On Structure, Form, Space, People and Spirit
Too many words for a post title! Yeah, i had too many ideas jumbled up to say and struggling on my start! I keep wondering how people shape spaces. What i mean by 'people' and 'shape' means - their living enthusiasm mix with various kinds of spaces that have mushroomed in the name of needs and functionality. In previous post Gulzar ji beautifully narrates an 'architectural experience' of certain memories in his poem. My aunt who is positively spirited endures the space she lives in, which in comfort gets defines as a home not just a house. There is a continuous activity of positive life, of cooking, talking, joking, happiness which gets expressed through her activity. This spirit embodies the space and the house becomes home. Without her there ceases the idea of home. Her spirit defines the positive energy of the house, she mixes life with the created elements. During our study days of architecture, we spent five years trying to accumulate worldly knowledge o