• Yash Javiya
• Pooja Jaiswal
• Maulik Hajarnis

The glorious history shows rich learning and scholastic excellence of India. This paper is an extract of the Undergraduate thesis of Architect Yash Javiya, an attempt to explore architecture that is ideal for educational spaces. It examines the underlying wisdom imbibed in the spatial organization of learning spaces in the ancient Buddhist schools, which are renowned across the globe as the first/ earliest instances of a formalized education system. Taking cues from the same, the author furthers his quest by understanding the task of designing the Indian Institute of Management at Bodh Gaya, Bihar. For the same, first, a thorough understanding of Buddhist philosophy and architecture is developed. In addition, the study gives an overview of other well-designed Management institutes in the country. Lastly, the study gives the proposed design for the undertaken project, wherein the designer attempts to imbibe the essence of Buddhist Architecture into the design of the campus.

Ashoka, Buddhist, Cultural, Educational, Spirit.

"Architecture for Educational Spaces Designing the Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya, Bihar", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no.19-30, September-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFL06003.pdf

"Architecture for Educational Spaces Designing the Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya, Bihar", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no. pp19-30, September-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFL06003.pdf