Taj Mahal
Exploration of the Taj Mahal's architectural legacy, historical significance, and speculative design interventions.
The Black Taj - The Architecture of Bathing
With public bathing gaining momentum again in Western society, this program could be adapted to create a celebration of Mughal history, a place to relax and view the Taj Mahal, and a symbiotic site that both locals and tourists can benefit from.
The Black Taj - Time-chitecture - VZTN92
The Black Taj is a meeting place, between the old and the new, between the Mughal empire and India of tomorrow. we offer a structure of mixed uses including: Mughal Culture Museum, Community Center, Visitor Center, and Dining and Commercial Area.
The Black Taj - Journey through the Tesseract
The principle notion has been oriented around an existing well. The entire biography of Shah Jahan will be introduced through a journey, leading downward creating the then Mughal environment through lights and sounds. Nine phases of Shah Jahan's life would be narrated in this journey and each phase will be exaggerated with their artifacts.
The Black Taj - Kinesthetics of the ruins - YMVG39
The Black Taj or the 'Azal' as we've named it, is not black literally but by virtue of what it stands for. It actually got an equal intensity of emotion as the Taj but from the other end of the spectrum. If Taj stood for love and its purity, Azal stood for hate that it got from the very one whom it was meant for - Shah Jahan.
THE BLACK TAJ - AFTERGLOW - JOZT43
"The concept of immortality is askew. To live beyond time is more than a dream." As the design phase for the Black Taj began, the focus was on creating more than a static monument to the Mughal legacy. The structure had to be an organism of functions at the heart of Agra.
The Black Taj - The exemplar of Mughal architecture - GACB87
By responding to the Taj, we intend to enhance the beauty of it. This metaphoric approach is envisaged to make people think repeatedly, eventually unfolding different layers of history each time; which will give this built space its timeless quality.
The Black Taj - Presence in Absence - GPPB50
The intervention attempts to celebrate Taj Mahal as an epitome of an architectural poetry and physical manifestation of a soulful proposition of the mighty builder Shah Jahan. The obsessive insistence in refining the space that is bold yet calm, as a force that is able to penetrate and reveal the mystery of the human condition.
THE BLACK TAJ - ZWEE40
Memories flash backed, broken links joined down, time being twisted with cons of Mughals on showcase is what someone would feel after lingering in and around the BLACK TAJ. The traditional Mughal architecture influencing and thus responding to its context acts as the core of this design intervention [with modern materials and techniques erecting it.
The Black Taj - DRKD47
Interpreting beyond love toward his wife, Shah Jahan protects the region of Agra in a multidimensional matter in time, scale, and systems. Our design is "embracement", a story extending the legend of Shah Jahan beyond love toward his wife, toward the people, and the surrounding environment.
The Black Taj - Appropriating the Taj
The proposition chosen here is to deconstruct the Taj Mahal in order to understand the perfect ensemble of Indo-Islamic Architecture. The proposal highlights the underlying principles of the Taj which is influenced by both Hindu and Islamic architecture and how the collaboration of the two cultures has achieved perfection of both form and aesthetics.
THE BLACK TAJ - MEMNTO FOR SHAH JAHAN - DIFI54
Our design orchestrates a memento for Shah Jahan 'Builder of Marvels' where the most timeless material 'Light' has been used to create different abstractions & ambience of "Black Taj" (through shade, Total internal reflections on all sides of the cube by the materiality of glass) at the core of an optically corrected glass cube...
The Black Taj - The Setting Sun - NDIL83
In the moonlit realms of Agra, Black Taj emerges as the reflection of the Taj Mahal. Their reflective connection inspired our proposal . we present thus, the concept of The Black Taj as a twisted tale of torment and destruction contrasting Taj Mahal ideology. a composition that forces the visitor to reflect upon the meaning of this wonder in the world.
The Black Taj - The Moonlight Garden
The Moonlight Garden intervention tells a story of the glorious King with a secret plan to build an edifice that is greater than a place for himself. A place that offers a different meaning to the city and its people, as well as to mark his time as one of the revolutionary time in modern architecture, hence the greatness of his empire perpetuates.
The Black Taj - XBST88
The Taj Mahal rises above the banks of the river like a solitary tear suspended on the cheek of time. - Rabindranath Thakur Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness. - Frank Gehry
The Black Taj - The Unbuilt Legend
Black Taj Mahal was built on a legend, about love passion and spirituality. The idea was to preserve beauty of the legend existing in the imagination of passers. To give people a hint instead of pure picture. To provoke their imagination. To give them the unique experience through the forest of curtains that serves as a filter on the perfect image of Taj.
The Black Taj - Aux-Shia Bagh, The garden of Paradise - XJNN90
The proposal keeps intact the original idea of observing Black Taj as a reflection of Taj Mahal on Black reflective surfaces. With geometry and symmetry at core, the design celebrates and creates a 'Mughal Garden from paradise' as a final resting space for Shah-Jahan.
Black Taj
Black taj concept represents Taj Mahal seen through a black bamboo screen. Black Taj takes as support his ?twin? project in the other side of the river to express their close relationship. The existence of Black Taj?s concept depends on to that of Taj Mahal project.
Time Capsule
If Tajmahal represents the past then the complementary mass contained between the 4 minarets represent the present, which is the form of the proposed pavilion "Time Capsule". Both the Taj Mahal & the complementary mass forming a solid box representing history & Time. The outer shell a pixilated box made of glass as if it's sending a future image of Tajmahal.
The Black Taj - Unearthing Legacy - AXZR71
The project is to look at the Black Taj as a reversed representation of Shah Jahans tomb. Tombs are generally focused on the person it holds but overall it is a representation of the person?s legacy. It is a symbol that brings forward a person?s contribution - lifeworks - architectural development and cultural values of city at the time.
THE BLACK TAJ - UNBLACK - WQBX50
The city of Agra, rooted with our country's rich heritage, witnessed the rise and fall of an empire. This 100's of year old heritage is at the verge of its deterioration. So our proposal adds on to skyline of the city making TAJ even more prominent. A TRANSPARENT SPHERE IS PROPOSED TO KEEP THE IMAGE OF TAJ INTACT.
