Introduction to Indian Architecture

Acknowledgment

I watched a video on YouTube which showed how an Indian entrepreneur is using mud pots to build a natural air conditioning that uses only running water. Also, I was learning about natural air conditioning as used in deserts. It keeps the buildings cool in summer and warm in the winter. 

Draw this yourself.


Bâdgir is a traditional structure that makes the noisy fans and coolers belong to the bin. They are also used in India. And, the aforementioned entrepreneur was talking about the greatness of Indian architecture and that the blind imitation of the West is going to lead nowhere. So, I am trying to explore natural architectures built with science and sophistication and what better place to try and explore than my favorite place, India?

So, a bit of net serfing and I found about sthapatya kala and vastu shilpa. Let me explore further. 

Indian architecture- wiki

Types of Indian architectures:
Hindu temple architecture
Indo-Islamic architecture- Rajput and Mughal architecture
South Indian architecture
Indo-Saracenic architecture

Earliest Indian architectrure- wood which did not survive
Earliest recorded Indian architecture- Rock cut: Hindu, Jain, Buddhist

Hindu temple architecture:
Dravidian and Nagara types and other regional variations. 
Housing depends upon the climates.

Indo Islamic architecture
The Delhi Sultanate intermingled Indian and Islamic elements.
It peaked during the Mughal period especially the Taj Mahal. 
It also influenced the Rajput and the Sikh styles.

Indo Saracenic style
An amalgamation of Indo Islamic and Baroque, Neo classical, and Gothic architecture.

Le Corbusier- The architect of Chandigarh
He led the architectural movement in India in the 20th century. 


Neolithic period




 



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