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Matra is an intensive research generated from the two study trips conducted by faculty members and students of the School of Interior Design (SID), CEPT University to the remote villages and famous temples of Himalayan India. The houses, granaries and temples of this region are described in detail through extensive fieldwork, measure drawings and a comprehensive study of the kath-khuni (wood-and-stone) houses that define the material culture of these mountainous ...
Gujarat, the western landmass in the Indian peninsula, is resplendent with nature’s bounty. Its topography and geological diversity have, through eons, resulted in a vast range of stones and semiprecious stones, which have been used in many different ways: from monumental architecture to furniture, landscape elements, artefacts, tools, or jewellry. Stone craft certainly stands out as the most significant that has strongly shaped the history of architecture ...
‘Haveli’, the very word conjures up images of spatial complexity and social intrigue, often e expressed through various media. Despite its fairly old existence as a part of feudal social construct, it continues to show a large presence in Indian ethos. This monograph is an effort to understand the way of life allowed by the creation of the new city of Jaipur, as manifested in the evolution of the ‘Haveli’ architecture of Rajasthan during ...
