Laurie Baker: life,work,writings
- Viking:Penguin Book India 1993
- 313p.
Section I: Life: Baker's Contribution to Architecture p.3, Influences p.7, Context p.18, The Craftsman's Legacy p.25, The Architect's Home p.30, Buildings and Practice p.40, A Creative Contribution p.66, Section II: Work: Introduction p.75, Mitraniketan p.77, Houses Commissioned by the Archbishop of Trivandrum p.80, House for Aniruddhin p.84, House for E. Namboodripad p.86, House for Nalini Nayak p.88, House for K.N. Raj p.90, House for T.N. Krishnan p.93, House for Dr P.K. Panikar p.96, House for Dr A. Vaidyanathan p.98, House for T.C. Alexander p.101, House for P.J. Thomas p.105, House for Lt. Gen. S. Pillai p.107, House for R. Narayanan p.110, House for Leela Menon p.112,House for P. Ramachandran p.115, House for Ravindranath p.117, House for Abu Abraham p.118, House for Varghese Jacob p.121, House for K.V. George p.123, House for Vasant Gawarekar p.126, House for Beena Sarasan p.129, House for Anna Mathew p.132, House for K.O. Peter p.135, House for S. Valiathan p.138, A Residential Cooperative p.139, House for K.J. Mathew p.140, House for C.T. Sukumaran p.142, House for P.K. Sivanandan p.144, House for T. Sukhman p.146, House for Lt. Col. John Jacob p.148, House for Uma Devi p.152 House for Vinay Kumar p.155, Gate House for P.J. Joseph p.157, Centre for Development Studies p.160, Men's Hostel p.165, Women's Hostel p.169, Computer Centre p.171, Loyola Chapel and Auditorium p.174, Loyola Graduate Women's Hostel p.179, St. John's Cathedral p.183, Nalanda State Institute of Languages p.189, Chitralekha Film Studio p.192, Corpus Christi School p.197, Children's Village p.200, Fishing Village p.202, Tourist Centre p.205, Experimental Houses p.208, Anganwadis p.211, Nirmithi Kendra p.215, Section III: Writings p.219, Writings p.221, Baker on 'Laurie Baker' Architecture p.223, Building Technology in Pithoragarh p.234, Architectural Anarchy p.238, Is a Modern Indian Architecture Possible? P.242, Architecture and the People p.246, The Industrial Designer and Housing p.250, Does Cost - Reduction Mean Poor Quality? p.254, We Need a Programme p.257, Roofs for Roofless Millions Proposal for a Core House p.266, Appendices p.269, Appendix 1: Introduction to Laurie Baker's Drawings and Sketches p.271, Appendix 2: Laurie Baker's Cost- Reduction Manual p.277, Appendix 3: A Letter to the Minister for Work Housing p.301, Notes and References p.305, Index p.308