The Culture Diaries: Stories Places Tell

Project idea

This thesis explores architecture as a tool to evoke nostalgia and conserve historicity of a place by uncovering lesser known stories about it. Culture evolves over time and leaves its remnants in spaces. This thesis traces the rich culture and performance-embedded history of Malleswaram, Bangalore to make its untold stories visible. Malleswaram is chosen for the strong ethos of culture it carries, rather than commerce which has shaped most localities of Bangalore. It stands as an archive of habits and continuities. Here, public space journaling unfolds in ordinary spaces fused with constant use and memory.The project examines how urban spaces carry cultural memory and identity.The thesis focuses on interventions that mediate everyday experiences and highlight overlooked social and spatial practices.

Project description

This thesis explores architecture as a tool to evoke nostalgia and conserve historicity of a place by uncovering lesser known stories about it. Culture evolves over time and leaves its remnants in spaces. This thesis traces the rich culture and performance-embedded history of Malleswaram, Bangalore to make its untold stories visible. Malleswaram is chosen for the strong ethos of culture it carries, rather than commerce which has shaped most localities of Bangalore. It stands as an archive of habits and continuities. Here, public space journaling unfolds in ordinary spaces fused with constant use and memory.The project examines how urban spaces carry cultural memory and identity.The thesis focuses on interventions that mediate everyday experiences and highlight overlooked social and spatial practices.

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This thesis explores architecture as a tool to evoke nostalgia and conserve historicity of a place by uncovering lesser known stories about it. Culture evolves over time and leaves its remnants in spaces. This thesis traces the rich culture and performance-embedded history of Malleswaram, Bangalore to make its untold stories visible. Malleswaram is chosen for the strong ethos of culture it carries, rather than commerce which has shaped most localities of Bangalore. It stands as an archive of habits and continuities. Here, public space journaling unfolds in ordinary spaces fused with constant use and memory.The project examines how urban spaces carry cultural memory and identity.The thesis focuses on interventions that mediate everyday experiences and highlight overlooked social and spatial practices.

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