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Splendour in Stone: St Paul’s Church

Written on 24 Nov, 2009 at 11:50 in Know Your City | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

On July 5, 1900, workmen of the Public Works Department were busy soldering corrugated iron sheets on the pitched roof of St Paul's Church to prevent leakage during the monsoon.... (Continue reading)

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Art deco, an architecture movement

Written on 18 Sep, 2009 at 11:32 in Art | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

While watching a movie at the Victory Theatre on East Street, Camp, have you noticed the sharp curves and arches which embellish its façade and the sturdy woodwork that makes up its interior?... (Continue reading)

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Designer hospitals are coming soon in Pune

Written on 12 Jun, 2009 at 11:11 in Lifestyle | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Indian Express: A man is a child of his environment. Stated by Japanese violinist and teacher Shinichi Suzuki, this quote fits almost all situations aptly. No wonder then, that more and more hospitals in Pune are making conscious efforts to... (Continue reading)

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Five structures from city in ‘Golden Hands – The Power of Architecture’

Written on 18 May, 2009 at 12:54 in Know Your City, Pune | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Indian Express: Five structures in Pune (Osho Commune, Shivaji Chhatrapati Sports City, EON, Syntel corporate office and Lupin Research Park) are listed in the first-of-its-kind collectors’ edition, ‘Golden Hands - The Power of Architecture’, which features 30 contemporary works of... (Continue reading)

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Film inspired by IUCAA’s architecture

Written on 4 Feb, 2009 at 12:28 in Art, Movies | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Times of India: In the early 1990s, when award-winning filmmaker and author Arun Khopkar first visited the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Iucaa) to attend its inaugural function, what caught his attention was veteran architect Charles Correa's elegant... (Continue reading)

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