TY - BOOK AU - Panchal, Sneha AU - Pandya, Yatin (Guide) TI - Understanding the influence of construction material and techniques on built spaces case study of contemporary earthen architecture on Kutch (Also available on CD) U1 - A TH-1202 PY - 2014/// N1 - CONTENTS Aim and objective Scope and limitation Methodology Introduction Chapter 1 Background 1.1 What is Earth material? -Definitions. 1.2 Fundamental of soil. 1.3 Properties of earth material 1.4 Earth as a building material and techniques 1.5 Usage of mud in traditional way and its application all over the world. Chapter 2 Literature review 2.1. Contemporary earth construction technique 2.2. Contemporary trends / today’s scenario :Types of contemporary earth construction 2.3. Earth as a view from Indian architects Application and explorations. 2.4. Contemporary earth architecture kutch region.5 Chapter 3 Case studies 3.1 Hunnarshala campus 3.2 Khamir Craft Park Chapter 4 Observations Inferences Illustration credits Bibliography ER -