The Project of Independence: Architectures of Decolonization in South Asia, 1947–1985

ISBN 10: 1633451240 / ISBN 13: 9781633451247

Published by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Project of Independence: Architectures of Decolonization in South Asia, 1947?1985
• Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1633451240
• ISBN 13: 9781633451247
• Binding: Hardcover

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Synopsis

Published in conjunction with a major exhibition on the architectural production of South Asia in the postcolonial period, this catalogue examines architecture in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan), and Sri Lanka.

About the Author

Martino Stierli is The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Sean Anderson, Associate Curator, The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Kazi Khaleed Ashraf, Director-General, Bengal Institute

Da Hyung Jeong

Evangelos Kotsioris, Curatorial Assistant, The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Nonica Datta

Prajna Desai, C-MAP Fellow for Asia, The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Farhan Karim, Assistant Professor of Architectural History, Architecture Department, School of Architecture & Design, The University of Kansas

Saloni Mathur

Rahul Mehrotra, Professor of Urban Design and Planning, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University

Anoma Pieris, Associate Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne

Mrnalini Rajagopalan

Peter Scriver, Associate Professor, and Amit Srivastava, Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Adelaide

Devika Singh, Affiliated Scholar, Centre of South Asian Studies of the University of Cambridge; Member of Global Art Prospective, Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art (INHA), Paris

Amit Srivastava