Roshni Kannan

HT4000

Architectural Production

The semester dealt with the processes behind "what it takes to make a building" through various approaches.


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An introduction to the semester.

Module 1: A mind map was drawn based on the chosen building (St. Xavier's School, Loyola Hall) as part of a study to construct an archive of lesser-documented indigenous buildings of Ahmedabad. The exercise followed choosing a building and conducting in-depth research of the same in order to objectively assess the building's role in the fabric of the city.

Module 2: A word cloud done in an attempt to understand the various parameters that dictate the life of an average construction labourer in the Indian context.

Module 3: Visualizing jack arches - a lost element in the history of construction. The exercise revolved around picking an element chosen from site visits (The Arvind Mills, Khadia) and analyzed through other buildings (The Old ASE, Manek Chowk) and reimagining its construction techniques and their uses in buildings.

Module 3: A timeline established on the basis of the research done about jack arches and their journey through history keeping in mind the various parameters that affected this movement.

An exercise in storyboarding: Putting together the panels of the story in order to establish the flow of the narrative in terms of text and visual while also simultaneously examining the interdependence of both and the role they play in building the narrative's clarity.

Snippet: The first draft of the book.

Module 4: A peer review of the narratives and visual styles chosen for the final book was done by classmates where each person benefitted from the suggestions given by peers.

Snippet: The final draft of the book.

A panel encompassing the journey through the semester, culminating in an individual children's book about construction.