In the first impressions of the Dargah Precinct, the elements of the place came to life and role-played as characters, thus making way to this study. The research is a compilation of experiences and documentation of precinct of a Dargah located in Hyderabad. It started as a Hyderabadi’s explorationof her city, underpinned by an architect’s […]
“You learn a lot when you’re barefoot. The first thing is every step you take is different.” – Michael Franti, musician. The intention of environmentally conscious architecture and construction is for the process and the product to be as close to nature as possible like in any realm of life. Living in earthen structures requires
Humming of a pleasant voice from Jharokha added to the silence of dawn in 300 year old stepwell at Bapughat (Hyderabad) conserved by Akarmaa Designs. As the rains gently showered its blessings, we slowly settled in various levels. The strumming of the veena rhythmed with the splitter platter of the rain drops, as memories of
Despite these major fundamental challenges, significant efforts are being made to advance the causes of the deaf and hard of hearing in India. Today,the country has a number of important organizations dedicated to the deaf at the national, state, and regional levels. These groups help coordinate vitalservices and provide advocacy by supporting campaigns such as
Laxmi Niwas is an engineer’s heartfelt work of making his residence. Built in 1947, the residence is made of elements inspired from Art Deco and traditional building systems. The restoration of the house, its fitments and its furnitures had been done with utmost respect to preserve the essential from the past and facilities to suit
There was intense sense of pride amongst children, to spot their houses and tanks they knew of in the model.The children at the end of the exhibition by their little finger prints pledged to save the tanks.
On the other hand were old aged men and women in their 90s, who lamented about the tanks that have been closed down and helped us to locate on the map.
