Gautam Bhatia

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Gautam Bhatia
Personal information
Name Gautam Bhatia
Birth date 1952
Birth place
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
Work
Significant buildings

Gautam Bhatia (b. 1952) is one of the most famous architect, architecture authors in India. He is known for telling architecture tales humorously. He has written Punjabi Baroque and Comic Century.

He graduated in Fine Arts and earned a Master's in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania [1]. Early in his career he worked with Laurie Baker. He is based in New Delhi. As a critic and satirist, he writes columns for Outlook magazine and Indian Express newspaper [2], and his colums have also appeared in New York Times
Contents

* 1 Works
* 2 Further reading
* 3 References
* 4 External links

[edit] Works

* Punjabi Baroque and Other Memories of Architecture, by Gautam Bhatia, Kundanika Kapadia. Penguin Books, 1994. ISBN 0140240756.
* Silent Spaces and Other Stories of Architecture. Penguin Books, 1994. ISBN 0140246096.
* Malaria dreams and other visions of architecture. Penguin Books, 1996. ISBN 014026213X
* Punchtantra: parables for the 21st century. Penguin Books, 1998. ISBN 0140271163.
* A Short History of Everything: A Novel. HarperCollins Publishers India, 1998. ISBN 817223340X.
* Laurie Baker, life, work, writings, Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO). Viking, 1991.
* Eternal Stone: Great Buildings of India, Penguin Books, 2000. ISBN 0140291598.
* A Moment in Architecture. Tulika Books, 2002.
* Chandigarh: The Making of an Indian City.
* Comic Century: An Unreliable History of the 20th Century, Penguin India, 2005. ISBN 014303140-6313. [3]
* Whitewash : Tabloid That Is About The India That Isn't. The Viveka Foundation. 2007. ISBN 8188251313. [4]

[edit] Further reading

* New (and Improved?) Delhi New York Times
* Architecture, Without Style Art India
* Designing in the slowdown Mint

[edit] References

1. ^ Gautam Bhatia
2. ^ Gautam Bhatia Columns Outlook
3. ^ Book Review Dawn, February 27, 2005.
4. ^ Literary Review:Critique of consumer culture The Hindu, Jun 03, 2007.

[edit] External links

* Gautam Bhatia columns at Indian Express.
* Gautam Bhatia columns at Outlook
* Gautam Bhatia columns at Mint