-01
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https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2024.83.1.6
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