I found this interesting article on aesthetics. This is the issue that i
have been raising for several years. I hope we will be able to address this
in India also.
"Invasive Aesthetics: A Manifesto for Reviving Architectural Identity in
Developing Nations" 13 Jun 2013. *ArchDaily*
*http://www.archdaily.com/385904/invasive-aesthetics
-a-manifesto-for-reviving-architectural-identity-in-developing-nations/
<http://www.archdaily.com/385904/invasive-aesthetics
-a-manifesto-for-reviving-architectural-identity-in-developing-nations/>*
We have entered an era of ‘modernization’, led by the Western world. In
our times of unprecedented demographic expansion, infrastructural
development is racing to meet demand with supply. As architects and
designers, we have been pressured to embrace consumerism.
Globalization<http://www.archdaily.com/tag/globalization/> has
been adopted as a solution to the problem. Developing countries have
equated economic prosperity and success to the adoption of ‘contemporary
architecture’ in a bid to demonstrate leadership and innovation. And voila,
we have a palette of sleek buildings to meet the population’s needs, as
well as to “modernize” our landscape. Surely, mimicking the formula of
technologically advanced countries will project us into the public eye.
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