The Kacchā-Pakkā Divide: Material, Space and Architecture in the Military Cantonments of British India (1765-1889)

The Kacchā-Pakkā Divide: Material, Space and Architecture in the Military Cantonments of British India (1765-1889)

This article will trace the historical passage of two fundamental Indian terms used in building: kacchā (inferior, flimsy, impermanent) and pakkā (superior, solid, durable), and how they became pivotal, conjoined concepts in the construction of the military- then civil-built environments of colonial...

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Auteur principal: Cowell, Christopher
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:Anglais
Publié: ABE Journal 2016
Sujets:
architecture moderne
architecture vernaculaire
cantonnement
architecture militaire
armée
bungalow
caserne
East India Company
modern architecture
vernacular architecture
cantonment
military architecture
army
barracks
arquitectura moderna
arquitectura vernácula
acantonamiento
arquitectura militar
ejército
cuartel
Moderne Architektur
Traditionelle Regionalarchitektur
Truppenunterkunft
Militärarchitektur
Armee
Bungalow
Kasernen
Ostindien-Kompanie
architettura moderna
architettura vernacolare
acquartieramento
architettura militare
esercito
caserma
Compagnia britannica delle Indie Orientali
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