Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Here is an article from the local paper about our visit to Alpana's family in Patan







Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Some photos from Linda:

Eduardo learning to spin at the Gandhi Ashram

The tomb of Ahmad Shah, the founder of Ahmadabad





The Indian Institute of Management in Ahmadabad, designed by Louis Kahn



 The group at Rani-ki-Waw

Kite flying on the rooftops of Patan



The Sun Temple at Modhera; a Hindu temple with a large step well in front for bathing before worship. One student said "Almost in tears this is so beautiful. Thank you very much for bringing us here."


Alpana's family provided a lovely picnic in the park near the Rani-ki-Waw

The Rani-ki-Waw at Patan:




Sunday, January 15, 2012


Kite Festival, January 14: Traditional Indian dancing after dinner at Alpana's family home in Patan

Kite Festival, January 14: Charlie showing his expertise flying kites on the roof of Alpana's uncle's house in Patan. Alpana's cousins provided the tuition.


We finished the day with a delicious dinner at Alpana's parents' house 

Benny Arias at the Assembly Building, Chandigarh

Thursday, January 12, 2012



 We stopped off for a few hours to visit the historic and contemporary waterscapes of Dubai, and have dinner with Michael Hughes, Jean Disabatino and Maryam Mudhaffar from American University, Sharjah. Maryam and Michael gave a great tour of the old city and the port.





As we traveled through India we were lucky enough to have Vinayak Bharne with us to lecture on architecture, history and culture.




Climbing the minaret of the Jama Masjid in Delhi offered some unusual wardrobe opportunities for the ladies.




 This is where we had dinner on the first night in Delhi (turn your sound up)



Chandigarh was spectacular





Lots of opportunities for drawing at the Red Fort in Agra. If you look carefully at the background in the group photo, you can see the Taj Mahal.





Lamplit dinner with President Nielsen at the House of MG in Ahmadabad: a traditional Gujurat Thali served on brass dishes.





Brick and geometry at Louis Kahn's IIM, Ahmadabad







Tuesday, January 10, 2012








Lorik Khodaverdian:
We have visited many places here in India in a very short time and made friends with new people along the way. The most special friends we've made, however, have been the children. When we begun our site research in Ahmedabad, children would come up and talk to us. Some would cling on to us, others would be shy, but they were all very curious and excited to see us. It has been wonderful to meet them.



Francisco Pila at Sarkej Roza


Eduardo Nunez Dubai Skyline





Benny Arias at the Taj Mahal


Aron Carcamo
Humayun's Tomb

Water channels are used to create order and guide people through the different spaces.