Anveshana is a research project on Ancient Indian Architecture. This project is intended to find the lost glory of a great design culture. This is also published on crowd funding platform to raise investment. For this we have chosen different places which have significance in history of Ancient Indian architectural evolution.
The results of the project will be helpful to create awareness among the people about the uses and relevance of Indian architecture in today's world.
2. Indian architecture- Paradigm of Art !!!
Architecture of India is the most tangible and
awe-inspiring projection of India’s art, culture and global discourse
across thousands of years
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4. However some questions still remain
unanswered!!
Why are these just site seeing
spots?
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Why are these not being brought
into main stream architecture?
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Why are traditional houses and
buildings being replaced by
modern architecture?
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Why aren’t traditional tried and
tested scientif ic concepts
behind Indian architecture not
being incorporated in modern
construction?
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Why is the awareness so low
about different forms of Indian
architecture?
Anveshana, Sanskrit word which
literally means exploration, is a project
and campaign to bring back the glory
of dying traditional architecture of
India. It basically involves a research
or iented methodology t o make
traditional architecture relevant in
current times in terms of designing,
technology, durability and aesthetic
appeal.
Objectives:
• Finding a lost design culture
• Identifying peculiarities in detailing of some
of the architectural masterpieces
• Exploring technology of design works
• Preserving designs to prevent from getting
extinct
• Deriving eco-friendly designs for current
times
• Documenting various aspects for the benefit
of present and future generation
5. Plan of action involves creating awareness to
ultimately achieve objectives of Anveshana
APPROACH
Stationery & drawing
material
Wall of donors
Awareness
Campaign needs to get Research
viral to feed momentum
to the cause
Inspiration
Association of more and
more number of people and
associations would create
awareness
Association
with cause
As people get
associated with cause,
contributions would
be generated for the
next step
R e s e a r c h w o u l d
require funds for the
following components
E-book
Campaign
Travel
Food
Previous research
material
Documentary Making Management
6. About Investment and Why Crowd funding
Campaign would require funds of at least $ 15,000 to come up with a
fruitful research that
would be relevant to current times. Crowd funding platform at
indiegogo.com is being used to generate these funds.
• Crowd funding has been chosen as the medium because of its
wider reach and higher visibility
• Any one who wants to get associated even with small amounts
can be a part of the campaign
• It is easy to keep track of funds accumulated at any point of time
by all stakeholders
• People from any geography or region can access the campaign
and can contribute to it
7. Our Expectations
• Since the sponsorship of the project is primarily dependent on
crowdfunding, it is highly important that more and more people
become aware of the campaign. We seek your co-operation in
spreading this awareness.
• For people to believe in the cause, they need to be made
acquainted with the seriousness of the issue. We need your
support to make people realise the urgency of preserving Indian
Architecture.
• News houses like you are great influencers and would be
significant in developing positive sentiment among masses about
our architecture.
• To achieve all the above, we request you to feature Anveshana in
your esteemed daily and feed in momentum to the campaign