Digital Archetypes: Adaptations of Early Temple Architecture in South and Southeast Asia (Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities)

Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Figures 8 Glossary of Terms 12 Series Preface 20 Preface 22 1 Interpreting Temples: An Introduction 26 The Scope of this Book 26 A Brief History of Temple Scholarship 29 Connections and Contestations 34 Archetypes and Adaptation 40 Summary 44 A Note on Technical Terminology 46 2 The Digital Construction of Temple Archetypes 48 Affordances of Digital Methods 49 Canon and Construction 54 Photo-Based Reconstruction 59 Parametric Models and Adaptations 64 Summary 67 3 Spread and Adaptation: India 70 Early Adaptations 70 Double-Storey Sāndhāra Shrines 79 Superstructure Developments 87 Summary 95 4 Spread and Adaptation: Java 96 Origins 96 Temples on the Dieng Plateau 101 Temples on Mount Ungaran (Gedong Songo) 118 The Development of Javanese Temples 123 5 Spread and Adaptation: Cambodia 126 Origins 126 Temples at Hanchey 131 Temples at Sambor Prei Kuk/Isanapura 136 Temples at Phnom Kulen 147 The Development of Khmer Temples 154 6 Spread and Adaptation: Regional Connections 156 Parallel Sites 156 Sriksetra 157 Dvaravati 160 Kedah 161 Kutei 162 Srivijaya 163 Champa 165 Kāfirkoţ 168 Orissa 170 Connections within Southeast Asia 172 7 Connections 176 Temple Composition 176 Plans 177 Arrangements 185 Bases, Mouldings and Walls 192 Superstructures 199 Construction, Materials, Techniques 203 Compositional Connections 207 Bibliography 216 Index 238 Adaptations of Early Temple Architecture in South and Southeast Asia This Unique Book Presents A Broad Multi-disciplinary Examination Of Early Temple Architecture In Asia, Written By Two Experts In Digital Reconstruction And The History And Theory Of Asian Architecture. The Authors Examine The Archetypes Of Early Brahmanic, Hindu And Buddhist Temple Architecture From Their Origins In North Western India To Their Subsequent Spread And Adaptation Eastwards Into Southeast Asia. While The Epic Monuments Of Asia Are Well Known, Much Less Is Known About The Connections Between Their Building Traditions, Especially The Common Themes And Mutual Influences In The Early Architecture Of Java, Cambodia And Champa. While Others Have Made Significant Historiographic Connections Between These Temple Building Traditions, This Book Unravels, For The First Time, The Specifically Compositional And Architectural Linkages Along The Trading Routes Of South And Southeast Asia. Through Digital Reconstruction And Recovery Of Three Dimensional Temple Forms, The Authors Have Developed A Digital Dataset Of Early Indian Antecedents, Tested New Technologies For The Acquisition Of Built Heritage And Developed New Methods For Comparative Analysis Of Built Form Geometry. Overall The Book Presents A Novel Approach To The Study Of Heritage And Representation Within The Framework Of Emerging Digital Techniques And Methods. Interpreting Temples: An Introduction -- The Digital Construction Of Temple Archetypes -- Spread And Adaptation: India -- Spread And Adaptation: Java -- Spread And Adaptation: Cambodia -- Spread And Adaptation: Regional Connections -- Connections. Sambit Datta, David Beynon. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

This unique book presents a broad multi-disciplinary examination of early temple architecture in Asia, written by two experts in digital reconstruction and the history and theory of Asian architecture.

The authors examine the archetypes of Early Brahmanic, Hindu and Buddhist temple architecture from their origins in north western India to their subsequent spread and adaptation eastwards into Southeast Asia. While the epic monuments of Asia are well known, much less is known about the connections between their building traditions, especially the common themes and mutual influences in the early architecture of Java, Cambodia and Champa. While others have made significant historiographic connections between these temple building traditions, this book unravels, for the first time, the specifically compositional and architectural linkages along the trading routes of South and Southeast Asia.

Through digital reconstruction and recovery of three dimensional temple forms, the authors have developed a digital dataset of early Indian antecedents, tested new technologies for the acquisition of built heritage and developed new methods for comparative analysis of built form geometry. Overall the book presents a novel approach to the study of heritage and representation within the framework of emerging digital techniques and methods.

This multi-disciplinary study of early archetypal Brahmanic, Hindu and Buddhist temple architectures examines how the styles from northwest India and were adapted as they spread into Southeast Asia. It unravels the specifically compositional and architectural linkages along the trading routes of South and Southeast Asia, and the common themes and influences to be seen in the early temples of Java, Cambodia and Champa. Using digital reconstruction and recovery of three-dimensional temple forms, the authors have developed a digital dataset of early Indian antecedents, tested new technologies for