Vadnagar- Houseform, Settlement Pattern, Historical monuments & Architecture  (Paperback, Ar. Monika Patel, Ar. Jemish Lathiya)

"The second year (Related study program) for the students of S.M.A.I.D (Batch – 2018/19) was to retrieve the understanding and analyze the characteristics of the traditional house form, and formation of the street with activities. It was intended to take the students out into the field to get firsthand experience of traditional built environments of various places in India. It was an emphatic recognition of the value of traditional architecture as well as the importance of field experiences and travel in the learning of architecture. The study includes the significance of sociocultural aspects as well as the physical context in its Realm and was called the Related Study Program where the students are encouraged to learn about not only the architectural form but all its related components as illuminated in the curriculum note. Being the second-year study program, it concentrated on the study of Context, traditional house form, formation of streets, Activities occurring in spaces and their user, construction techniques, responsive local climate, and the community living structure in vinegar, these largely constituted the temples-some were documented by the students. However one of the valuable outcomes of this was the study- Analysis of the Traditional House form & streets at the primary, secondary and tertiary scales. Walking the streets of vadnagar, the students saw the meaning of the Threshold and in-between spaces in Indian architecture, which define and characterize the life of the town. The students also had the opportunity to study how the lake and the Human settlement made a relationship to each other. The connection of the human and the natural realms manifested in the form of the settlement in vadnagar had a human scale. In the realm of the street, Vadnagar cultural identity was mostly present. The Neighborhood open space with an open well, smaller shrines, Pigeon houses, entrance gateways, the otlas, steps, niches, Motifs, etc. were all the elements that came together as a series of spaces for a variety of activities. The spaces created accommodated large gatherings for people as well as individuals with equal ease. This book attempts to capture, document, and explore the liveliness and the essence of place with such beautiful House level, Neighborhood level & town-level private/public open spaces along with its own architectural beauty."