Forest of Peace Ashram in India Designed with Symbolic Arched Openings
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Jon Astbury
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
The Forest of Peace ashram in Nardipur, India, designed by Raasa, features arched openings that frame walkways, cloisters, and bird niches. The 16,000-square-meter ashram formalizes a community-built complex that originated as a site of ritual offering by Guru Maharaj.
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The 16,000-square-metre ashram was designed by Admedabad-based Raasa to formalise a community-built complex that had grown over the years from a site of ritual offering by Guru Maharaj into a space offering lodgings
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