Browsing Architecture Dissertations and Theses by Subject "India"
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Artist village
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How to create an artist village, providing a platform for vocational training and retail, a mixed-use organic development, cherishing the Art and Craft heritage of India? This research document ... -
Bamb’upyog : a bamboo ecological construction, learning and exhibition centre
(2014)The title Bamb’upyog is a combination of two Hindi words, bambu (which translates to bamboo) and upyog (which translates to application, or utility). This research project explores the possibility of applying bamboo as a ... -
Breaking down the barrier : collaborating and educating farmers for protecting and cultivating farm land in India
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an architectural intervention in Chikkaballapur, India, help slow urban migration by supporting collaborative farming, creating a boundary that protects farmland from encroachment and educating ... -
Hope for an informal settlement
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTION How can the slums of Dharavi be re-developed to maintain the current population density and social and cultural values of the community without a mass displacement of the dwellers? ABSTRACT With ... -
Housing for construction workers in Ahmedabad, India : is it possible to design sufficient housing for construction workers?
(2015)This research project aims to improve the onsite living conditions for construction workers in Ahmedabad, India. Due to rapid urbanisation, large-scale housing developments litter city margins throughout India, catering ... -
The merging city : creating a socially connected urban development
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can social interactions be improved by integrating medium density housing, a commercial area and transport infrastructure in developing urban areas? Urbanisation is on the rise, and the least ... -
More than meets the eye : a foray into designing architecture for the multiple senses
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: How can architecture provide an increasingly multisensory experience for the betterment of the human psyche? How can this experience be a catalyst in the overall development of the deaf and the ... -
One every 55 minutes
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How might Architecture help address the poor mental health of many students in India by looking to the historical tradition of an Ashram as a holistic space of self-reflection and healing? ABSTRA ... -
Place-making: An urban lifestyle complex
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can urban design theories revitalize Mambalam Station and Ranganathan Street to make it a better place for people to experience a safer, cleaner, and more prosperous lifestyle? ABSTRACT: The ... -
Re-thinking the Manikarnika Ghat
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an architectural solution enhance the human experience of mourners in the context of the commemoration of death at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi? ABSTRACT: “Benares is older than history, ... -
Spiritual reawakening : the sacred revival of water
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a temple contribute to the cleanliness of the water in Bellandur Lake in India, create awareness around water issues and educate the public about water purification and its significance in the ... -
Sustainable housing : looking at social and cultural aspects of traditional Indian settlement
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How social and cultural housing issues can be addressed through the traditional practice of Indian settlement? ABSTRACT: This research aims to strategize a comprehensive design, establishing a link ... -
Tipping the balance : integrative dairy farming for sustainable rural living
(2016)The developing world is currently witnessing a great ‘final migration’ of rural to urban. It is a necessary and inevitable trend, yet failures of urban planning and political consideration result in diminishing opportunities ... -
Urban Bhishti : Infrastructure for the sacred
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can water infrastructure be developed to create a place of significance and progress in an Urban Indian context? ABSTRACT: The need to protect any country’s freshwater resources is becoming ... -
Woven: The empowerment of women through textile craft revival in Ahmedabad
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTION How can architecture empower female garment workers through the revival of textiles in the informal settlements of Ahmedabad, India? ABSTRACT Female oppression is prevalent in Indian society, exemplified ...
