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	==History==		==History==
	In 1891,~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \| url=http://heritage.ahmedabadcity.gov.in/details/140/heritage_site/all_heritages/en \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616110730/http://heritage.ahmedabadcity.gov.in/details/140/heritage_site/all_heritages/en \| archive-date=16 June 2022 \| title=AMC Heritage City }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ the Mill Owners' Association (ATMA) was formed in [[Ahmedabad]], with [[Ranchhodlal Chhotalal]] as its founder president. [[Anasuya Sarabhai]], sister of [[Ambalal Sarabhai]], served as its President. She played a key role in [[Mahatma Gandhi]]-led [[Champaran Satyagraha]].		In 1891,<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://heritage.ahmedabadcity.gov.in/details/140/heritage_site/all_heritages/en \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616110730/http://heritage.ahmedabadcity.gov.in/details/140/heritage_site/all_heritages/en \| archive-date=16 June 2022 \| title=AMC Heritage City }}</ref> the Mill Owners' Association (ATMA) was formed in [[Ahmedabad]], with [[Ranchhodlal Chhotalal]] as its founder president. [[Anasuya Sarabhai]], sister of [[Ambalal Sarabhai]], served as its President. She played a key role in [[Mahatma Gandhi]]-led [[Champaran Satyagraha]].

	Le Corbusier came to India to design [[Chandigarh]] in 1951. He was invited to Ahmedabad by mayor [[Chinubhai Chimanbhai]]. [[Surottam Hutheesing]], then president of Ahmedabad Mill Owners' Association, commissioned Corbusier to build the new headquarters of the association. It was completed in 1954.		Le Corbusier came to India to design [[Chandigarh]] in 1951. He was invited to Ahmedabad by mayor [[Chinubhai Chimanbhai]]. [[Surottam Hutheesing]], then president of Ahmedabad Mill Owners' Association, commissioned Corbusier to build the new headquarters of the association. It was completed in 1954.
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	==Philosophy==		==Philosophy==
	In designing the office, Le Corbusier understood the essence of the Association very well. Since 1891, AMOA had provided an institutional framework for the close family ties of the city's largely Jain, [[textile mill]] owners. Corbusier expressed the institution's dual character - the public and the private - through his concept of the house as a palace (Une maison - un palais). [[Villa Cook]], designed by him in 1926 and based on this same concept, is considered to be the closest antecedent of the Mill Owners' Building. Conversely, many of his later projects, most notably the [[Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts]] at Harvard, benefited from some of the experiments carried out in this particular building.~~<~~ref name="dnaa"~~>~~{{cite news \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_atma-building-the-summation-of-le-corbusiers-vision_1470735 \| title=ATMA building— the summation of Le Corbusier's vision \| work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] \| date=23 November 2010 \| agency=DNA \| accessdate=26 February 2013 \| author=Desai, Hemang}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		In designing the office, Le Corbusier understood the essence of the Association very well. Since 1891, AMOA had provided an institutional framework for the close family ties of the city's largely Jain, [[textile mill]] owners. Corbusier expressed the institution's dual character - the public and the private - through his concept of the house as a palace (Une maison - un palais). [[Villa Cook]], designed by him in 1926 and based on this same concept, is considered to be the closest antecedent of the Mill Owners' Building. Conversely, many of his later projects, most notably the [[Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts]] at Harvard, benefited from some of the experiments carried out in this particular building.<ref name="dnaa">{{cite news \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_atma-building-the-summation-of-le-corbusiers-vision_1470735 \| title=ATMA building— the summation of Le Corbusier's vision \| work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] \| date=23 November 2010 \| agency=DNA \| accessdate=26 February 2013 \| author=Desai, Hemang}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Mill ~~Owners’ Association~~ Building,''' also known as '''Ahmedabad Textile ~~Mill Owners~~' ~~Association House~~ (ATMA ~~House)~~''', is a modern architecture building in [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]] designed by Swiss-French architect [[Le Corbusier]].		'''Mill Owner's Building''', also known as '''Mill Owner's Association''' or '''Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association''' ('''ATMA'''), is a modern architecture building in [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]] designed by Swiss-French architect [[Le Corbusier]].

	==History==		==History==
			In 1891,<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://heritage.ahmedabadcity.gov.in/details/140/heritage_site/all_heritages/en \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616110730/http://heritage.ahmedabadcity.gov.in/details/140/heritage_site/all_heritages/en \| archive-date=16 June 2022 \| title=AMC Heritage City }}</ref> the Mill Owners' Association (ATMA) was formed in [[Ahmedabad]], with [[Ranchhodlal Chhotalal]] as its founder president. [[Anasuya Sarabhai]], sister of [[Ambalal Sarabhai]], served as its President. She played a key role in [[Mahatma Gandhi]]-led [[Champaran Satyagraha]].

	Le Corbusier came to India to design [[Chandigarh]] in 1951. He was invited to Ahmedabad by mayor [[Chinubhai Chimanbhai]]. [[Surottam Hutheesing]], then president of Ahmedabad Mill Owners' Association, commissioned Corbusier to build the new headquarters of the association. It was completed in 1954.		Le Corbusier came to India to design [[Chandigarh]] in 1951. He was invited to Ahmedabad by mayor [[Chinubhai Chimanbhai]]. [[Surottam Hutheesing]], then president of Ahmedabad Mill Owners' Association, commissioned Corbusier to build the new headquarters of the association. It was completed in 1954.

	==Design==		==Design==
	A ceremonial ramp makes for a grand approach into a triple height entrance hall, open to the wind. Arrival is on the first floor, where (as per the original design) the ~~executives’~~ offices and boardroom are located. The ground floor houses the work-spaces of the clerks and a separate, single-story canteen at the rear.		A ceremonial ramp makes for a grand approach into a triple height entrance hall, open to the wind. Arrival is on the first floor, where (as per the original design) the executives' offices and boardroom are located. The ground floor houses the work-spaces of the clerks and a separate, single-story canteen at the rear.

	On the third floor is a high, top-lit auditorium with a roof canopy and a curved, enclosing wall, in addition to a generous lobby. The east and west ~~facades~~ are in the form of sun breakers or brise-soleil, one of ~~Corbusier’s~~ many formal inventions, which, while avoiding harsh sun, permit visual connection and air movement. While the brise-soleil act as free ~~facades~~ made of rough shuttered concrete, the north and south sides, built in rough brickwork, are almost unbroken.		On the third floor is a high, top-lit auditorium with a roof canopy and a curved, enclosing wall, in addition to a generous lobby. The east and west façades are in the form of sun breakers or ''brise-soleil'', one of Corbusier's many formal inventions, which, while avoiding harsh sun, permit visual connection and air movement. While the ''brise-soleil'' act as free façades made of rough shuttered concrete, the north and south sides, built in rough brickwork, are almost unbroken.

	On the second floor of the Mill ~~Owners’~~ Building, the lobby is treated as "an open space defined by harsh, angular forms and the auditorium as an enclosed space delineated by soft, curvilinear forms …two contradictory elements that both need the other in order to exist."		On the second floor of the Mill Owners' Building, the lobby is treated as "an open space defined by harsh, angular forms and the auditorium as an enclosed space delineated by soft, curvilinear forms …two contradictory elements that both need the other in order to exist."

	==Philosophy==		==Philosophy==
	In designing the office, Le Corbusier understood the essence of the Association, very well. Since 1891, AMOA had provided an institutional framework for the close family ties of the ~~city’s~~ largely Jain, [[textile mill]] owners. Corbusier expressed the ~~institution’s~~ dual character - the public and the private - through his concept of the house as a palace (Une maison - un palais). [[Villa Cook]], designed by him in 1926 and based on this same concept, is considered to be the closest antecedent of the Mill ~~Owners’~~ Building. Conversely, many of his later projects, most notably the [[Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts]] at Harvard, benefited from some of the experiments carried out in this particular building.<ref name="dnaa">{{cite news \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_atma-building-the-summation-of-le-corbusiers-vision_1470735 \| title=ATMA building— the summation of Le ~~Corbusier’s~~ vision \| work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] \| date=23 November 2010 \| agency=DNA \| accessdate=26 February 2013 \| author=Desai, Hemang}}</ref>		In designing the office, Le Corbusier understood the essence of the Association very well. Since 1891, AMOA had provided an institutional framework for the close family ties of the city's largely Jain, [[textile mill]] owners. Corbusier expressed the institution's dual character - the public and the private - through his concept of the house as a palace (Une maison - un palais). [[Villa Cook]], designed by him in 1926 and based on this same concept, is considered to be the closest antecedent of the Mill Owners' Building. Conversely, many of his later projects, most notably the [[Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts]] at Harvard, benefited from some of the experiments carried out in this particular building.<ref name="dnaa">{{cite news \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_atma-building-the-summation-of-le-corbusiers-vision_1470735 \| title=ATMA building— the summation of Le Corbusier's vision \| work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] \| date=23 November 2010 \| agency=DNA \| accessdate=26 February 2013 \| author=Desai, Hemang}}</ref>

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	*[http://www.~~atmaahd~~.com/~~bulding.htm~~ Official website of ATMA]		*[http://www.atmaahmedabad.com/ Official website of ATMA]

	{{Le Corbusier}}		{{Le Corbusier}}

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'''Mill Owners’ Association Building,''' also known as '''Ahmedabad Textile Mill Owners' Association House (ATMA House)''', is a modern architecture building in [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]] designed by Swiss-French architect [[Le Corbusier]].

==History==
Le Corbusier came to India to design [[Chandigarh]] in 1951. He was invited to Ahmedabad by mayor [[Chinubhai Chimanbhai]]. [[Surottam Hutheesing]], then president of Ahmedabad Mill Owners' Association, commissioned Corbusier to build the new headquarters of the association. It was completed in 1954.

==Design==
A ceremonial ramp makes for a grand approach into a triple height entrance hall, open to the wind. Arrival is on the first floor, where (as per the original design) the executives’ offices and boardroom are located. The ground floor houses the work-spaces of the clerks and a separate, single-story canteen at the rear.

On the third floor is a high, top-lit auditorium with a roof canopy and a curved, enclosing wall, in addition to a generous lobby. The east and west facades are in the form of sun breakers or brise-soleil, one of Corbusier’s many formal inventions, which, while avoiding harsh sun, permit visual connection and air movement. While the brise-soleil act as free facades made of rough shuttered concrete, the north and south sides, built in rough brickwork, are almost unbroken.

On the second floor of the Mill Owners’ Building, the lobby is treated as "an open space defined by harsh, angular forms and the auditorium as an enclosed space delineated by soft, curvilinear forms …two contradictory elements that both need the other in order to exist."

==Philosophy==
In designing the office, Le Corbusier understood the essence of the Association, very well. Since 1891, AMOA had provided an institutional framework for the close family ties of the city’s largely Jain, [[textile mill]] owners. Corbusier expressed the institution’s dual character - the public and the private - through his concept of the house as a palace (Une maison - un palais). [[Villa Cook]], designed by him in 1926 and based on this same concept, is considered to be the closest antecedent of the Mill Owners’ Building. Conversely, many of his later projects, most notably the [[Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts]] at Harvard, benefited from some of the experiments carried out in this particular building.<ref name="dnaa">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_atma-building-the-summation-of-le-corbusiers-vision_1470735 | title=ATMA building— the summation of Le Corbusier’s vision | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=23 November 2010 | agency=DNA | accessdate=26 February 2013 | author=Desai, Hemang}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Mill Owners' Association Building}}
*[http://www.atmaahd.com/bulding.htm Official website of ATMA]

{{Le Corbusier}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Modernist architecture in India]]
[[Category:Le Corbusier buildings in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Textile industry in Gujarat]]