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How to Incorporate Sustainable Solutions Through Vernacular Architecture: Case Studies From Tropical India

How to Incorporate Sustainable Solutions Through Vernacular Architecture: Case Studies From Tropical India

Debanjana Chatterjee, Aniket Nagdive
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781668451199|ISBN10: 1668451190|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668451236|EISBN13: 9781668451205
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5119-9.ch003
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Chatterjee, Debanjana, and Aniket Nagdive. "How to Incorporate Sustainable Solutions Through Vernacular Architecture: Case Studies From Tropical India." Handbook of Research on Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Sustainable Architecture, edited by Veronica Foong Peng Ng, et al., IGI Global, 2022, pp. 70-91. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5119-9.ch003

APA

Chatterjee, D. & Nagdive, A. (2022). How to Incorporate Sustainable Solutions Through Vernacular Architecture: Case Studies From Tropical India. In V. Ng, S. Srirangam, & S. Zainal Abidin (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Sustainable Architecture (pp. 70-91). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5119-9.ch003

Chicago

Chatterjee, Debanjana, and Aniket Nagdive. "How to Incorporate Sustainable Solutions Through Vernacular Architecture: Case Studies From Tropical India." In Handbook of Research on Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Sustainable Architecture, edited by Veronica Foong Peng Ng, Sucharita Srirangam, and Siti Norzaini Zainal Abidin, 70-91. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5119-9.ch003

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Abstract

Vernacular architecture in India conveys challenges of its climatic and social characteristics. With modernization, and with a greater ease of construction, a reduction in human labor, and the apparent robustness of contemporary construction techniques, architects are increasingly uncertain about vernacular architecture. This chapter emphasizes the features of the vernacular architecture of tropical India through case studies, specifically Kerala in southern India due to its rich culture and climatic challenges. Several modern case studies designed by various pioneering architects like Laurie Baker and Nari Gandhi that integrate the knowledge of the traditional architecture of tropical India through the learning from indigenous pre-modern examples as well as global trends have been studied. This chapter elucidates Baker's and Gandhi's consideration of vernacular architecture within their practice of sustainable building design and finally invites policy makers, planners, and architects to incorporate this knowledge into their policies and work.

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