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Prathaa: Kath-khuni Architecture of Himachal

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 SID Research Cell
School of Interior Design
CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India

Prathaa: Kath-khuni Architecture of Himachal Pradesh

Bharat Dave Jay Thakkar Mansi Shah

This book documents an indigenous building technique called the kath-khuni construction prevalent in
Himachal Pradesh, India. The relative isolation of the hills and the demanding environment fostered
development and persistence of distinctive prathaa, i.e., traditions practiced for centuries. These building
practices reflect synthesis of material and environmental constraints with social and cultural beliefs and rituals.
This book illustrates the role of indigenous building traditions in a dual sense: architecture as an outcome of
specific material assemblies to fulfil specific functional purposes and architecture as a process to bind together
people, places and resources in order to sustain particular cultural norms, beliefs and values.

This book is the result of international research collaboration between the authors based in the Faculty of Architecture, the
University of Melbourne, Australia, and the SID Research Cell, Faculty of Design, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India.

156 p., 176 color & b/w illus., softcover Available from Amazon
ISBN 978-81-904096-8-1
Published by SID Research Cell, CEPT University, India
1st edition 2013

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