Center for Learning by Doing
“For the Indian architect, every built form is a mandala, a model that represents the nature of the cosmos. The architect creates public as well as private spaces that symbolize and incarnate the nonmanifest, which we glimpse through religion, philosophy, and the arts. From ancient sacred structures like stupas to modern low-rise housing, Indian architecture […]
20250927 Pattarai- Site as classroom @ Bapughat, Hyderabad “We never realized that it’s not that difficult to work with lime. If we knew this before, we would never have used those chemical-filled paints,” said one of the participants. From stories of the conservation of the stepwell, we slowly started understanding how versatile the material lime
20250718 Pattarai- Site as classroom @ Madipakkam, Chennai ‘It was a two mark question… didn’t know there was so much design, craftsmanship and such intricate labour behind this filler slab’ said one of the participants; surprised how the one line answer took more than one week’s prepration work. ‘Visualizing the concept of hourdi blocks was
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Date: 2025 January 17,24Place: Sri Aurobindo Montessori House of Children, HyderabadWorkshop as a part of Book Launch and Exhibition: Talking to Chhaya, Ahmedabad With the magic of imagination, colours, fun, and stories, plain cloth cuttings were painted. Brushes, palms and fingers became tools. Playfully, otherwise, wasted cloth and wool transformed into beautiful unique bookmarks. The
Architecture & Dialogue 20200314 Date: 2022 March 14Place: Cuckoo Forest School “The creations of a great tree-planter take time to mature, but in the end they are all the more beautiful for it.” – Jean Giono, The man who planted trees For Facebook Post
Architecture & Dialogue 20201018 Date: 2020 October 18Place: Online “Good designers never start by trying to solve the problem given to them: they start by trying to understand what the real issues are.” – Don Norman, The Design of Everyday Things For Facebook Post
Architecture & Dialogue 20201011 Date: 2020 April 11Place: Online “In India the diversity is celebrated —and highlight the differences and therefore,a single Indian way of thinking does not exist.” – A.K.Ramanujan, Is there an Indian Way of Thinking, India through Hindu categories For Facebook Post
Architecture & Dialogue 20201004 Date: 2020 October 04Place: Online “The one thing that is certain about the future is that everything is uncertain.” – Neelkanth Chhaya, School without Walls For Facebook Post
Architecture & Dialogue 20200927 Date: 2020 September 27Place: Online “Architecture is the art of reconciliation between ourselves and the world, and this meditation takes place through the senses.” – Juhani Pallasmaa, “The eyes of the skin: Architecture and the senses” For Facebook Post
Architecture & Dialogue 20200920 Date: 2020 September 20Place: Online “Mud is another name for Earth,It never gets tired, giving birth,To dwellings in Agra or in Perth.” – Laurie Baker, Mud For Facebook Post
