Renewing Design with Communities: Another Way of Building

Synopsis

This book looks at alternative ways of analyzing traditional and contemporary architectural design and building practices in South Asia with a special focus on India. It showcases how collaborative projects between architects and local communities and drawing from local building traditions can lead to sustainable and equitable practices in architecture.　 The volume includes an analysis of projects in rural, tribal, and urban areas of India and Nepal and first-hand accounts of architects, teachers, and professionals engaged in the theory and practice of design and architecture. It examines the differences between the individualistic and the collective approach and explores the meaning of architecture as a process and as a product and as a decentralized, ecologically, and locally sensitive way of designing. While comparing traditional and modern methods of building, it also examines the impact of each method on the community, the economy and the surrounding environment.　 This book will be of interest to researchers and students of architecture, urban studies, urban planning, urban ecology, urban geography, and sustainable development. It will also be useful for architects, planners, urban designers, and professionals associated with these disciplines.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000862638

Related ISBNs:

9781032158907, 9781032201498, 9781003262459

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

04/17/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Anisha Shekhar Mukherji and Snehanshu Mukherjee

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Reference, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Anisha Shekhar Mukherji

Edited by:

Snehanshu Mukherjee