Courtyard houses of India / Yatin Pandya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pandya, Yatin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courtyard houses--India.

Courtyard houses.

Courtyard houses--India--History.

Courtyard houses--India--Pictorial works.

India.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

468 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Ahmedabad, India : Mapin Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

Extensive documentation of courtyard houses, both traditional and contemporary. More than a thousand images, drawings, plans and maps. Overview according to climate, geography, philosophy and religion Indian architecture is not about an object in space; instead it integrates space within the object where the built and the unbuilt become counterpoints to vitalize each other. This engulfed void known as the courtyard lies at the genesis of urban dwellings in India. In this book the author traces the metaphysical, mythical, socio-cultural, environmental and spatial roles of the courtyard in the domestic architecture of India -- from early civilization and Vedic times to Islamic and colonial influences. This book documents traditional courtyard dwelling types across India within diverse climatic, cultural as well as geographic zones such as West (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra), South (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa), East (Bihar, West Bengal), Central (Madhya Pradesh) and North (Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir). Courtyard Houses of India documents, analyzes and infers the attributes and manifestations of traditional courtyard houses and examines the diverse interpretations of those as applied in contemporary homes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 464-465).

ISBN:

9789385360091

9385360094

OCLC:

1354320070