Sarah Melsens
Biographic Data
| ID | 9990949 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Melsens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Melsens |
| SIGNATURE | MELSENS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9588-6232 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Intermingled Interests
This article presents case studies of two apartment projects built in the Western Indian city of Pune (formerly Poona) in the 1970s and 1980s. While their architecture is unassuming, the histories of their realisation provide a powerful account of how transformations in building policy shaped notions of professional architectural practice in India at the time. In particular, the cases illustrate how rank-and-file architects found themselves caugh…
Architect, Engineer or Builder? A history of professional demarcation through practice and discourse, Pune (India) 1930-1992
Figure 1: Architect U.M. Apte (top left) on the building site of Western India House, headquarters of the former Western India Life Insurance Comp any, Lakshmi Road, Pune, early 1950s. Source: private collection of Kiran Apte. In India, qualified architects are the “youngest” of the many building-trades professionals in charge of the design and construction of buildings. By the time the first diploma in architecture was awarded in Bombay (now Mum…
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Architect, Engineer or Builder? A history of professional demarcation through practice and discourse, Pune (India) 1930-1992
Figure 1: Architect U.M. Apte (top left) on the building site of Western India House, headquarters of the former Western India Life Insurance Comp any, Lakshmi Road, Pune, early 1950s. Source: private collection of Kiran Apte. In India, qualified architects are the “youngest” of the many building-trades professionals in charge of the design and construction of buildings. By the time the first diploma in architecture was awarded in Bombay (now Mum…
Intermingled Interests
This article presents case studies of two apartment projects built in the Western Indian city of Pune (formerly Poona) in the 1970s and 1980s. While their architecture is unassuming, the histories of their realisation provide a powerful account of how transformations in building policy shaped notions of professional architectural practice in India at the time. In particular, the cases illustrate how rank-and-file architects found themselves caugh…
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