Course12410700640 lectures
Role of Craft and Technology in Interior - Architecture
Prof. Smriti Saraswat · IIT Roorkee
About
This course is very crucial as it focuses on a trans-disciplinary research, emphasizing on the role of Craft & Technology in the discipline of Interior-Architecture. In the current decade which focuses on trans-disciplinarity and innovation, a course like this shall be very useful for a wide audience hailing from different disciplines such as art; craft; architecture; design; and, creative industries. Moreover, such a course is very much in line with the MHRD initiatives like SANDHI and Design Hub, where the focus is on amalgamation of Art, Science and Technology. It has multifold objectives: a) To understand the definition and scope of Interior-Architecture and Craft & Technology. b) To document and disseminate the role of Craft & Technology in Interior-Architecture through state-of-the-art literature; best studies and case studies. c) To create awareness and exposure for skill based knowledge systems. d) To establish link between tradition and continuity. e) To develop new paradigms of pedagogy and practice in the field of Interior-Architecture and Craft & Technology.
Intended audience: Designers; Architects; Artists; Craft Persons; Entrepreneurs working in the core and peripheral subjects
Lectures
Week 1
- Interior- Architecture: Definition and Understanding
- Craft: Definition and Understanding (Varied Perspectives on Art and Craft)
- Interior-Architecture and Craft & Technology: Establishing Inter-Relationships
- Interior-Architecture and Craft & Technology: Exploring Applications
- Summary & Discourse
Week 2
- Interior-Architecture: Documenting Knowledge and Skills
- Traditional Knowledge Systems and the Ingenious skills of the communities
- Interior-Architecture: Documenting Materials; Tools and Techniques
- Traditional Knowledge Systems and the Indigenous materials; tools and techniques
- Summary & Discourse
Week 3
- Creative and Cultural Industries: Understanding Definition; Significance and Scope
- Building Crafts: Definitions; Perspectives and Frameworks
- Building Crafts: Craft and Technology and its Role in Creating/Enhancing Interior-Architecture
- Building Crafts: Craft and Technology and its Role in Creating/Enhancing Interior-Architecture
- Summary & Discourse
Week 4
- Best Studies related to the Craft Sector
- Case Studies from Gujarat
- Case Studies from Rajasthan
- Case Studies from Uttarakhand
- Summary & Discourse
Week 5
- Craft and Technology in Interior Architecture: Decoding Systems
- Craft and Technology in Interior Architecture: Decoding Systems
- Craft and Technology in Interior Architecture: Transformation through Time
- Craft and Technology in Interior Architecture: Transformation through Time
- Summary & Discourse
Week 6
- Overview of the Craft Sector Today
- Craft Sector: Issues & Challenges
- Craft Sector: Policies & Reforms
- Craft Sector: Gaps
- Summary & Discourse
Week 7
- Continuity and Revival: Research and Documentation Perspective
- Continuity and Revival: Education and Training Perspective
- Continuity and Revival: Innovation and Development Perspective
- Continuity and Revival: Resource Building and Dissemination Perspective
- Summary & Discourse
Week 8
Syllabus and materials
At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.
Credits and licence
- Institution
- IIT Roorkee
- Department
- Architecture
- Teacher
- Prof. Smriti Saraswat
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Art, architecture and design
- Source
- NPTEL
- Licence
- CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
- Attribution
- NPTEL states: "Distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike / CC BY - NC - SA", beside a BY-NC-SA badge.
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