NDDB

Architecture: NDDB (National Dairy Development Board)
Architect: Ar. Achyut Kanvinde.
Style: Brutalism
The office of the National Dairy Development Board (1985) is a modernist tribute to India's emerging architectural vernacular. Clean panels mingle with sloping exterior balconies, from which spring lush pockets of green, reminiscent of the hanging gardens of Babylon. Stacked cantiliverd compartments create a feeling of dynamic spontaneous growth. The NDDB is a monument to architect Achyut Kanvind's vision of a carefully constructed India that combined historical aesthetics with the needs of rapidly industrial society: a veritable temple to the sacred cow to which it is devoted. -Naomi Davenport