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acknowledgements

This thesis would not have been put into fruition without the endless support and guidance of many. First, I would like to express my sincere gratitude towards my guides Prof. Dr. Jaya Kumar, Prof. Shiresh Malpani and Prof. Manoj MathUr for their constant guidance, insightful suggestions, endless encouragement and for clearing my doubts without which my thesis would be a lost cause. I am grateful again to our studio co-ordinator Prof. Dr. Jaya Kumar for taking such great care for the flawless execution of the design studio even during difficult times. Thank you for allowing me to take this challenge and for the consistent guidance throughout the semester. My sincere thanks to all the esteemed people of various architecture practices back home for providing me with all the information and base drawings without which my thesis would have never started, much less been complete. A special thank you is necessary for Jacinta who, from the very beginning has put up with my endless enquiries and needs regarding the previously mentioned. I am forever grateful and thankful for my parents, siblings, my grandmother (who will always be missed) for their prayers and being absolutely brilliant support systems through the years, and to my dogs and both my nieces for always making my heart lighter. To Emily, Faka, Sarah and Zorini – thank you for helping me in dire times. To my friends who have helped me to go through not only this semester but the entirety of college, I would like to express the highest degree of gratitude and joy for your company, love and for never allowing me to spiral into my endless cycle of procrastination, laziness and over-thinking - Elaine, Preethi, Nonie, Ugyen, Rozanne, Rachana, Megha, Ananya, Gayathri, Tenzin, Emily and Peljor you all made college feel like home. Lastly, I thank the Lord Almighty for his endless grace.

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