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AcME is the
Academy for Management Excellence, part of the Institute for Financial
Management Research (IFMR), based in
Nungambakkan, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. |
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Chennai (formerly Madras) is the 4th largest
city in India, founded by the British East India company as a trading post.
Fort St
George was the first fort built by the British in India. It still houses a
number of government buildings, and military facilities.
The British East India Company completed the fort on 23 April
1640, St George's Day. |
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St
Mary's church in Fort St George is the oldest British building in Madras,
dating from 1680.
The Fort's museum
museum
contains echoes of that era.
Other tourist tracks can be
followed later in this journey. |
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South of the Fort, along
Marina
Beach stands a range of buildings which housed various functions of the
British presence, now state government offices.
This is the Public Works
department. |
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The
Senate
House, on the University of Madras
campus, immortalised on a 1915
postcard.
This significant architectural legacy also represents a
significant conservation
burden. |
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In the central areas, commercial buildings echo
the style of the public buildings
Moving around Chennai is described later and bus and rail
developments are also covered, along with infrastructure privatisation issues. |
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Cascading Styles:
These in turn are echoed in modern commercial
construction - in this case Spencer Plaza, an
air-conditioned shopping mall. |
