Architecture of Money by Prof Snehanshu Mukherjee
Outreach Rhetorics
Why is it that even the simplest traditional village hut is often beautiful to behold and
epitomizes logic and functionality of design. Whereas most Modernist buildings often fall
short of achieving such levels of refinement both in appearance and function? This lecture explores the way traditional architecture goes about the act of building and compares it to how professional architects design today – often overwhelmed by the force of money. What could be an alternative to the way to design today? Is it possible to ignore the presence of money in a struggle to design something meaningful?
