This paper presents the results and analysis from an interview study conducted with practitioners of architectural regionalism in India.The interviews sought to gain indepth understanding of the strategies,mechanisms,...This paper presents the results and analysis from an interview study conducted with practitioners of architectural regionalism in India.The interviews sought to gain indepth understanding of the strategies,mechanisms,and tools they employ to realize contextualized architecture that responds to local needs and potential.A sample composed of nine eminent Indian architects who regularly integrate the ideas of critical regionalism in their designs is selected and subsequently interviewed with regard to the varied aspects of their architectural practice.Findings are useful for practitioners and scholars of contemporary architecture in India for understanding the means employed by leading regionalist architects,while placing their work in the context of local building traditions,urban landscape,sociocultural conditions,technology,and climate.展开更多
基金The authors would like to thank the Government of Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development for funding this manuscript through the IIT-Roorkee Doctoral Scholarship to the main author,grant number 14902005.We sincerely thank the architects who patiently and articulately answered our questions on regionalism and their buildings:Ashok B Lall,Meghal Arya,MN Ashish Ganju,Namita Singh,Pankaj Vir Gupta,Rahoul Singh,Sanjay Mohe,Sourabh Gupta,and Vinod Gupta.Lastly,the authors would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers of the FOAR journal for their time and effort in providing constructive comments that helped improve the quality of this paper.
文摘This paper presents the results and analysis from an interview study conducted with practitioners of architectural regionalism in India.The interviews sought to gain indepth understanding of the strategies,mechanisms,and tools they employ to realize contextualized architecture that responds to local needs and potential.A sample composed of nine eminent Indian architects who regularly integrate the ideas of critical regionalism in their designs is selected and subsequently interviewed with regard to the varied aspects of their architectural practice.Findings are useful for practitioners and scholars of contemporary architecture in India for understanding the means employed by leading regionalist architects,while placing their work in the context of local building traditions,urban landscape,sociocultural conditions,technology,and climate.
