A Gandhian Framework for Social Design: The Work of Laurie Baker and Hunnarshala (original) (raw)

Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 2017

Abstract

The paper examines the ideas and works of two architectural design practices, Hunnarshala and Laurie Baker that emerged over a period of time in different geographies. The paper argues that their architectural practices reflect consistent Gandhian ethos and highlight discursive elements of a Gandhian framework. The paper employs a reflexive ‘making-sense’ of actual, lived experience; reading them as ‘texts’ using as a lens, the works of thinkers and practitioners in the field of social design, including ideas on grassroots creativity and innovation. As derivation, it advances a unified framework for social design and innovation that transcends distinctions of scale, time, and geography, as a Gandhian framework, where one may contextualize various design and innovation practices within the spectrum.

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