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Activity 4 U WALL WHISPERS

Houses have been
used as strong
metaphors. There
ABODE ODE is a story which has

Homes and architecture have infl uenced storytelling a woman who is
to a great extent. In many stories, the house even tormented by her
plays the role of an important character. family. One day,
Write an ode i.e. a poem usually she comes across
praising something, lyrically, an old, roofl ess, Illustration by: Devesh Tiwari,
VIII, Raksha Anusandhan
expressing emotion. dilapidated house. She walks Vidyalaya, Dehradun
in and begins speaking of her
EXAMPLE:
grievances to each wall – all
ODE TO MORUNG of which collapse due to the burden of her sorrows.
Amidst the land of my Write a similar story taking one element of a house and
forefathers; have a dialogue with it. For eg.
Stood a Hall praised for FLOOR
its excellence. DOOR WINDOW ROOF STAIRS
....A hall fi lled with great carvings;
Of horns and skulls that fi lls the pillars.
Decorated by those dexterous hands; WINDOW WONDERS
Th e hands that are moulded in such Morungs...
...A place where ideas and views are furnished. Windows are a
beautiful feature
From art of living to techniques of war;
of traditional
Lives of a Naga are shaped but here.
homes. Homes
th
Naga Journal, August 24 2011 in all regions are
beautifi ed by
windows of their
HERITAGE ALERT own kind. Like
the images given
Traditional
here, design a
architecture is
traditional window for your room.
slowly fading away.
Design a poster with
a message to Save AMAZING ARCHITECTS
Heritage Homes.
Save Architects today are
Write an article for using traditional
a newspaper about Traditional architecture to
any heritage home Homes inspire them to
to be demolished make sustainable
in your city, town or homes today. An
village. important architect
in this realm is B.
V. Doshi, this year's
Pritzker Prize Laureate. Describe any one sustainable
Illustration by: Karan
Satwani, IX A1, All Saints Sr. home designed by him or any other architect in India.
Sec. School, Ajmer

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