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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...
About me
Nomoshkar! I'm Mitu B. : welcome to Facile Architecture.
I'm a Senior BIM Architect with over 7 years of experience in architecture and building information modelling, currently based in Navi Mumbai, India.
I hold a Bachelor of Architecture degree (Gold Medallist) and have worked across architectural documentation, BIM coordination, and US residential construction support : primarily with home builders across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
What I work on:
- BIM coordination and management in Revit and AutoCAD Architecture
- US home builder support : Master Sets, Lot Sets, CD and Permit Sets
- Large scale commercial and infrastructure projects
Why this blog?
I
started Facile Architecture in 2020 as a hobby during an uncertain time
: a way to channel my love for architecture into something meaningful.
What began as case studies on temples and architectural history has
grown into something broader.
Today
the blog covers everything from ancient Indian temples to US
residential construction documentation : written simply, backed by real
experience.
Hobbies:
Sketching, painting, reading, writing and cooking.
Get in touch:
📩 bmitu0408@gmail.com
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