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dc.contributor.authorDatta, Sambit
dc.contributor.authorBeynon, D.
dc.contributor.editorHeng Chye Kiang
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:26:28Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:26:28Z
dc.date.created2012-02-19T20:01:03Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationDatta, Sambit and Beynon, David. 2011. Early connections: Reflections on the canonical lineage of Southeast Asian temples, in East Asian Architectural Culture International Conference (EAAC 2011), May 12-14 2011. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31631
dc.description.abstract

Temples were constructed across Southeast Asia following the spread of Brahmanic/Hindu culture between the fifth to eight centuries CE. Epigraphic evidence, architectural and stylistic similarities between temples in the region are strongly indicative of historic cross cultural links between the traditions. This paper presents the findings of a research project that pieces together fragments of evidence from early temple sites in Southeast Asia to establish the linkages between Southeast Asian temple building traditions. The focus of the paper is on tracing the canonical connections between these traditions through an examination of temple sites in Cambodia and Java respectively. The legacy of this ancient diasporic movement remains celebrated today in the admiration of Southeast Asian movements such as Angkor Wat and Prambanan. However this architecture evolved over time through a process of long experimentation with philosophies, world-views, and methods. In order to permit a deeper examination of canonical connections, the authors use methods such as photogrammetry, digital and physical models to reconstruct the architectural forms. A detailed analysis of the canonical geometry and compositional form of these temples is undertaken with reference to Indic texts and temples. Comparing the relationships between cosmology, geometry and physical form in this earlier sites with both Indian and developed Southeast Asian models, it is intended that its generative role with Southeast Asian architectural historiography can be clarified and more fully celebrated.

dc.publisherNational University of Singapore
dc.subjectSoutheast Asian temple architecture
dc.subjectparametric modelling
dc.subjectreconstruction
dc.titleEarly Connections: Reflections on the canonical lineage of Southeast Asian Temples
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage17
dcterms.source.titleSouth of East Asia: Re-addressing East Asian Architecture and Urbanism
dcterms.source.seriesSouth of East Asia: Re-addressing East Asian Architecture and Urbanism
dcterms.source.isbn978-981-08-8736-0
dcterms.source.conferenceEast Asian Architectural Culture International Conference
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateMay 12 2011
dcterms.source.conferencelocationSingapore
dcterms.source.placeSingapore
curtin.departmentSchool of Built Environment
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