Indah Widiastuti: Learning from Kerala, A Reflection on Comparative Studies on Vernacular Architecture

Faculty of Architecture, Dr.MGR Educational and Research Institute takes privilege of inviting you for a Webinar Series Session – VII !!

International Webinar on:

Topic: “Learning From Kerala : A Reflection on Comparative Studies on Vernacular Architecture”

Speaker: Dr. Indah Widiastuti., S.T., M.T.
History, Theory, and Critic of Architecture
School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development
Institut Teknologi Bandung

Dr. Indah Widiastuti gained a research grant from Asian Scholarship Foundation and Ford Foundation that gave her opportunity to travel to Kerala to do research on the traditional-vernacular architecture of Kerala. She was invited to contribute a chapter, in Indian International Centre publication by Kapila Vatsyayan, and Himanshu Prabha ray in an edition “Sacred Landscape of India” where she wrote her exploration on Kerala architecture. Her PhD topic is “Critical study of vernacular settlement-architecture of Kerala in India and Minangkabau in west Sumatra, Indonesia (Of Societies Practicing Matrilineal Kinship)”. Her latest writing is published in 2020 Between Mountain and River: A Vernacular Settlement-Architectural Concept in Indonesian Archipelago, edited by Mainak Ghosh from Jadavpur University.

Here is the link for the YouTube streaming:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv5ykiABda0&feature=youtu.be