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SKILL EXPOSURE: Students of architecture and interior design of the MEASI Academy of Architecture putting up a mud hut at a workshop in Chennai on Thursday. CHENNAI: Bamboo, casuarina, thatch and mud. The material may sound odd in the urban context. These were what the first year students of Architecture and Interior Design of the MEASI Academy of Architecture (MAA) here were given an exposure to on Thursday at a day’s workshop ‘Srishti-2007’. Not only were the upcoming architects taught about the material and their advantages, they were provided an opportunity to get a hands on experience in rural construction techniques by putting up a hut with mud wall, bamboo trellis work, casuarina, mudfloor and thatched roof. Using such material in construction was cost-effective, eco-friendly and the structure could be put up by self-help method. They were available locally and they were suited for any climate. Here again, there was ample scope for putting them to use in an innovative way in modern construction. Such utilisation was evident in the hospitality sector such as resorts. Further, integration of conventional and modern material was possible, said A.N.Sachithanandan, Dean, MAA. The younger generation should understand the artistic and aesthetic value of the material. They should become familiar with construction technology in the rural areas. The workshop was aimed at reinventing the time-tested system for the younger generation to fully understand and disseminate the knowledge, he said. At hand was architect Benny Kuriakose who was the resource person for the workshop. He pointed out that several foreign architects were interested in Indian interior designs. Citing various examples of practices in rural areas, he pointed out that the more students learnt rural architecture, the more their knowledge improved. A competition for the students in making doors, windows, joints and matting using bamboo was organised.
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