Author: Sangeet Sharma
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 164
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788129113771
Description
Architecture, Life and Me is one man's journey discovering the many facets of life through the practice of architecture. Garnished with elegant sketches and interesting snippets of information about the art of architecture, the author shares his formative encounters with this field, while he takes a trip down memory lane, exploring all arts and their tangible and intangible relationship with design.
Crossing the boundaries between architecture, other arts and semi-preachment, simple essays conjoin to form a candid memoir that captures the beauty, soul and inspiration of architecture.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
The Journey Begins in Chandigarh
Lucknow and Learning
Father, Mother and I
How to Read a Building
On Writing
Temples and the South Indian Sojourn
Louis Kahn- Poetic Constructions
Books – The Best Friends
Appreciating Intangible Spaces
Music and its Divine Influence
The Sacred Geometry of Life
The Place of Poetry
The Practising of Architecture
Drawing
Courage and Subjectivity
The House We Live In
The Magic of Movies
Writings of Gautam Bhatia
Teaching Architecture
Michelangelo – The Sculpted Poet
Architectural Aesthetics Revisited
My Architecture and Me
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliography