Eclecticism and the practice of Indo-Saracenic Architecture.

Indo Saracenic architecture describes the practice by the British from between the 16th - 19 century of creating a sort of revival of architecture from Gothic to Barouque and then neoclassical architecture. this was done with a mix of the architecture seen in the colonies of Britain in Asia, these include countries like India and Malaysia. The birth of this type of architecture brought with it a new light of expression, as the mix of eastern styles and the characteristics in their architecture, was something unusual but aesthetically pleasing to the western world. 

In my folly I would try to make this mix in terms of, influence from peering at domes in Islamic achitecture, the uses of symmetry - geometric columns and fractal geometry from Indian architecture with a in terms of the buildings proportions and the use of the building .All in my attempt to create something new.


Madras High Court, Chennai, India. Completed in 1892


Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


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