INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION ON LOW COST HOUSING
THE THEME
It is proposed to exhibit in this section model houses for rural and urban areas to full-scale dimensions. These houses will be erected by and at the at the cost of participating Govern- Bridge ments or private entrepreneurs, Delhi- though the Government of
India
as a very useful clearing house for 1. MODEL HOUSES SECTION the exchange of ideas on "Low-cost Almost every country in the world Housing". is faced today with the problem of housing. More and more houses have THE SITE to be built their cost has to be kept down: and a minimum of modern The Exhibition will be held amenities provided. These considera- site lying between Harding tions naturally point to a greater use and Purana Kila along the of indigenous material and economy Mathura highway. in design while paying due regard to hygienic factors. In order to demon- SCOPE OF THE EXHIBITION strate these various aspects of hous-
The Exhibition is primarily con- ing, the Government of India, in the
cerned with showing, in different Ministry of Works. Housing and
ways and media, the advances made 2. EDUCATIVE MODEL SECTION Supply are holding an International
in various parts of the world in the Exhibition on Low-cost Housing at
It is proposed to demonstrate in matter of low-cost housing. Factors New Delhi. Some of the problems of design; building materials; methods various types of low-cost houses and this section small-scale models of relating to housing may already of construction; equipment: machin- their designs, layout, drawings and have been solved in some countries: ery; tools; literature and films used
would be prepared in suitable cases to provide local materials, unskilled and semi-skilled labour necessary to construct houses at the cost of the Exhibitors.
if so, this Exhibition will provide in or in connection with the building literature, films and photographs on specifications. This section will house a forum for their demonstration industry and plans and layouts of housing. and adaptation for use in other rural housing and urban townships countries. Further, it will demon- will all be exhibited in a prominent 3. BUILDING MATERIALS SECTION strate the problems engaging the
manner. By far the most important attention of architects and engineers exhibits will be the full-scale model this section new and different types (a) It is proposed to exhibit in and the solutions proposed in order houses, incorporating the social and of building materials, such as asphalt to provoke greater thought and economic aspects of the housing action amongst the professional men problems that confront, and have everywhere. By getting together been solved in a region. exhibits from the different States of
shingles with or without aluminium foil: termite shields; hollow-clay blocks; mineral wool; different types
have been used with success in build-
India and from all over the world it The Exhibition will be divided into of roofs, walling, panelling etc., which is hoped that the Exhibtion will serve different sections as follows:-
INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION
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LOW COST HOUSING
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Tentative layout plan of the exhibition site.
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