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CONTENTS 1.Low cost housi ng SEMESTER 8,Desi gnSt udi o
2.Gurudwara SEMESTER 9,Desi gnSt udi o
3.I ndoor stadi um SEMESTER 9,Bui l di ngMat er i alandCont r uct i on Photography as an Objecti ve tool? 4.T ol e arnArchi t e ct ure : SEMESTER 10, Resear chDesser t at i ont opi c
5.The Bi g Squatvenue for an independentarts festival Postgr aduat i on
6.Related study programe SEMESTER 3, 5
7.Mudra Fi r stphot ogr aphi cser i es
Low cost Housi ng Bhawani nagar
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Gurudwara A communal place Delhi
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Aver yl i t t l er esear chabout“ Si kh ar chi t ect ur e”i scur r ent l yavai l abl e.Wheni t comest oi dent i f yi ngSi kht empl es,t he per cept i onoft hemaj or i t yassumest hatSi kh t empl esar et hesameasHi ndut empl esand I sl ami cmosques;f ol l owi ngt hesamer i t ual s, cust oms,anddesi gnst r at er gi es.The r esear cht hatdoesnotexi stof f er sver yl i t t l e under st andi ngof“ Gur udwar as”( Si kh t empl es)andhasbeenmi si nt er pr et edby manyschol ar sandl i t er ar yr evi ews.Each communi t yhasadesi r et ocr eat ei t sown senseofpl ace,onet hatr esembl est he nat i vel andandal sor efl ect si t scul t ur e. Thepur poseoft hi sr esear chpr oj ecti st o expl or ewhatar ef undament al l yt hemost i mpor t antel ement sofSi khar chi t ect ur e, t hoseel ement swhi chmustbepr esentand t hosewhi char el essi mpor t antt ot hesense of“ Si kh” . Theobj ect i vei st oassi sti nt hepr act i cal appl i cat i onofanydesi gnerseeki ngt omake Si khar chi t ect ur e,bygi vi ngt hem ani nsi ght i nt oGur udwar a,whati sr equi r edf orSi kh ar chi t ect ur eandwhatt henegot i abl eand nonnegot i abl edesi gnf eat ur esof Gur udwar a.
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To learn Archi tecture: Photography as an objecti ve tool?
Thepr esentar chi t ect ur alphot ogr aphsshar e t hesamel anguagewi t hadver t i sement sand r epr esent sbui l di ngsasobj ect si nar tgal l er y . Butt hi scannotorshoul dn’ tbet hecase,as t he phot ogr aph i t sel fi st o be seen as a r el i abl er ecor d, so how t hese i mages or phot ogr aphsshoul dbe? One oft he maj oradvant ages ofcapt ur i ng ar chi t ect ur ei n phot ogr aphs oft he pr esent wor l d,i tf ur ni shesi twi t hadupl i cat eonewi t h i mages.Phot ogr aphymakesusf eelt hatt he wor l di smor e avai l abl et han i tr eal l yi s.The r ol e of ar chi t ect ur al phot ogr aphy can be cl assi fi edandanal ysedas,i nconst i t ut i onof ar chi t ect ur al t heor y and hi st or y , and i n cont empor ar y capi t al i st economy . Phot ogr aphi cal i mage i s a subst i t ut e f or l ooki ngatt het hi ngf acet of ace.Ther ei sno scope of per sonal i nt er pr et at i on on “ pr oduct i onofi mage” .ForRogerScr ut on,i n Phot ogr aphy and r epr esent at i on i ti st he obj ecti t sel fwhi chi sseeni nt hephot ogr aph notar epr esent at i on ofi t ,l i ke t he vi ew i na mi r r or .He f ur t hercl assi fi esi ti nt ot wo mor e cat egor i es, Act ualphot ogr aphy and I deal phot ogr aphy .Wher e act ualphot ogr aphy i s t he r esul toft he at t empt sbyphot ogr apher s t opol l ut et hei dealoft hei rcr af twi t ht heai ms and met hodsofpai nt i ng.Wher east hei deal phot ogr aphy i s t he r efl ect i on of hi s mechani calunder st andi ng ofphot ogr aphy . ThusIquot e, ”Wi t hani dealphot ogr aph,i ti s nei t her necessar y nor even possi bl et hat phot ogr apher ’ si nt ent i on shoul d ent r e as a ser i ousf act ori ndet er mi ni nghow t hepi ct ur e i sseen.I ti sr ecogni sedatoncef orwhati ti s –notasani nt er pr et at i onofr eal i t ybutasa pr esent at i on ofhow somet hi ng l ooked.I n some sense,l ooki ng ata phot ogr aph i sa subst i t ut ef orl ooki ngatt het hi ngi t sel f ” . “ I n t eachi ng us a new vi sual code, phot ogr aphsal t erandenl ar geournot i onsof whati swor t hl ooki ngatandwhatwehavea r i ght t o obser ve” –Susan Sont ag, On Phot ogr aphy .
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Phot ogr aphyandt heci nema. . . sat i sf y ,onceandf oral landi ni t sver y essence,ourobsessi onwi t hr eal i sm. Thephot ogr aphi ci magei st heobj ecti t sel f . ANDREBAZI N,“ TheOnt ol ogyoft hePhot ogr aphi cI mage”
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The phot ogr aph i st r anspar entt oi t s subj ect ,and i fi thol ds our i nt er esti tdoessobecausei tact sasasur r ogat ef ort het hi ngwhi ch i tshows.Thusi fonefi ndsaphot ogr aphbeaut i f ul ,i ti sbecauseone fi ndssomet hi ngbeaut i f uli ni t ssubj ect .A pai nt i ngmaybebeaut i f ul , ont heot herhand,evenwheni tr epr esent sanugl yt hi ng.
“ Deci si ons aboutgr owt h pat t er ns ar e made f r om t wodi mensi onal l andusepl ans,wi t houtconsi der i ngt het hr eedi mensi nalr el at i onshi p bet weent hebui l di ngsandspacesandwi t houtar ealunder st andi ng ofhumanbehavi our .Ther ef or ewhatemer gesi nmostenvi r onment al set t i ngst odayi sunshapedant i space”
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A venue wast o be desi gned f oran 8week l ong Ent er t ai nmentFest i vali n Ahmedabad! Setofent husi at i cpeopl ewho wer ekeent o br i ng about a change i n t he ci t y of Ahmedabad whi ch l acks such pl aces t o soci al i se and hol ds pot ent i alt o gi ve outa cul t ur eofi ndependentar t st hatt heci t yhas neverseenbef or e. Anar tsquati sanameusedt odescr i bet he act i on ofar t i st st o occupy( orsquati n)an abandoned bui l di ng,t her ebycr eat i ngst udi o spacet ocr eat ear t .
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Wi t h such a br i ef descr i pt i on f r om t he cl i ent s,wi t hmi ni mum i nt er vent i ont ot hesi t e and ambi t i ous ef f or t s t o cr eat e an exper i ence wi t h pocket si n spaces t hatar e mul t i pur pose i n nat ur e whi ch can hol dfl ea st al l s,ar texhi bi t i ons,et c. The Bi g Squat !An ef f or tspanni ng 8 weeks ( yes! ) ,st ar r i ng 32 handpi cked ar t i st sf r om t he I ndi an I ndependentCi r cui t .The exci t i ng f or mat f eat ur es st andup comedy , fi l ms, spoken wor d poet r y ,f ood and ofcour se musi c! TheFor mat : Thur sdays-Spokenpoet r y Fr i days-I ndependentfi l ms Sat ur days-Musi c Sundays-Comedy Al lweek-Food,Popupst al l s,Poet r y ,et c.
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Related Study Programe Porbandar, Rajkot
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