This blog is getting updated only whenever I feel the loss of one more of the giants all around us. Laurie Baker dies day before, he was 90. Here is an architect who understood Gandhiji and interpreted him through his work of simple, low cost, local material based construction.
He must have inspired generations of architects who yearn for simple functional construction and see the aesthetics of it. His designs all bear an unique mark and never leave you without asking the question 'who designed this place'.
A British who became a native and through his profession articulated a true 'indian world view', he will for long be remembered by many as a marg darshak.
