Zero

Charles Correa

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Summary
  • Form: Paperback
  • Page Count: 53
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Correra shows how the concept of nothingness in Vedic philosophy has played a central role in his legendary architectural projects, walking through each of his most prominent of (some of the most impressive of which are the least funded and smaller scale).

In each of the examples, Correa mirrors his physical interpretation of zero (sometimes through the construction of giant mandalas, sometimes through the use of courtyards as a central feature) with that of a study of the universe and solar system, which he feels are parallel ideas and structures.