Chakradeo, Ujwala
Soft power of Indian architecture - Vol.86(8), Aug - Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021 - 105-111p.
Any building which has a meaning to it, is architecture.
Stronger, deeper and rooted meaning makes architecture more
eloquent with the soft power to proliferate impact. Aesthetics,
context and culture take the building beyond being merely
a functional commodity: they render social relevance to the
buildings and make it architecture. Architecture, thus has
meaning, memory, identity and connection with society.
Defining architecture in precise words is a difficult
task. It has been a reflector of prevailing social, economic and
cultural trends of society. Not only designs of buildings, but
even planning of towns and cities is influenced by various
social, economic and cultural issues like religion, rituals and
customs, political system and trade and commerce, therefore
architecture can be rightly called the mirror of society.
Architecture is considered to be the cultural resource with the
supremacy to control bilateral influence. It can be considered
as a spatial manifestation of prevailing ideologies, and the
soft power of architecture lies in its inherent qualities.
ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)
Soft power of Indian architecture - Vol.86(8), Aug - Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021 - 105-111p.
Any building which has a meaning to it, is architecture.
Stronger, deeper and rooted meaning makes architecture more
eloquent with the soft power to proliferate impact. Aesthetics,
context and culture take the building beyond being merely
a functional commodity: they render social relevance to the
buildings and make it architecture. Architecture, thus has
meaning, memory, identity and connection with society.
Defining architecture in precise words is a difficult
task. It has been a reflector of prevailing social, economic and
cultural trends of society. Not only designs of buildings, but
even planning of towns and cities is influenced by various
social, economic and cultural issues like religion, rituals and
customs, political system and trade and commerce, therefore
architecture can be rightly called the mirror of society.
Architecture is considered to be the cultural resource with the
supremacy to control bilateral influence. It can be considered
as a spatial manifestation of prevailing ideologies, and the
soft power of architecture lies in its inherent qualities.
ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)