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Part 2 - Why Rajasthan Built Cities Around Wells

When British officers began travelling through Rajasthan in the nineteenth century, they expected to find forts, palaces, and temples. Instead, they found entire structures built below ground. At places like Abhaneri, hundreds of stone steps descended deep into the earth. Some were larger than many buildings above them. To modern eyes, they looked almost impossible. Why would anyone invest so much effort in architecture that was largely hidden from view? The answer was water. For centuries, communities across western India faced a problem that remains familiar today: long dry seasons and unreliable rainfall. Their solution was the stepwell. In western India, stepwells became an essential response to hot, semi-arid conditions and unreliable rainfall, allowing communities to store monsoon water for use throughout the dry season.  Known variously as baoris, baolis, vavs, or vapis, these structures collected monsoon water and kept it accessible throughout the long dry months of the yea...
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ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS -1

Graphics are visual i.e. they are images or designs on a surface used to focus the viewers and readers to understand a concept. Graphics can range from maps to jali patterns to architectural blue prints to even a simple flow chart.

Hypothetical design
Hypothetical design for Iskcon temple, Udaipur

So, Architectural graphics imply graphics (visuals) focusing on the designing and construction of buildings. In addition to communication, Architects use graphics to help client understand design intent. 

In architecture, designs are prepared using:


Sketching

SKETCHING: Freehand drawing is the quickest method to conceptualize an idea. Perspective and isometric drawings represent 3 dimensional objects on a 2 dimensional surface.


3 D Model

MODEL MAKING: Model is a 3 dimensional representation of your design or concept. This will be a mock-up or a prototype of the future design.


Drafting

DRAFTING(Manually): After sketching and if approved by the client, one can  start working on the process of producing a technical drawing i.e. a draft. This will help to convey the design to the craftsman or worker who makes it.  


Drafting tools

DRAFTING(Software): Drafting using Computer aided drawing(CAD). There are several software for architects to conceptualize the most complex designs like Autocad, Archicad, Revit, Rhino, Sketchup, etc.

However, above mentioned are just the tools to execute your ideas. An architect uses these tools to express their inner creativity and design remarkable structures.

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