Tracing IIM

History Assignment, Semester 6, Batch 2016, WCFA  : To explore an architects work by choosing a particular lens.  Drawing by student : Rahul Kustagi.

IIMB Tracing
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Rahul uses the method of the Nolli plan (a brilliant interpretive drawing of Rome by Giambattista Nolli in 1748 , revealing the porosity of public space in both built and unbuilt forms ) to explore the spatial porosity of IIM Ahmedabad . The intensity of yellow is proportionate to the publicness. The library even though a built space, becomes the crux of the publicness in IIM

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Nolli Map, 1748. The streets and public interior of all the buildings are shown in white and private areas in black , showing the permeability of the city. Click the image to enlarge