Baker studied architecture in Birmingham and graduated in 1937, aged 20, in a period of political unrest for Europe.During the Second World War, he served in the Friends Ambulance Unit in China and Burma.He worked as an architect for an international and interdenominational Mission dedicated to the care of those suffering from leprosy. He focused on converting or replacing asylums once used to house the ostracized sufferers of the disease - "lepers".He Used indigenous architecture and methods of these places as means to deal with his once daunting problems.
Baker's designs invariably have traditional Indian sloping roofs and terracotta Mangalore tile shingling with gables and vents allowing rising hot air to escape curved walls to enclose more volume at lower material cost than straight walls.Designing and building low cost, high quality, beautiful homes
Suited to or built for lower-middle to lower class clients.
Irregular, pyramid-like structures on roofs, with one side left open and tilting into the wind.Brick jali walls, a perforated brick screen which utilises natural air movement to cool the home's interior and create intricate patterns of light and shadow.
Baker studied architecture in Birmingham and graduated in 1937, aged 20, in a period of political unrest for Europe.During the Second World War, he served in the Friends Ambulance Unit in China and Burma.He worked as an architect for an international and interdenominational Mission dedicated to the care of those suffering from leprosy. He focused on converting or replacing asylums once used to house the ostracized sufferers of the disease - "lepers".He Used indigenous architecture and methods of these places as means to deal with his once daunting problems.
Baker's designs invariably have traditional Indian sloping roofs and terracotta Mangalore tile shingling with gables and vents allowing rising hot air to escape curved walls to enclose more volume at lower material cost than straight walls.Designing and building low cost, high quality, beautiful homes
Suited to or built for lower-middle to lower class clients.
Irregular, pyramid-like structures on roofs, with one side left open and tilting into the wind.Brick jali walls, a perforated brick screen which utilises natural air movement to cool the home's interior and create intricate patterns of light and shadow.
The Kanchanjunga Apartments, designed by Charles Correa, are a direct response to the present culture, the escalating urbanization, and the climatic conditions for the region. They pay homage to the vernacular architecture that once stood on the site before the development in a number of ways. More on Kanchanjunga Apartments after the break.
Sanskar Kendra casestudy, ahmedabad, india casestudymanoj chauhan
Sanskar Kendra is a museum at Ahmedabad, India, designed by the architect Le Corbusier. It is a city museum depicting history, art, culture and architecture of Ahmedabad. Another Patang Kite Museum is there which includes a collection of kites, photographs, and other artifacts.
Address: Bhagtacharya Road, Near Sardar Patel, Bridge, Paldi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380006
Opened: 1956
Owner: Amdavad Municipal Corporation
Function: Museum
Architect: Le Corbusier
One of the India's best-known architects, Raj Rewal is recognized internationally for buildings that respond sensitivity to the complex demands of rapid urbanization, climate and culture. In a country that is both developing and industrialized, whose architectural inheritance is ancient and recent and whose society is conservative and pluralist, Rewal's work combines sophisticated technology and a sense of history and context, imparted not only by design but by local material such as ochre and rose sandstone, evoking the great Mogul monuments.
Designed as per the climatology of Bangalore.
Designed by renowned architect bv doshi.
Inspired by the architecture of Fatehpur Sikri of Akbar and beautiful gardens of Bangalore.
architectural case study
Asian games village designed by ar. raj rewal
B.Arch 4th-year sem 7
detailed zoning
analysis and survey
concept execution
referral links
https://www.scribd.com/document/415212492/Asian-Games-Village-Final
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/fp/from-utopias-to-heterotopias-migrant-housing-values-of-time-density-culture-and-energy-ur2005-monsoon-2019/building-blocks-of-migrant-housing-monsoon-2019-ug180076
https://www.slideshare.net/WaseemNoor3/raj-rewal-asian-games-village
https://www.archdaily.com/903782/asian-games-village-residence-iii-viueller-architects
https://rajrewal.in/portfolio/asian-games-village-1980-1982/
https://qdoc.tips/asiad-villagegrp-6-pdf-free.html
https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/media.archnet.org/system/publications/contents/2850/original/DPT0402.pdf?1384768113
https://prezi.com/zj7br3xisvu8/asiad-village/
The Kanchanjunga Apartments, designed by Charles Correa, are a direct response to the present culture, the escalating urbanization, and the climatic conditions for the region. They pay homage to the vernacular architecture that once stood on the site before the development in a number of ways. More on Kanchanjunga Apartments after the break.
Sanskar Kendra casestudy, ahmedabad, india casestudymanoj chauhan
Sanskar Kendra is a museum at Ahmedabad, India, designed by the architect Le Corbusier. It is a city museum depicting history, art, culture and architecture of Ahmedabad. Another Patang Kite Museum is there which includes a collection of kites, photographs, and other artifacts.
Address: Bhagtacharya Road, Near Sardar Patel, Bridge, Paldi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380006
Opened: 1956
Owner: Amdavad Municipal Corporation
Function: Museum
Architect: Le Corbusier
One of the India's best-known architects, Raj Rewal is recognized internationally for buildings that respond sensitivity to the complex demands of rapid urbanization, climate and culture. In a country that is both developing and industrialized, whose architectural inheritance is ancient and recent and whose society is conservative and pluralist, Rewal's work combines sophisticated technology and a sense of history and context, imparted not only by design but by local material such as ochre and rose sandstone, evoking the great Mogul monuments.
Designed as per the climatology of Bangalore.
Designed by renowned architect bv doshi.
Inspired by the architecture of Fatehpur Sikri of Akbar and beautiful gardens of Bangalore.
architectural case study
Asian games village designed by ar. raj rewal
B.Arch 4th-year sem 7
detailed zoning
analysis and survey
concept execution
referral links
https://www.scribd.com/document/415212492/Asian-Games-Village-Final
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/fp/from-utopias-to-heterotopias-migrant-housing-values-of-time-density-culture-and-energy-ur2005-monsoon-2019/building-blocks-of-migrant-housing-monsoon-2019-ug180076
https://www.slideshare.net/WaseemNoor3/raj-rewal-asian-games-village
https://www.archdaily.com/903782/asian-games-village-residence-iii-viueller-architects
https://rajrewal.in/portfolio/asian-games-village-1980-1982/
https://qdoc.tips/asiad-villagegrp-6-pdf-free.html
https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/media.archnet.org/system/publications/contents/2850/original/DPT0402.pdf?1384768113
https://prezi.com/zj7br3xisvu8/asiad-village/
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Sangath is the office of BV Doshi, beautifully describes the art and level of BV Doshi, he was the great architecture in the history of indian architectural revolution. he worked under the le corbusier .
An analysis and data collection on Pritzker Prize-winning Architect BV Doshi's Office- SANGATH. A desktop study for reference while designing an Architect's Office.
Lawrence Wilfred "Laurie" Baker (2 March 1917 – 1 April 2007) was a British-born Indian architect, renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture and designs that maximized space, ventilation and light and maintained an uncluttered yet striking aesthetic sensibility. Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and his own experiences in the remote Himalayas, he promoted the revival of regional building practices and use of local materials; and combined this with a design philosophy that emphasized a responsible and prudent use of resources and energy. He was a pioneer of sustainable architecture as well as organic architecture, incorporating in his designs even in the late 1960s, concepts such as rain-water harvesting, minimizing usage of energy-inefficient building materials, minimizing damage to the building site and seamlessly merging with the surroundings. Due to his social and humanitarian efforts to bring architecture and design to the common man, his honest use of materials, his belief in simplicity in design and in life, and his staunch Quaker belief in non-violence, he has been called the "Gandhi of architecture".[1]
He moved to India in 1945 in part as an architect associated with a leprosy mission and continued to live and work in India for over 50 years. He became an Indian citizen in 1989 and resided in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala from 1969 and served as the Director of COSTFORD (Centre of Science and Technology for Rural Development), an organisation to promote low-cost housing.Baker was born into a staunch Methodist family, the youngest son of Birmingham Gas Department's chief accountant, Charles Frederick Baker and Millie Baker. His early schooling was at King Edwards Grammar School. His elder brothers, Leonard and Norman studied law, and he had a sister, Edna who was the oldest of them all. In his teens Baker began to question what religion meant to him and decided to become a Quaker, since it was closer to what he believed in. Baker studied architecture at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham, and graduated in 1937, aged 20, in a period of political unrest in Europe.Throughout his practice, Baker developed a signature style in designing and building low cost, high quality, beautiful homes, with a great portion of his work suited to or built for lower-middle to lower class clients. He derived creatively from pre-existing local culture and building traditions while keeping his designs minimal with judicious and frugal use of resources.[13] [14] His buildings tend to emphasise prolific – at times virtuosic – masonry construction, instilling privacy and evoking history with brick jali walls, a perforated brick screen which invites a natural air flow to cool the buildings' interior, in addition to creating intricate patterns of light and shadow. Another significant Baker feature is irregular, pyramid-like structures on roofs, with one side left open and tilting into the wind. Baker's designs
Late Modernism encompasses the overall production of most recent architecture made between the aftermath of World War II and the early years of the 21st century. The terminology often points to similarities between late modernism and post-modernism although there are differences.
Late Modernism, also known as High-tech architecture or Structural Expressionism, is an architectural style that emerged in the late 80s, this style became a bridge between modernism and postmodernism.
Architecture in which the images, ideas, and motifs of the Modern Movement were taken to extremes, structure, technology, and services being grossly over stated at a time when Modernism was being questioned.
In the year 1980s the high tech architecture started to look different from the post modern architecture. Many of the themes and ideas which originated during the post modern times were added to the high tech architecture.
Modern architecture is primarily driven by technological and engineering developments, and it is true that the availability o f new building materials such as iron, steel, and glass drove the invention of new building techniques as part of the Industrial Revolution.
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Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
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• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
2. • A teacher, a speaker, an architect- Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi is a man
who has worn several hats.
• D.O.B.-26 August 1927.
• Pioneering in the low-cost-housing , Doshi has led the evolution of
contemporary Indian architecture. Doshi applies Modernists concepts to
an Indian context, and he has developed a theory of the city as an
augmentation of layers and overlays. As a result, his work is a visual feast
of diverse mediums, dimensions, and textures.
• NIFT ,New Delhi; Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad; CEPT,
Ahmedabad; Sangath, BV Doshi's office, Ahmedabad; IIM Bangalore are
few of his classics.
• Awards- He has plenty of feathers up his hat. Most recognised ones are-
Associate Member, Royal Institute of British Architects, 1954
Fellowship, Graham Foundation, 1958
Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Architects, 1971
Fellow, Indian Institute of Architects, 1971
Padma Shri Award, Government of India, 1976
3. Early works
• After he completed his studies at J. J. School of Art, Bombay in 1950
he became a senior designer on Le Corbusier's projects in
Ahmedabad and Chandigarh.
After being trained in his
craft under Le Corbusier
for four years between
1951-54 in Paris, B. V.
Doshi returned
to Ahmedabad to
supervise Le Corbusier's
projects. His studio,
Vastu-Shilpa
(environmental design),
was established in 1955. http://www.fondationlecorbusier.fr/CorbuCache/900x720_2049_2412.jpg
4. • Combining his early work experience at Le Corbusier’s studio
in Paris with his own research into native Indian architecture,
he introduced a unique form of modernism to the country
that remained sensitive to the Indian context of community
and environment. He cites the temples of Madhurai as his
learning grounds for lessons on rhythm and composition, just
as he attributes his work ethic to Le Corbusier.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/118078821452485948/
5. Design Philosophies
• Doshi’s ideas are not borrowed, but they come from an open
minded – though deliberate – assimilation of influences. “Le
Corbusier was like a guru to me,” he says. He taught me to observe
and react to climate, to tradition, to function, to structure, to
economy, and to the landscape.
• “And because he was my guru, I decided that I could not copy him.”
• A deep understanding of the past and a comfortable relationship
with the present was the only way that India could invent a
sustainable future for herself, was their belief. Explaining his
philosophy, Doshi quotes Gandhi, “open the windows but see that
your roof is not blown out, make sure that the foundations are
strong.”
•
6. Sangath
Client- Balakrishna Trust
Principal Architect , Balkrishna Doshi
Location-Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Site Area, 2346 m2
Total Built-up Area, 585 m2
Project Cost , Rs. 0.6 Million
7. Sangath" is a design laboratory where professionals from diverse
disciplines are invited to explore new visions, concepts and solutions
integrating arts, crafts, engineering and philosophy of life. Sangath to
see that each individual in the coming millennium is benefited from its
visions and design solutions. - Balkrishna Doshi
https://thearchiblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/sangath-ahmedabad-b-v-doshi-26.jpg?w=574
8. CHARACTER OF THE BUILT
form starts to reveal itself right at the entrance, which makes one won
der about where to move and how to reach the sanctum. In achieving
a destination, there are many ways to go. Sangath has two entrances,
one at level + 1.8 m and the other at
1.m. Both finally reach the same place, but through different paths.
http://architecturesense.blogspot.in/2012/07/sangath-you-have-to-lose-track-to-
come.html
9. Design features
• Sandwiched construction of vault
• The vaulted roof is of locally-made clay fuses
over the concrete slab, which provides a
non-conducting layer. The top finish of China
mosaic glazed tiles further adds to the insulation.
Being white and glossy it reflects sun while being
made from clay it retards the heat transmission.
• Vaulted roof form
• The roof form creates an efficient surface/volume ratio optimizing material
quantities. The higher space volume thus created provides for hot air
pockets due to convective currents that keep lower volumes relatively cool.
• The ventilating window at upper volume releases the accumulated hot air
through pressure differences.
10. • Subterranean spaces
• The building is largely buried under the ground to use earth masses for
natural insulation.
• Envelope design
• Storage walls
• External walls of the building are nearly a metre deep but have been
hollowed out as alcoves to provide storage that becomes an insulative wall
with efficiency of space (for storage functions).
11.
12. Passive Solar Design
• Indirect/diffused light
To maximize daylight (intensity
of illumination) and to diffuse
Heat and glare, the light is
received in indirect manner by
diffusing it. Thereare three
ways by which natural light
is drawn within.
By upper-level large openings
towards north direction, which is cool,
and consistent light is reflected off the
clouds
https://thearchiblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/sangath-ahmedabad-b-v-doshi-8.jpg?w=574
13. Skylights, which are projected masses from
the roof, reflect the light on the white inner
wall surface, which further radiates light into
the room
Innermost spaces are lit up through small
cutouts in the roof slab, which are then filled
with hollow glass blocks that take away the
glare and transmit diffused light
14. Landscaping
• Microclimate through
vegetation cover and lawns.
• Water channels
Rainwater and overflow of
pumped water from the roof
tank are harnessed through roof
channels that run through a
series of cascading tanks and
water channels to finally
culminate in a pond from where
it is recycled back or used for
irrigating vegetation.
15. Water cascades also
provide interesting
visual experiences.
The building performance is
something of much appreciation
as there is a difference of about 8
degree C between the interior
and exterior roof skin
temperatures. The time-lag for
heat transfer is nearly six hours.
16. Exposed natural finishes
The concrete of slabs and wall
surfaces are kept bare unplastered
as final visual finishes, which
provide a natural look and save on
finishing material quantity.
Use of secondary waste material
Paving material is a stone chip
waste while the roof surface is
glazed tiles waste laid down in
mosaic style.
17. Amdavad ni Gufa
An underground art gallery in Ahmedabad, it exhibits works of the
famous artist Maqbool Fida Hussain. The gallery represents a unique
juxtaposition of architecture and art. The cave-like underground structure
has a roof made of multiple interconnected domes, covered with a mosaic
of tiles. On the inside, irregular tree-like columns support the domes.
18. The gallery is called gufa ("cave" in Gujarati) because of its resemblance
to a cave.It was known earlier as Hussain-Doshi ni Gufa, after its
architect, B.V. Doshi, and the artist, M.F. Hussain. Later it was renamed
after the city of Ahmedabad, known locally as Amdavad.
Etymology and Development
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Amdavad_ni_gufa.jpg
19. • The structure's contemporary architecture draws on ancient and
natural themes. The domes are inspired by the shells
of tortoises and by soap bubbles.
• The Buddhist caves of Ajanta and Ellora inspired Doshi to design the
interior with circles and ellipses, while Hussain's wall paintings are
inspired by Paleolithic cave art.
20. The mosaic tiles on the
roof are similar to those
found on the roofs of
the Jain temples at Girnar,
and the mosaic snake is
from Hindu mythology.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Amdavad_ni_Gufa1.JPG/93px-
Amdavad_ni_Gufa1.JPG
21. The interior is divided by
tree trunks or columns
similar to those found
at Stonehenge.
Computer-assisted planning
facilities were used to
resolve the structure's
unorthodox design.
Hussain-Doshi Gufa is a
unique project blending state
of art engineering know how
with very primitive
construction skills of
execution.
The entire design is made up
of circles and ellipses.
22. Construction
• A simple floor of wire mesh and mortar was used instead of a
traditional foundation. All the structure's components are self-
supporting, relieving stress by their ubiquitous continuity. Ferro
cement, only one inch thick, was used for the undulating walls
and domes in order to reduce load.
• The domes themselves are supported by irregularly shaped
inclined columns, similar to those found in natural caves.
http://cms.mumbaimirror.com/portalfiles/28/3/201106/Image/2011-06-10/04-2.jpg
23. Work was carried out in two
phases: the first was the
construction of the main cave as
an underground art gallery, while
the second covered the
surrounding structures including
the paving, the café, and a
separate art gallery for
exhibitions.
The cave was constructed by unskilled
tribal labourers using only hand
tools. Broken ceramic crockery and waste
tiles were used to cover the domes'
exterior, which bears a transversal mosaic
of a snake.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Zen_cafe.JPG/140px-Zen_cafe.JPG
24. The gallery space is below ground
level. A partially hidden staircase
leads to a circular door which
opens into a cave-like space.
Light arrives though snouts, creating spots
of light on the floor which move around as
the day progresses, intended to create a
mystic atmosphere.
Though designed to display paintings, the cave has no straight walls, instead using
a continuation of the curved dome structure which extends down to the floor.
Structure
http://lh5.ggpht.com/-A6ClfijpIZk/TqPj7B3R3BI/AAAAAAAAARY/FzbiuuPt83A/DOSH-GUF-
0017_HUSAIN_DOSHI_GUFA_ART_GALLERYINTERIOR_VIEW_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg
?imgmax=800
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Amdavad_ni_gufa-3.jpg/93px-
Amdavad_ni_gufa-3.jpg
25. The figures were
designed to resemble
ancient cave paintings
in a modern
environment.
Hussain used the
gallery's walls as a
canvas, painting on
them with bold strokes
and bright colors. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nichitecture/5741802335/in/photostream/
26. The Interior and The Exterior
NIFT DELHI
Ar. Doshi believes that architecture ‘cannot be distinguished
separately either as modulation of light or surfaces or
supporting system’
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nichitecture/5741802335/in/photostream/
27. The ability to connect previously dissociated thoughts into a coherent
philosophy which encompasses all of humanity, may be recognized by
many of his students. Doshi has a special talent for picking an example
from everyday life which all of us relate to, to illustrate an intangible
concept and make it more comprehensible
http://vistara-urban.com/tag/cept-ahmedabad/NIFT AHMEDABED
28. IIM BANGLORE
“My lighting is different from that of Corbusier and Louis khan.
Contrast IIM Banglore with that of Kahn at Ahmedabed. IIM B is more
like walking through a garden.”
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nichitecture/5741802335/in/photostream/
IIM AHMEDABEDIIM BANGLORE
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nichitecture/5741802335/in/photostream/
29. The IIM
Campus in
Bengaluru
reflects the
sense of scale,
proportion
and light
that’s
trademark
Doshi.
http://www.insiteindia.in/2012/october/BV%20Doshi%20Arti
cle_260092012.pdf
It contains elements that shift and break strict axiality and draws many principles
from the Mughal city of Fatehpur Sikri, built by Emperor Akbar in the sixteenth
century. Apart from the organizational principles such as interlocking courts,
pavilions, terraced gardens and connections, the IIM-B also employs more subtle
lessons about materials and consistency of details from Fatehpur Sikri. The
construction of the entire complex is made simple and standardized using exposed
concrete, lattices, frames, and wall system using rough blocks of local gray granite.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nichitecture/5741802335/in/photostream/
31. • Can you see the sunlight changing through the sky? Can you see the
shadows playing inside? Do you feel inside the classroom or outside
?
“I am not an architect, that’s the problem…I am not an architect. For
me it’s a search, only a search. Search for that unknown that I have
not known, neither I know how it will manifest. That’s actually the
essence of my work. It begins somewhere, ends somewhere. And in
that process, I grow and the work grows. We grow together.”
• the way his designs let sunshine, shadows, breeze, rhythm and
freedom to form a subtle harmony. You needn’t be an architect to
feel this.
Doshi: Architecture without adjectives
Some thoughts by BV DOSHI-
32. • When he talks about God and its creation you feel pious inside.
Like when he says–when you make a home for someone, think it
as the man’s temple to offer prayer to God. How can you make
his temple bad just because he is not so rich? Or when he says-
all human beings are inherently compassionate and loveable
animal, highly sophisticated. It opens up new horizons in your
mind, lets new light come in.
“I think architecture is a matter of transformation. Transformation
of all adverse situations into favourable conditions” – B.V.Doshi
“See Corbusier told me once, which I think is important that, even
where there is somebody standing behind you, who is better than
you and you are answerable to him” – B.V.Doshi