The language of Architecture

Collection title

Collection Bibliotheca Alexandrina

ID

BIB00076

Source

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (EG)

First broadcast date

03/08/2007

Production year

2007

Abstract

The conference's title is "The Language of Architecture" by Charles Correa, an Indian architect, planner, activist, theoretician and a fundamental figure in the world-wide panorama of the contemporary architecture. Charles Correa starts his presentation talking about Alexandria’s architecture, the memorial museum of Ghandi smarak sangrahalaya (1958- 63), climate and housing ( Ramkrishna house (1962-64), tube house (1961-62), parekh house (1967- 68) , high rise apartments (Kanchanjunga (1970 – 83), architecture of exhibitions.

Type

video

Production companies

• Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Own production

Broadcaster

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Audiovisual form

Conference

Personalities

• Correa Charles

Primary theme

Architecture

Credits / Cast

• Correa Charles - Speaker

Period of events

• 2007

Map locations

• Egypt - Lower Egypt - Alexandria

Original language

English

Media running time

23m7