The Temple Architecture of India

By Adam Hardy

Published by Wiley, December 07

The Temple Architecture of India is a lively and accessible book which allows readers to appreciate the concepts underlying the often bewilderingly intricate designs of Indian temples. It also covers the history and development of the design and architecture of Indian temples, from their conception to the author’s visions for their future...

As the only available book comprehensively treating the principal building type of a major world culture from an architectural perspective, The Temple Architecture of India will have a lasting appeal for those with a growing interest in ‘world architecture’

About the author
Dr Adam Hardy has for many years been exploring Indian temple architecture, the subject of his doctoral research and many subsequent publications.  An architect, he has been design consultant to a number of new temple projects. Currently Senior Lecturer at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, he is convenor of PRASADA, a group devoted to the integration of research with creative practice in the architecture and visual arts of South Asia and its diaspora. He has supervised and is currently supervising numerous PhD students in the field of Indian architecture. He edits the internationally refereed journal, South Asian Studies.

Hardback; £45.00/€67.50; ISBN: 978-0-470-02827-8

For a review copy or an interview with the author please contact:
Alicia Barker - E: abarker@wiley.co.uk, P: 01243 770573