Space and Spirit
Let me start with some basic questions that we need to ask ourselves: Why do most of our modern living and work environments make us exhausted and dispirited?
Leaves from a Teacher’s Journal
Teachers are busy people. Their work demands intense engagement with students, other adults, their subject, ways of communicating it, and much else.
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Being Nothing, Doing Nothing: Cultivating the ‘Other Part’ of the Brain
Because our minds are crowded, we crowd our lives — with busy schedules, multiple activities, plans and projects for a better life.
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A Space for Learning: An Architect’s Vision
The question posed before me as an architect is, “Can architectural space influence the learning process in a positive way?” or, “Can architectural space contribute to the personal growth of a child with joy, freedom, compassion and awareness?” From my experience in designing and studying a number of educational institutions from primary schools to postgraduate research institutions, and from various postoccupational surveys, my answer to the above questions is a resounding “Yes!”
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