ARCHITECTURAL INFLUENCE ON THE NATION
                     ARCHITECTURAL INFLUENCE ON 
THE NATION: PAST, PRESENT, 
AND FUTURE
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The architectural influence on our nation has deep roots. 
The person behind these architectural marvels are 
architects. An architect is a person who designs and 
plans a building or structure with consideration for the 
environment, aesthetics, creativity, and, most 
importantly, a strong ideology and concept. Well, what is 
the role of an architect in the term “nation-building”? 
But first, we have to clearly understand what is meant 
by the term “nation-building.”
Nation-building is known as the process of 
constructing or structuring a national identity using 
the power of the state. It is the process of unifying the 
people within the state so that it remains politically 
stable and viable in the long run. Because nation-
building is a broad topic, and some theories hold that 
it differs for different types of people. Let’s start with 
when and how the construction and structures are 
built.
Past- How it all 
started?
Throughout the history of civilization, architecture 
played a major role in nation-building as the people 
started to develop their own culture and adopt 
their own style of architecture. Around 10000 BC, 
people lived in caves and were struck by the 
thought of safety and protection, and that’s when 
architecture came into existence. Back then, they 
always thought about safety and protection from 
natural calamities, animals, and insects.
Those fears made the term “architecture” possible and 
evolved with time into different styles and structural 
designs. For this, the greatest example is the Harappan 
civilization, which has unique town planning. Following 
independence, the Indian government recognised the 
importance of nation-building for national unity. Only the 
lack of unity between us Indians caused the invasion by 
the British, but the only good that came of their invasion 
was that it showed us the strength of unity and the 
importance of nation-building.
Present- Architectural 
Developments in India
The role of the architect becomes more 
impactful. So, the government hands over the 
responsibilities of planning and building cities. 
For example, Chandigarh is the first 
architecturally planned city in India, and it was 
planned by a French architect, Le Corbusier and 
followed by this, many cities were planned to be 
built.
Cities that are well 
planned & built
Noida — It is the cleanest and greenest city in india 
located in delhi ,with the great housing system.
Navi Mumbai — This is urban township of mumbai 
city .it is famous for tourist spots,restaurants,mall and 
luxury hotels.
Jamshedpur — It is the first planned industrial city, 
surrounded by forest and urban parks.
Gandhinagar — It is one of the early planned 
cities in India.
Bidhannagar — It is one of the planned satelite 
town and developing city.
Bhubaneshwar — It is also known as the 
temple city of India, fast developing city.
Today, the responsibilities of an architect are 
doubled because now the resources are reduced, 
and the architect’s role is to minimize the 
resources and environmental impacts on buildings 
and structures and enrich their efficiency. The 
usage of resources is essential not only for a 
nation and its welfare but also for the upcoming 
generation’s survival. The impact of an architect’s 
role in providing a space solution and technology 
for structures to decrease the consumption of 
resources without sacrificing comfort and safety
With the increase in population, architect faces many 
challenges such as:
            They should unite the nation, and provide 
education, and culture in the form of building.
           They should think of multiple ways to 
acknowledge these kinds of challenges and provide 
appropriate solutions.
The public library is the best example, explaining 
the concept of the role of architecture in nation-
building. A library is a place where information is 
acquired, processed, and circulated to suit the 
educational, recreational, social, political, and 
economic requirements of the community.
Future Architecture plans 
like NEOM-linear planned 
city in Dubai
Now, the architecture attained its peak which even 
gives solutions to the problems which will arise in the 
future. For example, Saudi Arabia is planning to 
invest between $100-$200 billion to build a green 
oasis in the desert. This is a futuristic city with no 
cars, no streets, and zero net carbon emissions, it is a 
100-mile long linear city, it is laid in three layers: first 
layer for pedestrians without disturbing the natural 
vegetation and the other layers are for infrastructure 
and transportation.
They came up with this plan by answering the 
questions such as:
Why is nature sacrificed for further 
development?
Why should we lose people in accidents?
Why should peoples, animals, and birds die 
due to pollution?
Conclusion
The future is in our hands, how we’re going to 
make it insightful matters. Let’s start with the 
resources where people would take initiative to 
learn, study and innovate in the architecture field. 
You can find the degree courses for the 
bachelor of planning and design as the first step 
to making your architect dream come true.
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