Shree: Territory in architecture and life

 

Shree: Territory in architecture and life

 

 Territory is a constructed phenomenon. 

 Hypothesis is that as the scope of territory (imagination and it's expression in architecture) seem to dwindle or shorten in breadth and depth, the disconnect of architecture with intent or purpose or a sense of belonging seem to increase. 

 Territory has an idea of mindscape and it's components and the phenomenon of movement in imagination and in geography. 

 Movement herein is equated to meanderings and connections formed/ created by the mind from (cosmological idea to myth of ancestors to histories of the given culture to social relations to physical or geographical terrain and resources) worldview; (to livelihood to belonging to sustenance to relationships) values; to rituals, activities, purposes and actions (externalization/ expression/architecture).

 This would mean that territory and its expression in architecture can be in billion combinations and seems to be the basic dimension by which a human being (or a being) establishes a link with cosmos to physical existence to what he/she seems to perceive. The idea of “meaning” encompasses everything from subtle to visible layers. Every period in history, every scale of culture, every context, every group or set of people, every person would represent a territory of his mind reflecting onto architecture. 

 Therefore the term more relevant is territory and its impact on external environment and based on this one may realize that primitive, indigenous, vernacular seem to suggest a kind of territories different from so called 'advanced' or 'developed' or 'industrial' or 'modern' architecture?...

 Indian communities of varying context tell us or represent their territories in many ways.

 

 Therefore territory is to connect with God. And to become God and to permanently be in the territory of God. Belongingness is this.

 Despite the situation (which are only some steps in the given territory), we need to focus on knowing what is the territory we are inhabiting. The territory is not visual, formal, sensorial - it is in the nature of imagination that establishes the connection with cosmos or the One. We are always in the home of God – we need to realize this.

  

Hari Om.