The Ecological Intelligence of Sacred Landscapes

The sacred pushkarani, or tank, located on the eastern side of Krishna temple in Hampi, India. Image © Dey.sandip. License Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.Architecture often speaks about ecological design as though it were a recent discovery. Biodiversity corridors, regenerative landscapes, sponge cities, and more-than-human urbanism are presented as emerging responses to contemporary environmental crises. Across India and the SWANA region, landscapes shaped throu