HUSSEIN - DOSHI GUFA

Ahmedabad (Ahmedabad City Taluka - IN)
23.033300,72.616700
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 23/03/2016

A man-made structure erected to represent»Hussain-Doshi's Gufa […] is a gallery housing the collaborative efforts of artist M. F. Hussain and the architect B. V. Doshi. Here, art and architecture fuse to become a unique experience, both complementing each other magnificently. Located in the campus of the Centre for Environment Planning and Technology, the Gufa is a configuration of cave-like structures buried under the ground. This marvel of contemporary architecture was constructed using computer aided design and tribal initiative« (note 1).MULCHANDANI & SHUKLA (s.a. circa 2000: 23): »Another landmark of Ahmedabad is the Amdavad ni Gufa [note 2], designed by architect B. Doshi and artist M.F. Hussein, which was inspired by the painted interiors of the caves around Aurangabad« (note 3).

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 23/03/2016

NOTE 1: indiaexplored.com/ahmedabad.htm (accessed 2005.11.19). NOTE 2: »Amdavad« (MULCHANDANI & SHUKLA s.a. circa 2000) is yet another version of Amadavad (Ahmadabad N23°02': E072°37'). NOTE 3: Aurangabad N19°53': E075°20' in Maharashtra.

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Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
3.4Dada Hari Wav
3.4MATA BHAVANI VAV
15.2ADALAJ WAV
87.7TARSANG SHELTER
97.2IDAR CAVES
102.3TARANMATA ROCK SHELTERS
102.3JOGIDA GUPHA
172.5DATTATREYA, Mount Abu (Höhle des)
173.4DEGRA HILL CAVE