Spaces Inspired by Nature (With DVD)
Contents: Foreword. Introduction. 1. Working with nature…towards sustainability. 2. Hirwai farm house, Nadhawade. 3 .SDM engineering college, Dharwad. 3. Spirit and space. 4. Sagarai beach house, Devgad. 5. Sanjeevan primary residential school, Panchgani. 6. Learning and teaching architecture. 7. Director’s residence the valley school, Bangalore. 8. Muktangan drug deaddiction centre, Pune. 9. Aesthetics of ethics in architecture. 10. Computational mathematics laboratory, Pune. 11. SDM Institute of management development, Mysore. 12. Connecting to nature. 13. Laboratory for the conservation of endangered species, Hyderabad. 14. Neelai Lake house, Andur. 15. Our house as our larger body. 16. Aster Aadhar hospital,Kolhapur. 17. Art as a metaphor in architecture. 18. Architecture without architects. 19. List of important works. 20. Major writings, presentations and publications.
This book tries to explore the many ways in which Shirish Beri attempts to address his concern for man’s alienation from Nature through his work as an architect.
His nature inspired designs featured here aspire to directly and indirectly help in bringing man closer to nature. Each project through a number of relevant images and drawings, discusses its genesis and basic concept along with its expression in the actual design technology, construction materials and user feedback.
The illustrated essays discuss his views on various issues concerning architecture and life. They range from sustainability to art, from the immeasurable spirit dimension to the vernacular architecture, from aesthetics to ethics in the architectural profession, from the various tools for connecting to nature to architectural education. A number of his own poems are also published here to give us a deeper insight into his thinking as well as to reinforce his thoughts that are expressed in the essays.
Along with this book comes a DVD of his award winning film the unfolding white which delves into his work that searches for the oneness and wholeness in life.
Can the quality of our life improve when we live and work in spaces inspired by nature?
The book answers this question in the affirmative. (jacket)
