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surfaced place does. Subtle use of planting, pavement, seating, and other landscape features is required to create a place suitable for big meetings but does not look vacant at other times.

Figure 3.6 Role of major plaza

3.3 ROLE OF COURTYARD

The "Courtyard" typology has existed in our nation for thousands of years, dating back to the Indus Valley civilisation. Courtyards served as the focal point of a settlement, strengthening internal relationships while keeping the outside separate; it served as a protective barrier against the elements, enemies, and animals, encouraging social interactions and becoming an important interface for all communal activities.

Courtyards have been observed in many sorts of structures, whether commercial, residential, institutional, recreational, or industrial; they serve as a source of air movement, illumination, and give thermal comfort to a residence by functioning as a heat radiator in summers and an absorber in winters.