{"product_id":"gandhi-and-architecture-a-time-for-lowcost-housing-9780367540296","title":"Gandhi and Architecture: A Time for Low-Cost Housing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eGandhi and Architecture: A Time for Low-Cost Housing explores the emergence of a low-cost, low-rise housing architecture that conforms to M.K. Gandhi's religious need to establish finite boundaries for everyday actions. This architecture is founded on conservative Gandhian ideals of pursuing self-sacrifice and rendering the pursuit of self-sacrifice legible as the practice of an exclusionary varnashramadharma. Successive generations in post-colonial India have reimagined this architecture for secular necessities, such as economic concerns, demographic mandates, and language-based identitarianism. This volume is a critical intervention in architectural history, drawing from science and technology studies, political science, housing studies, urban studies, religious studies, and anthropology. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 230 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 July 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGandhi and Architecture: A Time for Low-Cost Housing delves into the emergence of a unique architectural style that aligns with M.K. Gandhi's religious beliefs, emphasizing the importance of setting boundaries for everyday actions. This concept of finitude shapes Gandhi's conservative and exclusionary understanding of religion. The book draws from extensive archival and field materials, beginning with an exploration of Gandhi's religiosity of relinquishment and the creation of his low-cost hut, Adi Niwas, in the village of Segaon in the 1930s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdi Niwas marks the inception of a low-cost housing architecture rooted in the simultaneous yet diverse conservative Gandhian ideals of self-sacrifice and making the pursuit of self-sacrifice visible as the practice of an exclusive varnashramadharma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Gandhi's religious conservatism sets it apart, successive generations in post-colonial India have reinterpreted the secular significance of this architectural style. In the early 1950s, during the era of mass housing for post-partition refugees from Pakistan, the focus was on addressing economic concerns and fulfilling a growing demographic demand. In the 1970s, during the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries crisis, the emphasis shifted to meeting urban and climatic necessities. More recently, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the reception of this architecture has been influenced by the emergence of language-based identitarianism in Wardha, Maharashtra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese moments of necessity highlight the enduring presence of a Gandhian low-cost housing architecture of finitude and underscore the need to liberate it from Gandhi's own exclusions. This volume sheds light on the transformative power of architecture in shaping societal values and beliefs, offering a fresh perspective on Gandhi's legacy and its relevance in contemporary times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 327g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 156 x 12 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780367540296\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Venugopal Maddipati","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44093195092218,"sku":"9780367540296","price":43.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1646272011794_book.jpg?v=1646937078","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/gandhi-and-architecture-a-time-for-lowcost-housing-9780367540296","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}