Tag Archives: architecture

Happy 2015 Architecture Graduates !

Posted on June 2, 2015 by annetbell

Congratulations to all of you with love and best wishes from dbell and his better half, abell!

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Aerial View of Sikh Golden Temple , Amritsar, India

Posted on May 17, 2015 by annetbell

   The Golden Temple rivals the beauty of St. Peter’s in Rome, in my mind.  This video shows the whole complex tucked in the middle of the ancient city of Amritsar  in the Punjab.  As spectacular as the site is … Continue reading →

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Children of God #3

Posted on May 14, 2015 by annetbell

https://youtu.be/M29-20Rj3OM Before we went to walk through  this slum just down and across Ashram Road from Gandhi Ashram, I bought a huge plastic jar of individually wrapped chocolates.  I divided it into plastic bags and the students who wanted to … Continue reading →

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Reflections on North India by Jennifer Lema

Posted on May 5, 2015 by annetbell

The countdown has begun.  Two  days from this early morning, we begin our journey back to the United States.   Jennifer Lema is one of  the girls from this group of students.  Part of their work was a series of essays … Continue reading →

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Indian Architecture Award to Mr. Doshi

Posted on March 29, 2015 by annetbell

https://www.facebook.com/architecturaldigestindia/videos?fref=photo   Meet a truly amazing architect whom we have had the pleasure of meeting and talking to.  He is a gentle , kind, humble man who is known as the “Father of Indian Architecture.” He is 88 years old … Continue reading →

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Safely Back!

Posted on March 22, 2015 by annetbell

  Dbell is touring the dean around  Amdavad for architecture, temples and step wells.   So I am own my own. Probably because he doesn’t want me to talk too much. Can you imagine that?   So when I decided … Continue reading →

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Design Studio . . . . Home Away From Home

Posted on February 24, 2015 by annetbell

  People have asked what I do each day while we are in Amdavad.  Here is the Design Studio and this is it!  I sit and read or blog at one of the empty tables.  The students and David  in … Continue reading →

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Sarkhez Roza

Posted on February 20, 2015 by annetbell

  Amdavad has long been an  economic and cultural center and is known for her hospitality and the spirit of enterprise of her people.   Another important  aspect of Amdavad is the architecture of glory and worship  with Gandhi Ashram, … Continue reading →

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What This Tree Has Seen. . . . . . .

Posted on February 17, 2015 by annetbell

Left to right: Cassie, Matt, August, and Jennifer I am including my former posts on this Banyan Tree and Adalaj Vav.  This is one of my favorite sties on the outskirts of Amdavad and part of the filming that the … Continue reading →

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Temple at Ranakpur

Posted on February 8, 2015 by annetbell

Ranakpur,a massive 15th century Jain Temple  complex,  is not high on a mountain top but nestled the valley of Aravalli Hills in Rasjasthan . Our bus trip, though, made us feel like pilgrims first climbing up the hills and then … Continue reading →

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