Professor Adam Hardy
MA (Cantab.), Dip. Arch (Cantab.), PhD (CNAA), Registered Architect
Teams and roles for Adam Hardy
Emeritus Professor
Overview
Responsibilities
Director, PRASADA Director of Postgraduate Research Studies
External activities
Editing posts
Editorial Board member for South Asian Studies, Context, Abacus, Spandrel, Pakistan Heritage, South Asian Arts, Journal of History and Social Sciences
Other external activities
President, European Association of South Asian Art and Archaeology www.easaa.org
AHRC panel member and member of Peer Review Academy (2004-14)
Panel member, AERES (Agence d’Evaluation de la Reserche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur), France
Other information
Funding
Date | Details |
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2015 | The historic city of Ajmer-Pushkar. Mapping layers of history, use and meaning for sustainable planning and conservation. AHRC and Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR). £38.035 f.e.c. (one year from 16.1.16). |
2015 | The Nagara Tradition of Temple Architecture: Continuity, Transformation, Renewal. Leverhulme Trust. £270, 284 (three years from 1.10.15). |
Cardiff University Research Leave Fellowship awarded 1.9.14-31.8.15. | |
2014 | 'North Indian Temple Forms: Reconstructing Lost Origins', £8,865, British Adademy (two years) |
2013 | Temples of Ashapuri, conservation feasibility study, World Monuments Fund, first phase Rs. 16,00,000 (about £75,000) |
2012 | Ashapuri and the Formation of Bhumija Temple Architecture, INTACH-UK Trust, £1,608 |
2010 | AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership award (with British Museum), £55,050 |
2010 | Shree Kalyana Venkateshwara Temple near Bangalore |
2010 | Multimedia animation for ‘India: the Art of the Temple’ exhibition |
2006 | The Indian Temple: Production, Place, Patronage, £632,186 f.e.c., AHRC. |
2004 | ‘Culturally Sensitive Healthcare Environments’, report commissioned by NHS Estates, with Professor Mark Johnson et al. (De Montfort University): shared grant of £29,000. Contribution on architectural issues and the arts in healthcare. |
2001 | ‘Indian Temple Architecture and Dance’, collaboration with Dr Alessandra Lopez y Royo (University of Surrey) on connections and parallels between Indian classical dance and Indian classical architecture: shared grant of £5,000, AHRB. |
2001 | ‘Paramara Temples in Central India’, £1,964, British Academy. |
1997 | ‘Vernacular Architecture of Orissa’, £4,000, INTACH UK, £1,000, Society for South Asian Studies. |
1997 | ‘Shekhari Temples in Gujarat’, £1,000, Society for South Asian Studies. |
1992 | ‘Temples of the Yadava Period in Maharashtra’, £1,000, The Ancient India and Iran Trust, £1,200, Society for South Asian Studies. |
1987 | ‘The Tamil Dravida Tradition’, £1,650, Society for South Asian Studies. |
Publication
2023
- Hardy, A. 2023. Dependence and freedom in the theory and practice of Indian temple architecture. In: Hegewald, J. A. ed. Embodied Dependencies and Freedoms. Dependency and Slavery Studies Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 253-290., (10.1515/9783110979855-009)
2022
- Hardy, A. 2022. Re-creation and self-creation in temple design. arq: Architectural Research Quarterly 26(1), pp. 14-29. (10.1017/S1359135522000082)
2020
- Hardy, A. 2020. Vārāṭa temples: the lost tradition in-between. Presented at: 23rd conference for the European Association of South Asian Archaeology and Art (EASAA 2016), Cardiff, Wales, 4-8 July 2016 Presented at Greaves, L. R. and Hardy, A. eds.Bridging Heaven and Earth: Art and Architecture in South Asia 5th-21st century CE, Vol. 2. New Delhi: Dev Publications
- Greaves, L. R. and Hardy, A. eds. 2020. Religions, society, trade and kingship: archaeology and art in south Asia and along the silk road (research presented at the twenty-third conference of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art, Cardiff 2016). New Delhi: Dev Publications.
- Greaves, L. R. and Hardy, A. eds. 2020. Bridging heaven and earth: art and architecture in south Asia 5th-21st century CE (research presented at the twenty-third conference of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art, Cardiff 2016). New Delhi: Dev Publications.
2019
- Hardy, A. 2019. Indian Subcontinent 600–1400 CE. In: Fraser, M. ed. Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture, 21st edition., Vol. 1. RIBA and Bloomsbury Press
- Hardy, A. 2019. Indian Subcontinent 500 BCE–600 CE. In: Fraser, M. ed. Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture, 21st edition., Vol. 1. RIBA and Bloomsbury Press
- Prizeman, O., Branfoot, C., Rao, K. and Hardy, A. 2019. Proposing digital models for the discussion of contested conservation practice: Case studies from Tamil Nadu, India. Presented at: 27th CIPA International Symposium “Documenting the past for a better future”, Avila, Spain, 1-5 Sept 2019ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. IV-2/W. Copernicus pp. 133-140., (10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-2-W6-133-2019)
- Wessels Mevissen, C. and Hardy, A. 2019. Note on a recently reported early Śiva temple near Kothur (Telangana State). In: Berliner Indologische Studien., Vol. 24.
- Hardy, A. 2019. Kashmiri temples: a typological and aedicular analysis. In: Indology’s Pulse: Arts in Context (Essays Presented to Doris Meth Srinivasan in Admiration of Her Scholarly Research). New Delhi: Aryan Books International
2017
- Hardy, A. 2017. Indian Temple Design: Shree Venkateshwara Temple, Venkatapura, Karnataka. Architecture + Design
2016
- Prizeman, O. E. C. and Hardy, A. 2016. Rapid mapping and visual noise: recording for the visitor, resident, pilgrim and tourist; Ajmer, India (Work in Progress) - La cartografía rápida y ruido visual: grabación para el visitante, residente, peregrino y turístico; Ajmer, India (trabajo en curso). Presented at: 8th International Congress on Archaeology, Computer Graphics, Cultural Heritage and Innovation, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain, 5-7 September 2016 Presented at Lerma, J. L. and Cabrelles, M. eds.Proceedings: ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 - 8th International Congress on Archaeology, Computer Graphics, Cultural Heritage and Innovation. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica de València pp. 372-375., (10.4995/arqueologica8.2016.4479)
- Hardy, A. 2016. Brick infill: little known brick temples of the Pratihara period. In: Dhar, P. P. and Mevissen, G. J. R. eds. Temple Architecture and Imagery of South and Southeast Asia: Prasadanidhi: Papers Presented to Professor M.A. Dhaky. Aryan Books International, pp. 53-66.
- Hardy, A. 2016. Hindu temples and the emanating cosmos. Religion and the Arts 20(1-2), pp. 112-134. (10.1163/15685292-02001006)
- Hardy, A. 2016. Indian temple typologies. In: Etlin, R. ed. Cambridge History of World Religious Architecture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- Hardy, A. 2016. The Nagara tradition of temple architecture and "truth to Shastra". In: Williams, R. B. and Trivedi, Y. eds. Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation and Identity. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 274-320.
2015
- Hardy, A. 2015. Theory and practice of temple architecture in Medieval India: Bhoja's 'Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra' and the Bhojpur line drawings. New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts with Dev Publications.
- Hardy, A. 2015. Ashapuri: resurrecting a medieval temple site. In: Verghese, A. and Dallapiccola, A. L. eds. Art, Icon and Architecture in South Asia: Essays in Honor of Dr Devangana Desai., Vol. II. New Delhi: Aryan Books International, pp. 333-348.
2014
- Hardy, A. 2014. Designing a new Hoysala temple in Karnataka. In: Klimburg-Salter, D. and Lodja, L. eds. Changing Forms and Cultural Identity: Religious and Secular Iconographies: Vol. 1: South Asian Archaeology and Art. South Asican Art and Archaeology Belgium: Brepols Publishers
- Hardy, A. 2014. Bhoja, Bhojpur and the Bhumija. In: Willis, M. et al. eds. Cities and Settlements, Temples and Tanks in the Medieval Landscapes of Central India. Bhopal: Directorate of Archaeology, Archives and Museums, pp. 35-56.
2013
- Hardy, A. 2013. Indian temple typologies. Presented at: Glimpses of Indian History and Art. Reflections on the Past. Perspectives for the Future, Rome, Italy, 18-19 April 2011 Presented at Lorenzetti, T. and Scialpi, F. eds.Glimpses of Indian History and Art: Reflections on the Past, Perspectives for the Future: proceedings of the International Congresses, Rome, 18-19 April 2011. Convegni Vol. 19. Rome: Sapienza Università pp. 101-126.
2012
- Hardy, A. 2012. The brick Shiva temple at Kalayat in the context of Nagara temple architecture. In: Jain, S. and Dandona, B. eds. Haryana Cultural Heritage Guide. INTACH with Aryan Books International, pp. 55-63.
2011
- Hardy, A. 2011. Architecture. Oxford Bibliographies Online: Hinduism (10.1093/OBO/9780195399318-0003)
- Hardy, A. 2011. The expression of movement in architecture. The Journal of Architecture 16(4), pp. 471-497. (10.1080/13602365.2011.598698)
2010
- Hardy, A., Fleming, S., McLeod, C., Balanchandra, M., Raguraman, B. and Sampathkumar, B. 2010. Multimedia animation of temple forms for 'India: the Art of the Temple' exhibition, Shanghai Museum, China. [Digital video]. London: British Museum. Available at: http://www.prasada.org.uk/prasada_design_projects_multimedia_display.html
- Hardy, A. 2010. Hoysala Temple [Design for Shree Kalyana Venkateshwara Temple, Venkatapura, Dist. Kolar, Karnataka, India]. [Design]. Venkatapura, Dist. Kolar, Karnataka, India. Available at: http://www.prasada.org.uk/prasada_design_projects_hoysala_temple.html
2009
- Hardy, A. 2009. Drāvida temples in the Samarānganasūtradhāra. South Asian Studies 25(1), pp. 41-62. (10.1080/02666030.2009.9628698)
2008
- Hardy, A. 2008. Sthapatyaveda (Architecture). In: Cush, D., Robinson, C. and York, M. eds. Encyclopedia of Hinduism. London: Routledge, pp. 834-836.
2007
- Hardy, A. ed. 2007. The temple in South Asia. Proceedings of the 18th conference of the European Association of South Asian Archaeologists, London, 2005 Vol. 2. London: British Association of South Asian Studies.
- Hardy, A. 2007. The temple architecture of India. Wiley Academy.
- Hardy, A. 2007. Parts and wholes: the story of the Gavaksa. Presented at: 18th European Association of South Asian Archaeologists Conference, London, UK, 2005 Presented at Hardy, A. ed.The Temple in South Asia [Proceedings of the 18th European Association of South Asian Archaeologists Conference], Vol. 2. London: British Association for South Asian Studies pp. 63-82.
2003
- Hardy, A. 2003. Multi-cultural architecture. Global Built Environment Review 3(2), pp. 13-17.
2002
- Hardy, A. 2002. Sekhari Temples. Artibus Asiae 62(1), pp. 81-137.
2001
- Hardy, A. 2001. Tradition and transformation: Continuity and ingenuity in the temples of Karnataka. The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 60(2), pp. 180-199. (10.2307/991703)
1999
- Hardy, A. 1999. Birabalabhadrapur: a Brahmin village in Orissa. South Asian Studies 15, pp. 67-83. (10.1080/02666030.1999.9628567)
1998
- Hardy, A. 1998. Form, transformation and meaning in Indian Temple architecture. In: Tillotson, G. H. R. ed. Paradigms of Indian architecture: space and time in representation and design. Collected papers on South Asia Vol. 13. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon, pp. 107-135.
1997
- Hardy, A. 1997. Hybrid temples in Karnataka. In: Tilden, J. ed. First under heaven: the art of Asia. Hali annual Vol. 4. London: Hali Publications, pp. 26-43.
1996
- Hardy, A. 1996. Temple (freestanding): India. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, pp. 437-440.
- Hardy, A. 1996. The Indian Subcontinent. In: Cruickshank, D. and Fletcher, B. eds. Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture. 20th ed.. Oxford: Architectural Press, pp. 747-786.
- Hardy, A. and Teymur, N. eds. 1996. Architectural history and the studio. London: Question Press.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Architectural history and ways of seeing?. In: Hardy, A. and Teymur, N. eds. Architectural history and the studio. Question Press, pp. 187-207.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Time in Indian temple architecture. In: Vatsyayan, K. ed. Concepts of Time: Ancient and Modern. New Delhi: IGNCA, pp. 354-372.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Roda. In: Turner, J. ed. The Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, pp. 501.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Architecture: Indian Subcontinent south of the Narmada River, 4th - 6th c AD. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, pp. 257-259.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Architecture, Karnataka and Andhra, 6th - 11th c AD. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 293-302.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Architecture, Karnataka and Andhra, 11th - 16th c AD. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, pp. 324-328.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Architecture, Maharashtra, 6th - 11th c AD. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 275-278.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Architecture, Maharashtra, 11th - 16th c AD. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. Grove, pp. 315-317.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Kiosk: India. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. Grove, pp. 71-72.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Gopura. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, pp. 3-5.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Torana. In: Turner, J. ed. The Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, pp. 160-161.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Somnathpur. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove
1995
- Hardy, A. 1995. Indian temple architecture : form and transformation ; the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa tradition, 7th to 13th centuries. New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
1992
- Hardy, A. 1992. The Indian Temple: a dynamic microcosm. Cosmos 8, pp. 41-57.
Artefacts
- Hardy, A. 2010. Hoysala Temple [Design for Shree Kalyana Venkateshwara Temple, Venkatapura, Dist. Kolar, Karnataka, India]. [Design]. Venkatapura, Dist. Kolar, Karnataka, India. Available at: http://www.prasada.org.uk/prasada_design_projects_hoysala_temple.html
Articles
- Hardy, A. 2022. Re-creation and self-creation in temple design. arq: Architectural Research Quarterly 26(1), pp. 14-29. (10.1017/S1359135522000082)
- Hardy, A. 2017. Indian Temple Design: Shree Venkateshwara Temple, Venkatapura, Karnataka. Architecture + Design
- Hardy, A. 2016. Hindu temples and the emanating cosmos. Religion and the Arts 20(1-2), pp. 112-134. (10.1163/15685292-02001006)
- Hardy, A. 2011. Architecture. Oxford Bibliographies Online: Hinduism (10.1093/OBO/9780195399318-0003)
- Hardy, A. 2011. The expression of movement in architecture. The Journal of Architecture 16(4), pp. 471-497. (10.1080/13602365.2011.598698)
- Hardy, A. 2009. Drāvida temples in the Samarānganasūtradhāra. South Asian Studies 25(1), pp. 41-62. (10.1080/02666030.2009.9628698)
- Hardy, A. 2003. Multi-cultural architecture. Global Built Environment Review 3(2), pp. 13-17.
- Hardy, A. 2002. Sekhari Temples. Artibus Asiae 62(1), pp. 81-137.
- Hardy, A. 2001. Tradition and transformation: Continuity and ingenuity in the temples of Karnataka. The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 60(2), pp. 180-199. (10.2307/991703)
- Hardy, A. 1999. Birabalabhadrapur: a Brahmin village in Orissa. South Asian Studies 15, pp. 67-83. (10.1080/02666030.1999.9628567)
- Hardy, A. 1992. The Indian Temple: a dynamic microcosm. Cosmos 8, pp. 41-57.
Book sections
- Hardy, A. 2023. Dependence and freedom in the theory and practice of Indian temple architecture. In: Hegewald, J. A. ed. Embodied Dependencies and Freedoms. Dependency and Slavery Studies Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 253-290., (10.1515/9783110979855-009)
- Hardy, A. 2019. Indian Subcontinent 600–1400 CE. In: Fraser, M. ed. Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture, 21st edition., Vol. 1. RIBA and Bloomsbury Press
- Hardy, A. 2019. Indian Subcontinent 500 BCE–600 CE. In: Fraser, M. ed. Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture, 21st edition., Vol. 1. RIBA and Bloomsbury Press
- Wessels Mevissen, C. and Hardy, A. 2019. Note on a recently reported early Śiva temple near Kothur (Telangana State). In: Berliner Indologische Studien., Vol. 24.
- Hardy, A. 2019. Kashmiri temples: a typological and aedicular analysis. In: Indology’s Pulse: Arts in Context (Essays Presented to Doris Meth Srinivasan in Admiration of Her Scholarly Research). New Delhi: Aryan Books International
- Hardy, A. 2016. Brick infill: little known brick temples of the Pratihara period. In: Dhar, P. P. and Mevissen, G. J. R. eds. Temple Architecture and Imagery of South and Southeast Asia: Prasadanidhi: Papers Presented to Professor M.A. Dhaky. Aryan Books International, pp. 53-66.
- Hardy, A. 2016. Indian temple typologies. In: Etlin, R. ed. Cambridge History of World Religious Architecture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- Hardy, A. 2016. The Nagara tradition of temple architecture and "truth to Shastra". In: Williams, R. B. and Trivedi, Y. eds. Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation and Identity. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 274-320.
- Hardy, A. 2015. Ashapuri: resurrecting a medieval temple site. In: Verghese, A. and Dallapiccola, A. L. eds. Art, Icon and Architecture in South Asia: Essays in Honor of Dr Devangana Desai., Vol. II. New Delhi: Aryan Books International, pp. 333-348.
- Hardy, A. 2014. Designing a new Hoysala temple in Karnataka. In: Klimburg-Salter, D. and Lodja, L. eds. Changing Forms and Cultural Identity: Religious and Secular Iconographies: Vol. 1: South Asian Archaeology and Art. South Asican Art and Archaeology Belgium: Brepols Publishers
- Hardy, A. 2014. Bhoja, Bhojpur and the Bhumija. In: Willis, M. et al. eds. Cities and Settlements, Temples and Tanks in the Medieval Landscapes of Central India. Bhopal: Directorate of Archaeology, Archives and Museums, pp. 35-56.
- Hardy, A. 2012. The brick Shiva temple at Kalayat in the context of Nagara temple architecture. In: Jain, S. and Dandona, B. eds. Haryana Cultural Heritage Guide. INTACH with Aryan Books International, pp. 55-63.
- Hardy, A. 2008. Sthapatyaveda (Architecture). In: Cush, D., Robinson, C. and York, M. eds. Encyclopedia of Hinduism. London: Routledge, pp. 834-836.
- Hardy, A. 1998. Form, transformation and meaning in Indian Temple architecture. In: Tillotson, G. H. R. ed. Paradigms of Indian architecture: space and time in representation and design. Collected papers on South Asia Vol. 13. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon, pp. 107-135.
- Hardy, A. 1997. Hybrid temples in Karnataka. In: Tilden, J. ed. First under heaven: the art of Asia. Hali annual Vol. 4. London: Hali Publications, pp. 26-43.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Temple (freestanding): India. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, pp. 437-440.
- Hardy, A. 1996. The Indian Subcontinent. In: Cruickshank, D. and Fletcher, B. eds. Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture. 20th ed.. Oxford: Architectural Press, pp. 747-786.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Architectural history and ways of seeing?. In: Hardy, A. and Teymur, N. eds. Architectural history and the studio. Question Press, pp. 187-207.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Time in Indian temple architecture. In: Vatsyayan, K. ed. Concepts of Time: Ancient and Modern. New Delhi: IGNCA, pp. 354-372.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Roda. In: Turner, J. ed. The Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, pp. 501.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Architecture: Indian Subcontinent south of the Narmada River, 4th - 6th c AD. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, pp. 257-259.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Architecture, Karnataka and Andhra, 6th - 11th c AD. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 293-302.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Architecture, Karnataka and Andhra, 11th - 16th c AD. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, pp. 324-328.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Architecture, Maharashtra, 6th - 11th c AD. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 275-278.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Architecture, Maharashtra, 11th - 16th c AD. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. Grove, pp. 315-317.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Kiosk: India. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. Grove, pp. 71-72.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Gopura. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, pp. 3-5.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Torana. In: Turner, J. ed. The Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, pp. 160-161.
- Hardy, A. 1996. Somnathpur. In: Turner, J. ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove
Books
- Greaves, L. R. and Hardy, A. eds. 2020. Religions, society, trade and kingship: archaeology and art in south Asia and along the silk road (research presented at the twenty-third conference of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art, Cardiff 2016). New Delhi: Dev Publications.
- Greaves, L. R. and Hardy, A. eds. 2020. Bridging heaven and earth: art and architecture in south Asia 5th-21st century CE (research presented at the twenty-third conference of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art, Cardiff 2016). New Delhi: Dev Publications.
- Hardy, A. 2015. Theory and practice of temple architecture in Medieval India: Bhoja's 'Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra' and the Bhojpur line drawings. New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts with Dev Publications.
- Hardy, A. ed. 2007. The temple in South Asia. Proceedings of the 18th conference of the European Association of South Asian Archaeologists, London, 2005 Vol. 2. London: British Association of South Asian Studies.
- Hardy, A. 2007. The temple architecture of India. Wiley Academy.
- Hardy, A. and Teymur, N. eds. 1996. Architectural history and the studio. London: Question Press.
- Hardy, A. 1995. Indian temple architecture : form and transformation ; the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa tradition, 7th to 13th centuries. New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
Conferences
- Hardy, A. 2020. Vārāṭa temples: the lost tradition in-between. Presented at: 23rd conference for the European Association of South Asian Archaeology and Art (EASAA 2016), Cardiff, Wales, 4-8 July 2016 Presented at Greaves, L. R. and Hardy, A. eds.Bridging Heaven and Earth: Art and Architecture in South Asia 5th-21st century CE, Vol. 2. New Delhi: Dev Publications
- Prizeman, O., Branfoot, C., Rao, K. and Hardy, A. 2019. Proposing digital models for the discussion of contested conservation practice: Case studies from Tamil Nadu, India. Presented at: 27th CIPA International Symposium “Documenting the past for a better future”, Avila, Spain, 1-5 Sept 2019ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. IV-2/W. Copernicus pp. 133-140., (10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-2-W6-133-2019)
- Prizeman, O. E. C. and Hardy, A. 2016. Rapid mapping and visual noise: recording for the visitor, resident, pilgrim and tourist; Ajmer, India (Work in Progress) - La cartografía rápida y ruido visual: grabación para el visitante, residente, peregrino y turístico; Ajmer, India (trabajo en curso). Presented at: 8th International Congress on Archaeology, Computer Graphics, Cultural Heritage and Innovation, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain, 5-7 September 2016 Presented at Lerma, J. L. and Cabrelles, M. eds.Proceedings: ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 - 8th International Congress on Archaeology, Computer Graphics, Cultural Heritage and Innovation. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica de València pp. 372-375., (10.4995/arqueologica8.2016.4479)
- Hardy, A. 2013. Indian temple typologies. Presented at: Glimpses of Indian History and Art. Reflections on the Past. Perspectives for the Future, Rome, Italy, 18-19 April 2011 Presented at Lorenzetti, T. and Scialpi, F. eds.Glimpses of Indian History and Art: Reflections on the Past, Perspectives for the Future: proceedings of the International Congresses, Rome, 18-19 April 2011. Convegni Vol. 19. Rome: Sapienza Università pp. 101-126.
- Hardy, A. 2007. Parts and wholes: the story of the Gavaksa. Presented at: 18th European Association of South Asian Archaeologists Conference, London, UK, 2005 Presented at Hardy, A. ed.The Temple in South Asia [Proceedings of the 18th European Association of South Asian Archaeologists Conference], Vol. 2. London: British Association for South Asian Studies pp. 63-82.
Videos
- Hardy, A., Fleming, S., McLeod, C., Balanchandra, M., Raguraman, B. and Sampathkumar, B. 2010. Multimedia animation of temple forms for 'India: the Art of the Temple' exhibition, Shanghai Museum, China. [Digital video]. London: British Museum. Available at: http://www.prasada.org.uk/prasada_design_projects_multimedia_display.html
Research
Research interests
Adam Hardy's research is largely in the history of architecture in South Asia, particularly Indian temple architecture (Buddhist, Hindu, Jain). This work embraces most of the subcontinent over a long time span, and involves detailed formal analysis. Drawings play an important part in my research, not only for explanation but also as a means of analysis. He has done related work on vernacular architecture in India, and on the nature of multi-cultural art and architecture.
Adam is interested in relationships between architectural history/theory and practice: architectural history can be approached through the eyes of a designer, while architectural design can be informed by an understanding of principles and processes underlying traditional architectures. PRASADA, the centre he started in 1996, aims to bring theory and practice together and to understand them in their broader cultural context.
Architectural History must always be a kind of re-creation, and recently, after more than thirty years of familiarity with the architectural languages of Indian temple-building traditions, projects that have come in Adam's direction involve the ’re-creation’ of ancient temples in different and direct ways: working out forgotten temple designs from thousand-year-old drawings engraved on rocks and from Sanskrit vastushastra texts (see The Indian Temple); designing a new temple in the 12th-century Hoysala style; and recovering lost temple designs from thousands of stone fragments for a World Monuments Fund conservation project in Madhya Pradesh. He is currently leading a large project on the Nagara tradition, funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
As first supervisor he has supervised fourteen PhDs to completion. Details of his postgraduate research supervision, research projects and architectural design work can be seen on the PRASADA website.
Main expertise
History and theory of architecture, settlement and art of South Asia.
Supervision experience
Supervised 15 PhDs and 2 MPhils to completion.
Additional supervision interests
Happy to consider all architectural history topics, especially for the medieval period, and proposals for which architectural drawing is either a focus or a method.
Contact Details
+44 29208 75982
Bute Building, Room 2.63, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB