TY - BOOK TI - Concepts of space in traditional Indian architecture: Yatin Pandya; Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design SN - 9781935677291 U1 - 720.954 PY - 2005/// CY - Ahmedabad PB - Mapin Pub. KW - Architecture KW - Space (Architecture) -- India KW - Architecture -- India -- Themes, motives KW - Architecture -- India N2 - This book is an attempt to answer the questions: What makes historic architecture awe-inspiring? Why have architectural masterpieces retained their vitality even after so many centuries? What spatial qualities and organizational principles have rendered them timeless?" "At the outset the author sets forth fundamental Indian philosophical and ideological tenets - the Indian notion of time, the duality of existence ER -