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Archana Sharma

Mandala Urbanism, Landscape, and Ecology: Interpreting classic Indian texts and Vaastupurusha mandala as a framework for organizing towns

Mandala Urbanism, Landscape, and Ecology: Interpreting classic Indian texts and Vaastupurusha mandala as a framework for organizing towns

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This book explores forgotten classic Indian town-organization ideas and their relevance in contemporary urbanism through case studies of Hindu temple towns in India. It emphasizes the transdisciplinary design thinking and offers creative interpretations to influence urbanism and ecology in response to climate change.

Format: Hardback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 12 April 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG


Classic Indian texts and Vaastupurusha Mandala, which predate commonly taught European writings, are often overlooked in the Western discourse on urbanism. This book seeks to rectify this by shedding light on these forgotten concepts, making them accessible to architecture, landscape, and urban planning students worldwide. Through case studies of select Hindu temple towns in India, the author explores the relevance of these ideas in contemporary times. Moreover, the author emphasizes the formal abstraction of the classic Indian Mandala and transposes the discourse from sociology to socio-ecologically adept trans-disciplinary design thinking. The creative interpretations presented in this book offer a foundation for revising classic models to influence urbanism and ecology in response to changing climate conditions.

Classic Indian texts and Vaastupurusha Mandala, which predate commonly taught European writings, are often overlooked in the Western discourse on urbanism. This book seeks to rectify this by shedding light on these forgotten concepts, making them accessible to architecture, landscape, and urban planning students worldwide. Through case studies of select Hindu temple towns in India, the author explores the relevance of these ideas in contemporary times. Moreover, the author emphasizes the formal abstraction of the classic Indian Mandala and transposes the discourse from sociology to socio-ecologically adept trans-disciplinary design thinking. The creative interpretations presented in this book offer a foundation for revising classic models to influence urbanism and ecology in response to changing climate conditions.

Weight: 366g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030872847
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022

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