Asian Architecture A (PG)

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

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1. The first introduces the concepts of tradition and culture as they are taken up in architectural discourse and draws on vernacular architectural, ornamentalist, anthropological and symbolist/spiritualist discourses to elaborate on these concepts. The content of this section focuses on the Candi and temple structures, domestic dwellings and palace architecture of South and Southeast Asia.
2. The second frame of reference is organised around the concepts of modernity and the nation state. It explores the ways in which traditional forms of building and settlement organisation are put to work in the architecture and urbanism of the modern state. The focus is on the planning and construction of national capitals for Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India and Indonesia.
3. The third deals with postmodernity, the postcultural and globalisation, and explores conditions in which older, bounded notions of living and locality are complicated by contemporary forms of mobility and speed; the complex relationships between these increasingly juxtaposed forms of living are addressed. This section critically engages with corporate, entertainment, touristic and high-culture architecture in the South and Southeast Asia region. Students develop critical perpectives on architecture and urbanism in situations where tradition, modernity and globalisation interact.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.