Vastu Shastra, Science of orientation in Indian Architecture

Name: Vastu Shastra, Science of orientation in Indian Architecture
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The Doctrine of Orientation

Created byFederico von Borstel

Last updated 8/2022

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What you'll learn

Science of orientation and construction in Indian Architecture
Vastu Shastra Analysis
The Five Elements of Nature
The Doctrine of Orientation

Course content

1 section • 13 lectures • 1h 44m total length

Introduction4:13
Explore Vastu Shastra as the science of orientation and construction in Indian architecture, covering natural forces, the five elements, the doctrine of orientation, site planning, and mandala-inspired floorplans.
Vastu 27:26
Explore the applied science of vastu shastra, the science of orientation and construction, using a compass to locate north, south, east, west, and northeast, southeast, and northwest.
Vastu 38:14
Explore the five elements—sun, air, earth, water, and sky—as the basis of vastu, and how their solar, atmospheric, magnetic, and other energies shape living spaces.
Vastu 47:25
Explore how Vastu Shastra uses a nine-segment mandala to align buildings with natural forces, including gravity and electromagnetism, by balancing magnetic declination and preventing calamities.
Vastu 59:44
Explore the moon's orbit, phases, and eclipses, and how the nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio scales illuminate celestial rhythms and tides for architectural orientation.
Vastu 67:45
This lecture explains vastu as the science of direction, prioritizing east and north, harnessing the sun's energy and earth's subtle energies to create a harmonious living or working space.
Vastu 79:10
Explore vastu shastra's orientation principles for harmonious living, emphasizing eastern entrances and center courtyards as breathing spaces that blend private interiors with open air.
Vastu 811:55
Explore how Vastu Shastra uses a mandala and compass to align deities, energy, and room orientations from northeast home shrine to northwest grain storage.
Vastu 95:04
Analyze Vastu Shastra inspired residential floor plans using a nine-square mandala, placing the kitchen in the southeast and the deities room in the northeast.
Vastu 109:10
Explore proportional measurements in Indian architecture, using body-based units like the palm and forearm, and connect these with the golden ratio and Vastu mandala principles.
Vastu 114:34
Explore how rhythm shapes building aesthetics—from ground plan to vertical section—and how the six Vedic rules define space, form, and meaning.
Vastu 1214:10
Discover how Vastu Shastra informs Jaipur's planning, featuring a northeast oriented mandala, a central axis, and terrain-adaptive town squares that shape commerce and Mughal-influenced architecture.
Vastu 135:43
Explore Jaipur's Jantar Mantar observatory, built by Sawai Jai Singh, and its great sundial, tracking the sun's position and the diurnal rhythm. Study solstices, equinoxes, and ecliptic for vastu orientation.

Requirements

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Description

Vastu Shastra, Science of orientation and construction in Indian Architecture

Table of Contents

•Introduction

•Vastu Shastra Analysis

•Natural Forces

•The Five Elements of Nature

•The Moon

•The Doctrine of Orientation

•Vaastu Shastra principles of building planning and construction

•Site and Building Plan: Vastu Purusha Mandala

•Analysis of Vastu Shastra, inspired residential floor plans

•The Proportionate Measurements, Mana

•Aesthetics of the building

•Urban Planning, Conceptual Cities

•Sawai Jai Singh’s Observatory, Jantar Mantar

Vastu shastra (Vaastu) Vastu shastra is an ancient Indian science of Vedic origin, 1500 BC, that deals with proper construction of a house or work space. Vedic Period. The Vedic period or Vedic age (c. 1500 – c. 500 BC), is the period in the history of the northern Indian subcontinent between the end of the urban Indus Valley Civilization and a second urbanization which began in the central Indo-Gangetic Plain c. 600 BC. The Vedic period saw the emergence of a hierarchy of social classes that would remain influential. Vastu defines building of homes or work spaces in synchrony with the natural forces. A Vaastu or Vastu perfect building not only attains complete harmony with natural forces, but also brings in prosperity, good thoughts and sound health to its residents. There are certain basic principles that are considered Vastu-logically correct for the making and designing of a house or other building. Following these principles, while constructing a house or even choosing one would be highly beneficial and advantageous.

Who this course is for:

This course is for anyone interested in Architecture.