Saturday, 11 October 2014
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Speaker: Mr. Vikram Lall
Venue: PAM Centre, Wisma Bandar
Synopsis
How does a religion founded on the percepts of impermanence end up producing such a diversity architectural forms and spaces?
Vikram Lall will seek to explore the architecture of the Buddhist World, with particular emphasis on Southeast Asia. Taking an interdisciplinary approach that brings together history, philosophy, art, and architecture, the lecture will show the evolution of ideas which created a diversity of religious architecture in Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos.
From its origins in India in 6th century BCE, Buddhism spread across Asia and ushered in a creative commingling of its universal precepts with existing local traditions to produce a variety of architectural forms. In this context he will trace some of the distinct architectural paJerns that emerged in Southeast Asia over several years.
Sharing his extensive research, he will discuss the nature of an architects engagement with history and theory of building cultures. He will also illustrate the application of parametric modeling, an emerging norm of professional practice, to the study of historical monuments. Though his professional designs, Vikram will share his experience of pursuing a reflective practice ‑ an engagement that does not perceive academics and professional practice as binary opposites but as a holistic understanding of the built environment.
Contact: PAM Secretariat +603-2693 4182/ cpd@pam.org.my
2 LAM CPD points have been applied