Theorist

Michael W. Meister

South Asian architectural history
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Type Cosmos Heritage

Details

Nationality
American

Notes

Historian of Indian temple architecture; describes the Brihat Samhita as the first Indian text describing 'something like a vastupurusamandala'.

Sources

  1. Meister, M. W. Studies on the vastupurusamandala. n.d..
  2. Meister, M. W. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Indian Temple Architecture, Vol. 1: South India. American Institute of Indian Studies / University of Pennsylvania Press, 1983.
  3. Meister, M. W. Mandala and Practice in Nagara Architecture in North India. 1979.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Michael W. Meister." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/michael-meister/. Accessed July 17, 2026.