Matrix Of Built ‘N' Un-Built

Project: Smarak of Late Hon’ble Shri Gopinath Munde at Aurangabad, Maharashtra

To commemorate the life of Shri Gopinath Munde, a memorial was proposed in the tourist city of Aurangabad, Maharashtra. He was born in a middle-class family in Parali in 1949; his primary education was in a school where classes were conducted under a tree since he grew into a grounded personality who served to the nation with his truthfulness and calm attire. Likewise, the memorial is designed as an interesting play of built and unbuilt spaces. A statue of the legendary leader is erected in the centre of the site affirming his strong vision and acts as a focal point for the entire project.

Conceptualizing on auspicious Hindu elements, the main auditorium building is planned on the east side of the statue and the form is derived from the shell structure of a rare jewel of great virtue, the ‘shankha’. The shankha is also believed to grant longevity, fame and wealth proportional to its shine, whiteness, and largeness. It is one of the main attributes of Vishnu in Hinduism.