Culture In Architecture

Influence of culture on passive techniques : Jaisalmer

India 's traditional architecture has evolved with constraints of religion and customs, it may be defined as an architecture without architects, not just in hands of a sophisticated urban professional.

Indian architecture tradition is 5000 years old. If one studies the archaeological remains of architecture along with works of Vastu Shastra one would find that there is an elaborate and systemtic knowledge about various kinds of architecture starting from the layout of villages, towns, cities and forts. As is evident Vastu of ancient was related to other aspects of its culture. That is architecture was connected with religion, art, life, economy and structure of settlements.

Not all spaces

The culture is dynamic, expressed through the community as well as individual, interpreted with each member of community, shared with groups and transformed to new generation. It involves a system of rules, and also attitudes, values, beliefs and norms. It conveys the sustainability of vitality of the community, and has the potential to change. - matsumato- culture and psychology

Culture is an unwritten code that defines, establishes and forges human relationships. Culture could broadly be said to be that field of forces that influences and shapes the mind and attitudes of a society.- narendra dengle - culture and space - architecture plus design vol 10. no-6, nov-dec-1993, pp 41

Time moves and brings about change which is fundamental to all. Hence culture too, is not static but a dynamic force. Its renderings change with time. A part of it dies out, a part of it evolves and refines and new dimensions are constantly added to it. Culture and space have an intimate relationship. Space, both with and without, is a function of culture, and space, in turn can define culture. Space can be designed to be read as a translation and interpretation of the cultural build up of a society. But as culture keeps on changing with time, so does the space for

This era saw new typology and forms of religious buildings, new technology like use of iron, sculptural art, cave architecture and change in social conditions of the society. IMAGE- BUDHA – ROCK CUT

3. The concepts of Islam – this period saw muslim dynasties coming up and construction of mosques and palaces. This period saw Islamic and Persian influences blending with the traditional Rajputana architecture. The Indo – muslim cultural values manifested in social relations, inter personal dealings and etiquettes of daily life.

4. The colonial era (1500 AD – 1947 AD)

The cosmopolitanism of the modern urban development due to the change brought by the introduction of the machine, the organised bureaucracy, secular laws, western- scientific education imparted through english language and the rise of Indian working class and urban professionals. The fusion of cultures and modernisation of the society created new architectural styles. The Indo-sarcenic style which came up in this period was a fusion of Indian and western style of architecture and was to create an identity of India’s architecture.

5. The post independence India- Nehruvian vision of a modern India

Rise to Modernism in India – le corbusier,