Changing Sacredscapes

Title

Changing Sacredscapes: A cultural approach for a sustainable Varanasi

 Author

Pothannoor Mukundan, Sankarnath (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)

Contributor

Dabrowski, Marcin (mentor)
Verschuure, G.A (graduation committee)

Degree granting institution

Delft University of Technology

 Programme

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Complex Cities

 Date

2020-06-29

 Abstract

Nature is unique on earth. Civilizations over time have defined various landscapes, some of which have been changed and some are in the process. Sacredscapes are one among those that have sustained over many centuries. The urbanization is in the process of transforming this sacred identity of many cities. But what is forgotten is beyond religion, there is a strong socio-ecological balance that has kept this landscape resilient. Is there a need to preserve this identity? If so why and how? This graduation project explores the opportunities on the planning of sacredscapes, focusing on Varanasi in India. Following a cultural approach, the research proposes a regional design and strategic framework, which further shows transferability to other sacredscapes.

 Subject

Culture
Pilgrimage
Socio-Ecological System
Strategic framework
Sacredscapes
Hinduism
Cultural landscape
winning coalition

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Student theses

 Document type

master thesis

 Rights

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