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Le Corbusier in India, the architecture of Balkrishna Doshi, and other original topics such as the destruction of buildings as a ritual necessity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Reading and pondering over Kazi&rsquo;s writings, I am reminded of my personal journeys and learnings&hellip; Architecture is not merely a static dumb built form but is a cosmos in itself. Not merely produced theoretically but created through varied moods and activities of life, place, space, and ecosystems. Theoretically &mdash; arguably and rationally &mdash; functions or activities or appearances are organisms, but not if not seen holistically. Hence, Vastu is not only an environment and not merely an object but has an all-pervading soul, and this is what Kazi conveys through his travels and experiences.&rdquo;  &#8211;<strong> Balkrishna Doshi<\/strong> <strong>on The Mother Tongue of Architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A collection of critical essays on abiding and compelling topics in architecture and the culture of architecture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44199,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5559],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44198","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-architecture-landscape-design","7":"author-by-author-kazi-ashraf","8":"publisher-oro-editions","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Mother Tongue of Architecture - ACC Art Books UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Title: The Mother Tongue of Architecture, Pages: 288 Pages, Publish Date: 18th Jun 2024, Author: Kazi Ashraf, ISBN: 9781957183596. 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