Download or read book Wooden Architecture of Kerala written by Miki Desai and published by Mapin Publishing Pvt. This book was released on 2018 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the socio-cultural and the tectonic aspects of Kerala's wooden architecture, which is deeply rooted in religious and secular customs and shaped by geo-climatic forces. The author's multi-disciplinary approach links the various ethnic groups residing in Kerala, and the mutual adoption and adaptation of construction systems within migrant groups. This volume attempts to fill the research gap concerning vernacular styles, a need made more urgent by the fact that the traditional ways of building may get replaced by the modern much faster than we can imagine. AUTHOR: Miki Desai is a recipient of the Fulbright Fellowship, 2000, and the Graham Grant, 2005. He is the author of Architekture in Gujurat, Indien: Nauernhof, Stadthaus, Palast, and the co-author of Architecture and Independence: The Search for Identity: India 1880 to 1980. He received the Earthwatch fellowship in 1996. He has taught and lectured at many universities in Europe and the USA. 211 photographs, 53 drawings, 95 plans, 2 maps

Download or read book Wooden Architecture of Kerala written by Miki Desai and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was in the late 1960s and 70s that the author, then a student of architecture, first encountered built environments belonging to the genres of folk or vernacular traditions. The persistent exclusion of these traditions from the modern urban vision compelled the author to document these styles, culminating in this book on the wooden architecture of Kerala. This book explores the socio-cultural and the tectonic aspects of Keralas wooden architecture, which is deeply rooted in religious and secular customs and shaped by geo-climatic forces. The authors multi-disciplinary approach links the various ethnic groups residing in Kerala, and the mutual adoption and adaptation of construction systems within migrant groups. Despite being a living tradition serving millions of people, vernacular architecture in India has not received the academic and analytical attention it deserves. This volume attempts to fill this research gap, a need made more urgent by the fact that the built environment is changing and the traditional ways of building may get replaced by the modern much faster than we can imagine.

Download or read book Muslim Architecture of South India written by Mehrdad Shokoohy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reinterprets the Muslim architecture and urban planning of South India, looking beyond the Deccan to the regions of Tamil Nadu and Kerala - the historic coasts of Coromandel and Malabar. For the first time a detailed survey of the Muslim monuments of the historic ports and towns demonstrates a rich and diverse architectural tradition entirely independent from the better known architecture of North India and the Deccan sultanates. The book, extensively illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings, widens the horizons of our understanding of Muslim India and will no doubt pave new paths for future studies in the field.

Download or read book Portrait Kerala written by Aruna Nambiar and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrait Kerala Captures The Soul And Substance Of One Of The World'S Fastest-Growing Tourism Destinations, The Bewitching South Indian State Of Kerala. The Evocative Text Goes Well Beyond The Average Coffee Table Book, Highlighting Little-Known Aspects Of Kerala, From Its History As An Important Stopover On The Ancient Spice Route To The Rituals Behind Its Colorful Festivals. Divided Into Five Sections On Land, People, Faith, Skills And Cuisine, The Book Reveals The Most Intriguing Aspects Of The State. And With Over 250 Stunning Photographs Packed Within 200 Pages, Portrait Kerala Is Much More Than A Narrative – It Is A Delightful Visual Sketch. A Foreword By Shashi Tharoor, Writer And Former Under-Secretary-General Of The United Nations, Provides A Fitting Introduction. Well Researched And Beautifully Produced, This Is One Book You'Ll Want To Keep On Your Shelf For Years To Come.

Download or read book Architecture and Independence written by Jon T. Lang and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Indian architecture in the context of the fight for and attainment of Independence. It traces the patterns of architecture since the founding of the Indian National Congress in the 1880s, exploring the impact of political ideology on the built environment. The authors provide the antecedents as well an idea of the impact of architectural work in newly independent India on subsequent work.

Download or read book Introduction to Indian Architecture written by Bindia Thapar and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a journey through Indian architecture from the dawn of civilization to the present with this colorful, attractive survey. The architecture of India reflects both the cultural diversity of the subcontinent and its rich political and historical inheritance. In this guide, the various strands of this rich architectural history, from the dawn of civilization to modern times, are beautifully presented in word and picture. Readers are taken on a fascinating tour of Indus Valley civilization, early Vedic traditions, Hindu, Jain, Mughal, regional, colonial and post-independence architectural styles. Themes such as water architecture and the architecture of science also figure prominently, giving many westerners their first glimpse of these styles. The informative text, complemented by 400 photographs, watercolors, maps and plans, provide compelling evidence of India's influence on building design throughout history.

Download or read book The Bungalow in Twentieth Century India written by Madhavi Desai and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary era of this study - the twentieth century - symbolizes the peak of the colonial rule and its total decline, as well as the rise of the new nation state of India. The processes that have been labeled 'westernization' and 'modernization' radically changed middle-class Indian life during the century. This book describes and explains the various technological, political and social developments that shaped one building type - the bungalow - contemporaneous to the development of modern Indian history during the period of British rule and its subsequent aftermath. Drawing on their own physical and photographic documentation, and building on previous work by Anthony King and the Desais, the authors show the evolution of the bungalow's architecture from a one storey building with a verandah to the assortment of house-forms and their regional variants that are derived from the bungalow. Moreover, the study correlates changes in society with architectural consequences in the plans and aesthetics of the bungalow. It also examines more generally what it meant to be modern in Indian society as the twentieth century evolved.

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Download or read book Monsoon Mosques written by Patricia Tusa Fels and published by Mapin Publishing Pvt. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Monsoon Mosques presents a finely curated selection of beautiful mosques from South and Southeast Asia - One of the first such books, it traces the spread of Islam through the Indian Ocean littoral and the ways in which local communities responded by building their own local centers of worship - A unique style vernacular ensued, which is explored in detail in this volume for the first time - Featuring many previously unseen pictures For centuries, monsoon winds brought traders from the Middle East to India, and onward to Malaysia and the Indonesian archipelago. Once the new religion of Islam had been established in the land of Arabia, merchants carried their faith to the many ports of call around the Indian Ocean. As Islam peacefully spread through the Indian Ocean littoral, the coastal trading cities responded in extraordinary ways. Modifying the form of the local tropical buildings of timber and stone, communities created a stylistic hybrid for their houses of prayer, the ubiquitous village mosque. An exceptional vernacular ensued, reflecting the unique combination of environment, local materials and building skills, trade and the traders. This volume celebrates a finely curated selection of centuries-old mosques in Kerala, Sumatra, Java and Malaysia. Raised up high by the communities, the mosques are a marvel of timber, soaring spaces and traditional crafts. Since their creation, these local mosques have been kept alive and well as dynamic expressions of place. But the 20th and 21st centuries have brought numerous threats to their continued existence and vitality. Monsoon Mosques explores the fate of these vibrant symbols of the integration of Islam into local culture.

Download or read book Norwegian Wood written by Jerri Holan and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1990 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional wooden architecture of Norway, from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century. Churches and farm buildings.

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Download or read book Building Community written by Michael Webb and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international survey of the most inventive contemporary apartment buildings, to inspire architects, developers, urban planners, and informed city dwellers

Download or read book The Arts and Crafts of Travancore written by Stella Kramrisch and published by Department of Cultural Publications Government of Kerala. This book was released on 1999 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Heaven on Earth written by Pepita Seth and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes the reader into a remarkable Universe of ancient rituals, devotion, and splendour. For over a thousand years the hereditary priests of Kerala's Guruvayur Temple have honoured Lord Krishna with an unceasing cycle of rituals. The temple, whose origins lie in an ancient myth is one of India's most important and richest temples, attracting vast numbers of pilgrims. To preserve its sanctity the temple authorities ban outsiders from its sacred precincts and forbid photography. Pepita Seth was not only given unique and unrestricted access but permission to photograph