Roofs

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Priya Joseph
  Introduction   Native architecture reflects the needs, skills, culture, and material resources of a region. The most fascinating pieces of architecture are often not state monuments but the dwellings of commoners, which are seldom regarded as unique marvels. Most of the world’s architecture is…
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Priya Joseph
This module documents and traces the native methods of building in South India, especially its roofing systems, before and after the Industrial Revolution. Circumstantial reasons and resources shape this trajectory and provide for unique practices in the region. From mud roofs to thatch roofs, to…
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