VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

OF PUNJAB

SUBMITTED TO:- SUBMITTED BY:-

Ar. Shraddha DISHANT VERMA
ROHAN
VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF PUNJAB
• The word vernacular derived from ‘vernaculus’ means ‘native’.
• Hence vernacular architecture – native science of building.
• The term "vernacular architecture" in general refers to the informal building of structures through
traditional building methods by local builders without using the services of a professional architect.
It is the most widespread form of building.
• PUNJAB  "punj meaning five and ab meaning water, thus the land of five rivers”.
 AREAS OF PUNJAB
The area of Punjab can be divided into:
• Majha is a historical region of the Indian Punjab
comprising the modern districts of Amritsar, 
Pathankot, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran. It lies between
rivers Ravi, Beas and the Sutlej. This region is called
the heartland of Punjab and is celebrated as being the
'Cradle of Sikhism'.
• Doaba is the region of Indian Punjab between the
rivers Beas and Sutlej. The name "Doaba" literally
translates to "land between two rivers" ("Do" two, "Ab"
river; Punjabi). It is one of the most fertile regions of
the world and was the centre of the Green Revolution
in India. To this day, it remains one of the largest per
capita producers of wheat in the world. The cities in
Doaba are Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar, Shahid
Bhagat Singh Nagar(Nawashahr), Kapurthala and 
Mukerian.
• Malwa is a region of Punjab south to river Sutlej. The
Malwa area makes up majority of the Punjab region
consisting 11 districts. Cities: Ludhiana, Rupnagar, 
Patiala, Sangrur, Bathinda, Mansa, Ferozepur, Fazilka
 MATERIALS OF PUNJAB
‡ HISTORY OF PUNJAB LINKS WITH ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS AS:- The 
Indus Valley Civilization spanned much of the Punjab region with cities such as Harappa
 (modern-day Punjab, Pakistan). The Vedic Civilization spread along the length of the 
Sarasvati River to cover most of Northern India including Punjab. This civilization shaped
subsequent cultures in the Indian subcontinent.
‡ INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION gifted mankind many assets like sewage system, town
planning ,bathing area , ware houses , dock yards , and the most important use of BAKED
BRICKS it can be seen in all excavated sites of indus valley civilization.
‡ Hence , the backed clay bricks flourished through the years and named as NANAK SHAHI
BRICKS .
• There are a no. of others locally available materials that can be used in rural area.
• They can be used with different construction techniques, which does not require much
skilled labour. Some of them are:
 Cow Dung
 Thatch
 Straw
 Mud
 Timber
 Bamboo