O BSERVATIO N IS TH E FIRST STEP TH AT LEAD S TO UN D ERSTAN D IN G . EVERY STUD EN T SH O ULD CO N SCIO USLY O BSERVE TH E LAW S O F N ATURE W H ICH TH EN , CO ULD BE SCIEN TIFICALLY & LO G ICALLY IN FERRED . TH IS SH ALL EN RICH TH E UN D ERSTAN D IN G O F ARCH ITECTURE, IN ITS W ID TH AN D D EPTH .

ED UCATIN G O N ESELF IS TO G AIN SEN SIBILITIES TO W ARD O N ESELF AN D TH E SURRO UN D IN G S, IT IS ABO UT G ETTIN G AW ARE O F O N E’S BEIN G . ARCH ITECTURE BEG IN S W H EN O N E BECO M ES AW ARE O F AN O CCUPIED SPACE AN D TH E W AY IN W H ICH O N E CREATES SEN SE O F IT AS A PLACE. SO TO LEARN ARCH ITECTURE O N E REQUIRES CO N TIN UO US EN G AG EM EN T O F TH E M IN D AN D BO D Y. M O ST LEARN IN G CO M ES TH RO UG H , W H EN TH E STUD EN TS ARE IN VO LVED W ITH M EN TAL AN D PH YSICAL EXERCISE.

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TH E SCH O O L STAN D S AS TH E O N LY SCH O O L O F ARCH ITECTURE IN TH E REG IO N O F SAURASH TRA.

CCO N SID ERED TO BE A RICH REPO SITO RY O F CULTURAL AN D H ISTO RICAL IN H ERITAN CE, TH E CO LLEG E CO N TIN UES TO BE IN SPIRED BY TH E ARCH ITECTURAL AN D CULTURAL H ERITAG E O F TH E REG IO N O F SAURASH TRA KUTCH . TH E SCH O O L H AS ALSO TAKEN UP TH E RESPO N SIBILITY O F SAFE G UARD IN G TH E ARCH ITECTURAL H ERITAG E O F TH E REG IO N BY D O CUM EN TIN GD O CUM EN TIN G TH E VERN ACULAR STRUCTURES FRO M TH E CULTURALLY RICH VILLAG ES AN D TO W N S O F SAURASH TRA KUTCH , IN TH E FO RM O F RESEARCH STUD Y PRO G RAM S, G UID ED BY TH E SCH O O L FACULTIES.

ALL T HE CO NST R UCT IO N T ECHNIQ UES T HAT T HEY HAVE G IVEN US AS A PAR T O F O UR AR CHIT ECT UR AL HER IT AG E – SHO ULD BE G IVEN T HE D ESER VED IM PO R T ANCE. T HE SCHO O LS O F AR CHIT ECT UR E M UST CO VERCO VER ALL ASPECT S O F T HESE HIST O R ICAL BUILD ING S AT D EPT H O NLY T HEN, CAN T HEY BE IM BIBED IN US – IM BIBED IN T HE BUILD ING S T HAT W E D ESIG N. T HE ANCIENT PR O PO R T IO NINGPR O PO R T IO NING SYST EM S, CO NST R UCT IO N T ECHNIQ UES,SPAT IAL O R G ANIZ AT IO NS AND O T HER AR CHIT ECT UR AL NO T IO NS - HAD A T HO UG HT O F D EPT H G IVEN BY T HE ANCIENT M AST ER M ASO NS. T HESE M UST BE T AKEN INT O PR ACT ICE. O UR FUT UR E BUILD ING S M UST BE A R EFLECT IO N O F O UR PAST G LO R Y AND NO T BE INSPIR ED O UT O F T HE CO NCEPT S O F T HE W EST . INSPIR ED O UT O F T HE CO NCEPT S O F T HE W EST .

IND IAN T R AD IT IO NAL AR CHIT ECT UR E AND VER NACULAR BUILD ING PR ACT ICES, HAVE BEEN AR O UND FO R HUND R ED S O F YEAR S NO W . AND EXIST IN A G O O D CO ND IT IO N T ILL D AT E.

ALL T HE HAR D W O R K, T HO UG HT AND UND ER ST AND ING T HAT HAS G O NE INT O T HE M AKING AND EVO LVING O F T HESE ST YLES O F AR CHIT ECT UR E, M UST NO T G O IN VAIN. T HEY HAVE D O NE SO M E AM AZ ING W O R K – W HICH NEED S T O BE CAR R IED FO R W AR D T O O UR FUT UR E G ENER AT IO NS. D O ES T HE AR CHIT ECT UR E O F T O D AY R EALLY D O SO ?

SAUR ASHT R ASAUR ASHT R A R EG IO N, HAS A VER Y R O CKY T ER R AIN. AND W HER E W E HAVE SO M UCH ST O NE IN O UR ST R AT A, SHO ULD W E EVEN CO NSID ER USING O T HER BUILD ING M AT ER IALS FO R CO NST R UCT IO N, ST AT ES IND UBHAI. T HIS, W O ULD EFFECT IVELY CO ST D O W N T HE T O T AL BUILD ING VO ST S AS W ELL – A CO NCEPT IND UBHAI FIR M LY BELIEVES IN.

BO RN IN W AD H W AN , G UJARAT, IN D UBH AI CO M PLETED H IS G RAD UATIO N FRO M ‘KALABH AVAN ’, VAD O D ARA. TH EREAFTER SH O RTLY BEG AN H IS PRACTICE IN RAJKO T IN 1949. IN D UBH AI, IS H AILED AS O N E O F TH E VERY FIRST ARCH ITECTS O F TH E SAURASH TRA REG IO N . H E H AS PLAYED A M AJO R RO LE IN SH APIN G TH E M O D ERN D AY ARCH ITECTURE O F TH E SAURASH TRA REG IO N IN G UJARAT.

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M A RILY M A DE TO C O N TRO L THE PERIM ETER O F THE BU ILDIN G A N D DETERM IN E THE SIZIN G O F THE STRU C TU RA L ELEM EN TS U SED IN IT.

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