Stepwell. Architetture per l’acqua nel nord Gujarat tra conservazione e recupero

Discovering water architectures in the north of Gujarat, India, means to describe an underground architecture, fascinating and hidden, like the stepwells. Rani ki vav, Adalaj ni vav, Asharwa Bai Harir vav are the three stepwells chosen to define the relationship between water, infrastructure, and architecture in Ahmedabad. The future of the stepwells is uncertain and open, poised between conservation and destruction; some have become monuments to be preserved; others become spaces of social integration or worship. The essay talks about a journey to India's heart, made up of continuous discoveries and revelations. The journey explores an architecture, studies its typological and spatial characteristics, wonders about its possible relevance.