{"product_id":"building-jaipur-vibhuti-tillotson-9781861891372","title":"Building Jaipur: The Making of an Indian City","description":"Jaipur, in Rajasthan, is one of India's most famous cities, and is renowned for its palaces and museums, its craft traditions and its distinctive pink shops and houses. A planned city within walls, it was built in pre-modern times according to a distinctive Indian theory of architecture known as \u003ci\u003evastu vidya\u003c\/i\u003e. As architecture subsequently developed in India, in response to British and latterly post-colonial policies, this system became increasingly marginalized and fragmented, decreasingly practiced and understood. Taking Jaipur as a test case, the authors use this lost tradition to explain historic Indian buildings according to the rationale of their original architects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors also examine the place of traditional architectural theory in a modern context - Post-Modern architecture in India has often sought to recapture a spirit of the past, and yet been reluctant to engage with traditional theory. By chronicling the gradual eclipse of Indian architectural theory, the authors explain how this reluctance arose; they also describe the need and the terms for a fresh engagement with it. The result is an architectural biography of a city, and a concise history of Indian architectural theory over the last 300 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vibhuti Tillotson,Giles Sachdev\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861891377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861891372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.04h x 7.56w x 0.61d","brand":"Vibhuti Tillotson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175471722751,"sku":"9781861891372","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_359b5897-3041-48d7-a15d-1277aa3747b3.jpg?v=1771333941","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/building-jaipur-vibhuti-tillotson-9781861891372","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}