city and culture |
A JOURNEY IN THE OUTER AND INNER WORLD
WANDERINGS AND PONDERINGS | Review by Manalee Nanavati
LA 68
What would you expect from an empty-handed wanderer who has set out on a journey merely to gather experiences; from an explorer who has been observing, sensing and thinking about everything that comes his way with a child-like wonderment? Stories of his manifold experiences, joys, learning, understandings and uncommon wisdom; and that’s precisely what this book has to offer. It reveals the ‘wanderings’ and ‘ponderings’, in their literal sense, of Shirish Beri through his poems, sketches and a handful of essays.
The wanderings and ponderings here are guided by an inherent search for meaning. Hence, the external journey into the physical world gives shape to a journey within. Through the explorations at places and with people on this journey numerous questions are raised, accepted and attempts are made to make sense of them. These attempts may or may not find absolute answers, but they certainly find manifestations in one’s life and one’s work, leading both in a meaningful direction. Shirish Beri’s own works are an example of the same. Many of us know him through his projects such as the drug de-addiction centre in Pune, where he has attempted to explore how architecture can guide the behavioural psychology of its inhabitants, or his own house ‘Laya’, where his architecture shapes a close-knit living in and with nature. Such meaningful and sensitive creations hint at a deeper search behind, a glimpse of which can be seen in this book.



 


| tribute

ARCHITECTURE AS A PERFORMING ART
REMEMBERING ASHOK DHAWAN
Iftikhar-mulk Chishti

| environment, ecology and biodiversity

THE WHOLESOME UNIVERSE
MY GRANDFATHER’S HOMESTEAD GARDEN
Deepthi C.B.

URBAN WILDERNESS
CHANDIGARH’S LEISURE VALLEY
Rajnish Wattas

WILDERNESS AT BAY!
A FEW STORIES
Amrita Kaur Slatch & Shaikh Mohammed Esa

PLANTING AS AN ANCHOR
Deepa Dipak


URBAN SYMPHONY
Urbscapes


VIEW FROM WITHIN
WATER: RECHARGE AND REUSE
Geeta Wahi Dua


| city and culture

A JOURNEY IN THE OUTER AND INNER WORLD
WANDERINGS AND PONDERINGS
Review by Manalee Nanavati


FROM HUMAN TO HUMANE
THE ARCHITECTURE OF NOTHINGNESS
Review by Rajat Ray


THE FIRST PRACTITIONER OF LANDSCAPE URBANISM
PATRICK GEDDES IN INDIA
Review by Prashanta Bhat


| architecture and landscape

ARCHITECTURE AS A LANDSCAPE EXPERIENCE
READING THROUGH AN INDIAN WORLDVIEW
R. Ramalakshmi & Surabhi Shingarey


| heritage, culture and local traditions

LANDSCAPE AND FAITH
SHRINES OF RURAL RAJASTHAN
Hiteshree Das & Abhijeet Karwa


| central asia

COMUNITY-BASED ECO-PLANNING IN HIGH DRY REGIONS
THE UNEP AFGHANISTAN MODEL
Jon Coe


| seeing the unseen

CLASSMATES
Indranit Garai



























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