As head of the local arts department at Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Asst Prof Kulajit Sengna has researched Isan art and design for 15 years. While creating artefacts inspired by Isan mural art, she felt uncomfortable painting with colours available in the market because they did not match the original paintings. Therefore, Asst Prof Kulajit decided to mix paints to create new shades herself.
a garden of paradise. so, everything around us is wood, then? yes. a low carbon building, i m guessing, then? absolutely. that was the central tenet or one of the central tenets of the design was that we should design something that was both environmentally sustainable but also socially sustainable. so the whole kind of. socially sustainable? yes, and so the involvement of the community was very important, too, that this building should sit comfortably in its community. so this was a competition in 2009 and members of the community non muslim members of the community were invited to be part of the process of choosing the architect, so involved from very, very early stages. but this isn tjust about sustainability. it s also a place designed to be welcoming to women. one of the things working here that you see is predominantly people who come throughout the day,
dominate this cambridge street. so, set behind the greenery, the building slowly reveals itself as you walk towards it. the inspiration, a wooded grove. a garden of paradise. so, everything around us is wood, then? yes. a low carbon building, i m guessing, then? absolutely. that was the central tenet or one of the central tenets of the design was that we should design something that was both environmentally sustainable but also socially sustainable. so the whole kind of. socially sustainable? yes, and so the involvement of the community was very important, too, that this building should sit comfortably in its community. so this was a competition in 2009 and members of the community non muslim members of the community were invited to be part of the process of choosing the architect, so involved from very, very early stages.
breathtaking, to be honest! the puzzle here was to try to create something that created a sense of awe, spirituality, but didn t dominate this cambridge street. so, set behind the greenery, the building slowly reveals itself as you walk towards it. the inspiration, a wooded grove. a garden of paradise. so, everything around us is wood, then? yes. a low carbon building, i m guessing, then? absolutely. that was the central tenet or one of the central tenets of the design was that we should design something that was both environmentally sustainable but also socially sustainable. so the whole kind of. socially sustainable? yes, and so the involvement of the community was very
relieved relieved but relieved but that relieved but that two and a half ears of two and a half years of stress structures you in a way, so it s difficult. and our final building swaps steel and concrete for wood. inspired by a garden of paradise, cambridge mosque is low carbon spirituality. six very different buildings, but all reflecting a desire on the eve of a global climate summit to tread gently on the planet. david sillito, bbc news. and we will be live at the awards ceremony with a special programme tonight at 7.30pm on the bbc news channel. we ll be looking at the six shortlisted entries, and find out which project is named best new building. time for a look at the weather. he is chris fawkes. across scotland we have thick cloud, quite windy and rain pushing