115. An American Architect in India with David Stein

Original Drawing by Tori Haynes

This week, the subject turns back to legacy. We have a conversation with the son of Joseph Allen Stein who was an American-born architect, designing fabulous buildings across India during the Nehruvian period in the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. David Stein takes us through his life growing up in India and what his understanding was of his father's life and career.

Timestamp Outline 

1:00    David Stein tells Vikram the story of growing up around India with his architect father, Joseph Allen Stein

3:00    Himalayan Mountaineering Institute was designed by Stein’s father

5:20    McCarthyism in the 1950s, U.S.A., Senator McCarthy carried out a campaign against alleged Communists and Socialists during the Cold War. 

16:55    Discussion of the differences between J.A. Stein’s architecture and Le Corbusier’s architecture. 

17:00    Stein strove for an inclusive architecture and left the united states to pursue his own approach and escape the ugly McCarthyist politics during the 1950s. 

22:00    Discussion of South Asia in the 70s - 90s

23:30    Did the postmodern movement in the 70s and 80s contribute to where we are today?

24:00    J.A. Stein was partnered with Pritzker Prize winning architect B.V. Doshi for many years

30:15 Auroville