Resurrecting here a short essay I wrote for The Times of India some years ago, but which I still hold to as significant to me
When one is choosing materials for an architectural project, one tends to think only of entities that physically exist, that we can touch and grasp with our fingers. But if one thinks carefully about how one experiences a space, it is evident that the aura of the space depends on much more than its physical qualities: it is also impacted by the sun, wind, temperature and other aspects that cannot so easily be felt with our hands.