Atmaram Gajjar Explained

Atmaram Mancharam Gajjar
Birth Date:1901
Death Date:1961
Death Place:Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Architect

Atmaram Mancharam Gajjar (1901-1961)[1] was an Indian architect from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Biography

Gajjar was born in 1901. He completed his graduation from the Sir J. J. School of Art in Bombay (now Mumbai). He was one of the first generation of the architects in India who had studied the western architecture. He started his practice in Ahmedabad. His buildings show the use of contemporary western architectural as well as traditional Indian architectural elements such as stone window grilles and chhajja shades. His works were influenced by Edwin Lutyens and Vincent Esch while his late works show influence of the Bauhaus. He designed Indian Art Deco style buildings as well.[2] He died in Ahmedabad in 1961. His office was taken over by Hasmukh Patel.[3]

Works

Following buildings in Ahmedabad were designed by him:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lang . Jon T. . Architecture & Independence: The Search for Identity - India 1880 to 1980 . Desai . Madhavi . Desai . Miki . Oxford University Press . 1997 . 978-0-19-565247-5 . Delhi . 145, 174, 197 .
  2. Web site: Restoring an Art Deco Piece on the Ahmedabad Campus . 2023-05-17 . ahduni.edu.in.
  3. Book: Frenger, Marion . Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon - Internationale Künstlerdatenbank - Online . . 2005 . Andreas Beyer, Bénédicte Savoy and Wolf Tegethoff . Online . XLVII . Berlin, New York . 341 . de . Gajjar, Atmaram Mancharam . 2023-05-17 . K. G. Saur (2021).
  4. News: 2016-08-28 . Creative tale of Amdavad's iconic buildings . The Times of India . 2023-05-17 . 0971-8257.
  5. Web site: India - Overview - 20th century architecture . 2023-05-17 . architecture-history.org.
  6. Web site: Modern Architecture - A Complete Ahmedabad City Guide by Dr. Manek Patel . 2023-05-17 . www.welcometoahmedabad.com.