Abstract
This paper examines the relationship of environmentally sustainable architecture and the nationalist discourse in India. It follows the changes that took place in Indian polity since Independence and demonstrates that the environmentally sustainable architecture ran parallel to it. It explores three periods of change in Indian nationalist history and discusses the environmental architecture in that period. Finally the paper discusses the new form of environmental architecture that emerged as a part of the post economic liberalization and itstrajectory as a contrast to the initial environmental movement.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3-20 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Global Built Environment Review |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |