Seetharama Bhat, H. 2013. Decay as 'Aesthetic' and Alternative Negotiations. Chudoba, M., Joachimiak, M., Laak, M., Lehtovuori, P., Partanen, J., Rantanen, A. and Siter, N. (ed.) 5th Annual Symposium of Architectural Research. Tampere, Finland 28 - 30 Aug 2013 Tampere University of Technology, School of Architecture.
| Title | Decay as 'Aesthetic' and Alternative Negotiations |
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| Authors | Seetharama Bhat, H. |
| Editors | Chudoba, M., Joachimiak, M., Laak, M., Lehtovuori, P., Partanen, J., Rantanen, A. and Siter, N. |
| Type | Conference paper |
| Abstract | A conversation on resilience would be incomplete without a conversation on decay. Throughout urban spaces in the global south today, one witnesses decay, which is accepted and negotiated constantly. In certain instances, it invokes a sense of poverty and sensibilities of curiosity and exploration which the sanitized space sometimes fails to provoke. The challenge is a complex narrative which crosscuts architectural theory, practice, urban planning and culture. This paper offers a variety of contrasting examples of how decay takes an aesthetic form and offers room for alternative negotiations to be identified at the same time. As a conversation on new urbanism, this phenomenon can be tracked across a variety of urban cases. This paper presents two examples of such undertakings and attempts by meticulous documentation, comparative study and photographic representation to present a reasonable rationale. As a theoretical discussion, the paper also interrogates the need for bringing back the likes of Laurie Baker’s style in re-synthesizing objectivity in equitable architectural manifestations considering the large impact of impatient capital on these new landscapes. |
| Keywords | decay, critical theory, architecture, New Delhi, capital |
| Year | 2013 |
| Conference | 5th Annual Symposium of Architectural Research |
| Publisher | Tampere University of Technology, School of Architecture |
| Accepted author manuscript | |
| Publication dates | 2014 |
| Journal | Architecture and Resilience : Proceedings from the 5th Annual Symposium of Architectural Research |
| Book title | ATUT Proceedings, 5th Annual Symposium of Architectural Research, Architecture and Resilience, August 28-30, 2013 Tampere, Finland |
| ISBN | 9789521531088 |
| Web address (URL) | https://tutcris.tut.fi/portal/en/publications/atut-proceedings-5th-annual-symposium-of-architectural-research-architecture-and-resilience-august-2830-2013-tampere-finland(57aabede-9b9a-42a3-a898-ddd5030a282f).html |