Mandala Urbanism, Landscape, and Ecology : Interpreting classic Indian texts and Vaastupurusha mandala as a framework for organizing towns

Classic Indian texts and Vaastupurusha Mandala are not often discussed in the western discourse on urbanism, even while much of these predate the commonly taught European writings. This book sheds light on some of those forgotten concepts, thus making the lesser discussed classic Indian town organization ideas accessible to architecture, landscape, and urban planning students worldwide.  The resonance of these concepts in present times are reviewed through case studies of select Hindu temple towns in India. Furthermore, the author underscores the formal abstraction of the classic Indian Mandala and transplants the discourse from sociology to socio-ecologically adept trans-disciplinary design thinking. The creative interpretations offer a premise to start revising classic models for current practice to influence the urbanism and ecology of a place in accordance with the changing climate.

ISBN:	9783030872847
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Imprint:	Springer
Published date:	12 Apr 2022
DEWEY:	720.954
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	150
Weight:	366g
Height:	235mm
Width:	155mm
Spine width:	10mm

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