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Sthapati Sompura tradition

medieval period · South Asian & Islamic Traditions · South Asia

10th century Nilakantha Mahadeva Hindu temple in Nagara architecture, Sunak, Gujarat
Ms Sarah Welch · Licence: CC0 1.0 · Source

Bio

Representative of the hereditary architectural tradition behind major Jain and Hindu temple complexes.

Key works

  • Temple architecture of western India

THE RETHINK

Sthapati Sompura tradition helps us rethink architecture as more than the production of buildings: their work shows how decisions about structure, space, materials, context or public life can change what a society considers possible.

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Sthapati Sompura tradition changed architecture through ideas, buildings and approaches that still shape how we understand space.
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