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{{Short description|Stepwell in Jodhpur, India}}
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The '''Birkha Bawari''' is a [[stepwell]] located in [[Jodhpur]], [[India]].<ref name=":0" /> The structure is to designed to conserve water for use by the city of Jodhpur, and is built in the style traditional Indian stepwells. It was designed by Indian architect [[Anu Mridul]] and was paid for by the [[Essgee Group]], a real estate firm based in Jodhpur.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.amridul-architect.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=247|title=Birkha were constructed to capture and hold rainwater for agrarian and domestic use. The water reserves stored by stepwells aided in conserving water dur
The '''Birkha Bawari''' is a [[stepwell]] located in [[Jodhpur]], [[India]].<ref name=":0" /> The structure is to designed to conserve water for use by the city of Jodhpur, and is built in the style traditional Indian stepwells. It was designed by Indian architect Anu Mridul and was paid for by the Essgee Group, a real estate firm based in Jodhpur.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.amridul-architect.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=247|title=Birkha Bawari|website=www.amridul-architect.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007010842/http://www.amridul-architect.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=247|archive-date=7 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Design history ==
== Design history ==
Stepwells9-11-18.</ref> Throughout its history, the city of Jodhpur was supplied with water from over 50 stepweing long periodsWorld of The Indian Sub-Continent''. Retrieved 200Bawari|last=User|first=Super|website=www.amridul-architect.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-02-11}}</ref>lls.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://jatinchhabra.com/birkha-bawri-a-21st-century-active-india-stepwell/|title=Birkha Bawri - A 21st century active India Stepwell - By Jatin Chhabra|website=jatinchhabra.com|langua of drought.<ref>Davies, Philip (1989). ''The Penguin guide to the monuments of India''. London: Viking. {{ISBN|0-14-008425-8}}.</ref><ref>Takezawa, Suichi. [http://news-sv.aij.or.jp/jabs/s1/jabs0208-019.pdf "Stepwells -Cosmology of Subterranean Architecture as seen in Adalaj"] (pdf). ''The Diverse Architectural ge=en|access-date=2018-02-11}}</ref> However, the introduction of low cost pumps and pipes rendered stepwells obsolete, and none were built after the 19th century.<ref>Jutta Jain-Neubauer (1981). [https://books.google.com/books?id=61fSwBF4bbYC ''The Stepwells of Gujarat: In Art-historical Perspective'']. Abhinav Publications. pp. 19–24. {{ISBN|978-0-391-02284-3}}.</ref>
Stepwells were constructed to capture and hold rainwater for agricultural and domestic use. The water reserves stored by stepwells aided in conserving water during long periods of drought.<ref>Davies, Philip (1989). ''The Penguin guide to the monuments of India''. London: Viking. {{ISBN|0-14-008425-8}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |author=Shuichi Takezawa |journal=Journal of Architecture and Building Science |volume=117 |issue=1492 |date=August 2002 |page=24 |url=http://news-sv.aij.or.jp/jabs/s1/jabs0208-019.pdf|format=pdf|title=Stepwells – Cosmology of Subterranean Architecture as seen in Adalaj|access-date=2009-11-18}}</ref> Throughout its history, the city of Jodhpur was supplied with water from over 50 stepwells.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://jatinchhabra.com/birkha-bawri-a-21st-century-active-india-stepwell/|title=Birkha Bawri - A 21st century active India Stepwell - By Jatin Chhabra|website=jatinchhabra.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-11}}</ref> However, the introduction of low cost pumps and pipes rendered stepwells obsolete, and none were built after the 19th century.<ref>Jutta Jain-Neubauer (1981). [https://books.google.com/books?id=61fSwBF4bbYC ''The Stepwells of Gujarat: In Art-historical Perspective'']. Abhinav Publications. pp. 19–24. {{ISBN|978-0-391-02284-3}}.</ref>


The Brikha Bawari was designed in the style of these older stepwells. The stepwell was designed at the behest of the Essgee Group, a Jodhpur-based real estate firm, which envisioned a modern stepwell as a source of water for a new housing development it was constructing. The firm contracted Anu Mridul to design the modern stepwell. Construction on the building was finished in 2009, after which the stepwell began to be used as a water reservoir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cseindia.org/content/rainwater-harvesting-system-umaid-heritage-housing-complex|title=Rainwater Harvesting System at Umaid Heritage Housing Complex|website=Centre for Science and Environment|language=en|access-date=2018-02-11}}</ref> Mridul was awarded the All India Stone Architecture Award in 2009 for his design.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/regional/birkha-bawari-architect-mridul-bags-national-award/|title=Birkha Bawari architect Mridul bags national award|date=2009-12-18|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-02-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
The Brikha Bawari was designed in the style of older stepwells. The stepwell was designed at the behest of the Essgee Group, a Jodhpur-based real estate firm, which envisioned a modern stepwell as a source of water for a new housing development it was constructing. The firm contracted Anu Mridul to design the modern stepwell. Construction on the building was finished in 2009, after which the stepwell began to be used as a water reservoir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cseindia.org/content/rainwater-harvesting-system-umaid-heritage-housing-complex|title=Rainwater Harvesting System at Umaid Heritage Housing Complex|website=Centre for Science and Environment|language=en|access-date=2018-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131532/http://cseindia.org/content/rainwater-harvesting-system-umaid-heritage-housing-complex|archive-date=11 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mridul was awarded the All India Stone Architecture Award in 2009 for his design.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/regional/birkha-bawari-architect-mridul-bags-national-award/|title=Birkha Bawari architect Mridul bags national award|date=2009-12-18|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-02-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" />


The stepwell is built of red sandstone, and is capable of holding 17.5 million liters of rainwater.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The stepwell currently provides water for the Umaid Heritage Housing Township, a housing development built by the Essgee Group.<ref name=":1" />
The stepwell is built of red sandstone, and is capable of holding 17.5 million liters of rainwater.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The stepwell currently provides water for the Umaid Heritage Housing Township, a housing development built by the Essgee Group.<ref name=":1" />

Latest revision as of 00:19, 16 October 2024

Birkha Bawari
Birkha Bawari, Jodhpur
Map
General information
LocationJodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Design and construction
Architect(s)Anu Mridul
Awards and prizesAll India Stone Architecture Award (2009)
Other information
Seating capacity17.5 million liters

The Birkha Bawari is a stepwell located in Jodhpur, India.[1] The structure is to designed to conserve water for use by the city of Jodhpur, and is built in the style traditional Indian stepwells. It was designed by Indian architect Anu Mridul and was paid for by the Essgee Group, a real estate firm based in Jodhpur.[2]

Design history

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Stepwells were constructed to capture and hold rainwater for agricultural and domestic use. The water reserves stored by stepwells aided in conserving water during long periods of drought.[3][4] Throughout its history, the city of Jodhpur was supplied with water from over 50 stepwells.[1] However, the introduction of low cost pumps and pipes rendered stepwells obsolete, and none were built after the 19th century.[5]

The Brikha Bawari was designed in the style of older stepwells. The stepwell was designed at the behest of the Essgee Group, a Jodhpur-based real estate firm, which envisioned a modern stepwell as a source of water for a new housing development it was constructing. The firm contracted Anu Mridul to design the modern stepwell. Construction on the building was finished in 2009, after which the stepwell began to be used as a water reservoir.[6] Mridul was awarded the All India Stone Architecture Award in 2009 for his design.[7][2]

The stepwell is built of red sandstone, and is capable of holding 17.5 million liters of rainwater.[1][2] The stepwell currently provides water for the Umaid Heritage Housing Township, a housing development built by the Essgee Group.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Birkha Bawri - A 21st century active India Stepwell - By Jatin Chhabra". jatinchhabra.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Birkha Bawari". www.amridul-architect.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ Davies, Philip (1989). The Penguin guide to the monuments of India. London: Viking. ISBN 0-14-008425-8.
  4. ^ Shuichi Takezawa (August 2002). "Stepwells – Cosmology of Subterranean Architecture as seen in Adalaj" (pdf). Journal of Architecture and Building Science. 117 (1492): 24. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
  5. ^ Jutta Jain-Neubauer (1981). The Stepwells of Gujarat: In Art-historical Perspective. Abhinav Publications. pp. 19–24. ISBN 978-0-391-02284-3.
  6. ^ "Rainwater Harvesting System at Umaid Heritage Housing Complex". Centre for Science and Environment. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Birkha Bawari architect Mridul bags national award". The Indian Express. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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