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The Hindu
The Hindu
Lifestyle
Saraswathy Nagarajan

Architecture must obey the ecology of the land, says Vinu Daniel

Sweeping curves defy gravity; brickworks play peek-a-boo; spiralling staircases float in the air and twisting walls unfurl like sails while sunlight streaming in creates art on the floors and walls.

Sustainability marries style in Kerala-based architect Vinu Daniel’s buildings made of mud, bamboo, scrap, tyres, casuarina trees and local material.

In May, Vinu’s creations in ‘clothcrete’ (a term created by him to describe cloth used for sculpting) will be showcased at the Barbican Centre in London as part of a global exhibition on climate change titled Our Time on Earth.

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