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Times of India - ahmedabad - 2 Aug 2015

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Jaali (perforated screen)

Jaali (Perforated Screen) and its Contemporary form . Aesthetics have always been essential part of Building Design and have traced its history, since the beginning of Human Civilization. The methodology evolved with the Civilizations and with that Inherited varied traditional forms of Aesthetics. Making various art forms like Paintings, carvings, regional surface treatments have been present in different Eras of Indian history. One of its form is JAALI ( a perforated screen) which was a very essential element of decoration in Mughal Architecture. Like Hindu Architecture had carvings of their deities depicting stories of their mythology, which became important element of the particular Architectural complex they are part of. Similarly Mughal Architecture had presence of Jali, which had Geometrical or Floral Patterns with intricate details minutely carved in the surface material. Jalis have been universally used in Mughal monuments, on edges of platforms, causeways and terraces,...

Do we Need to Write Architecture? In a multi-disciplinary field like Architecture where Buildings speak and translate an architect’s Idea to people – it is certainly an important question as to why do we need to Write Architecture? Do we really need a written text to sublime the thought of creativity of the written formula that enhances the liberty of Design is really an important question. In 21 Century when, technology is being responsive and design being Human a zest to put down built into text is a thought worth possessing. Architects have always been self obsessed with their creation, rather every designer is perhaps. Critics have always observed the important position to provide a third party review or may be a review which actually a layman would rather comment on a designer’s approach. Writing Architecture has always been assumed to be something like treatises or huge literature of Sir Banister Fletcher where readers are supposed to trace down their Architectural Evolu...

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