Craft centre at Dwarka, Delhi

Abstract

This research paper is an attempt to research on promotion of languishing construction related crafts. The key objective of this thesis project is not to only provide a platform for craftsman to practice but also train youth so they can make craft as their career and promote disappearing crafts to the designer and students through workshops. The study shall showcase the possible ways and opportunities the craftsman can get in contemporary architecture and to make the modern generation aware of their native traditional crafts, also their importance in the society to shift their interest and attention from blindly following the western trends. This research paper explores the integration of craft in today‟s architecture. In particular, it considers whether the traditional Crafts of our ancestors are applicable to contemporary architecture and if so, whether they can benefit the craftsman and designer in today‟s time. This project will serve as the resource hub at the time of conservation of heritage monuments. The centre can provide the craftsman and techniques required during the conservation of heritage monuments. A conservation project must have all the required human and financial resources it needs, otherwise, there is more damage than benefit. Ratish Nanda, CEO of Aga Khan Trust For Culture. Promoting, preserving and developing the skills of the craftsman is a primary objective of the project and providing the economical assistant to craftsman involved will be secondary.