"The Mill Owners' Association Building is a spatial playground. Its hard to keep from running from one room to the next because you keep getting glimpses of some new thrilling place to be. The façade isnt a surface; its a wind scoop pierced by an entry ramp. The auditorium is like a Richard Serra sculpture. The roofscape is an opera set. People who dont get Le Corbusier should be required to visit this building. Can you imagine a blander assignment? But Corb took it and created a place double the size of the program; most of the structure is just to delight you. You never know whether youre indoors or out. And you can occupy every part of it: perch on a high window ledge like a pigeon, climb over the roof like a mountain goat, dangle from the ceiling like a bat." Read more: http://www.dwell.com/articles/jeff-shermans-favorite-buildings.html#ixzz1yo970MPO
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | NWIL-0025-0001 |
| Caption: | Mill Owners Association Building, Ahmedabad, India. Architect: Le Corbusier, 1954. Front elevation with ramp up to the main entrance. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | N/A |
| Dimensions in PX: | 4418 x 3797 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 25/12/2011 |
| Restriction: | No Restriction |
| Credit: | Nathan Willock/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Mill Owners Association Building |
| Headline: | Mill Owners Association Building, Ahmedabad, India. Architect: Le Corbusier, 1954. |
| City: | Ahmedabad |
| Country: | India |
| Architect: | Le Corbusier |
| Architect Website: | |
| Category: | Public And Government |
| Building Type: | Community Centre |
| Year of Completion: | 1954 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | "The Mill Owners' Association Building is a spatial playground. Its hard to keep from running from one room to the next because you keep getting glimpses of some new thrilling place to be. The façade isnt a surface; its a wind scoop pierced by an entry ramp. The auditorium is like a Richard Serra sculpture. The roofscape is an opera set. People who dont get Le Corbusier should be required to visit this building. Can you imagine a blander assignment? But Corb took it and created a place double the size of the program; most of the structure is just to delight you. You never know whether youre indoors or out. And you can occupy every part of it: perch on a high window ledge like a pigeon, climb over the roof like a mountain goat, dangle from the ceiling like a bat." Read more: http://www.dwell.com/articles/jeff-shermans-favorite-buildings.html#ixzz1yo970MPO |
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| Orientation: | H |
| Type: | Community Centre |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | Nobody |
| Technique: | Full Frame |
| People Incidental: | N/A |
| Point of View: | General view |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Interior or Exterior: | Exterior |
| Photographer: | Nathan Willock |
| Source File Name: | NWIL-0025-0001.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |