In a similar scenario, Ahmedabad’s traditional base also turns to progressive west. The nobility so much committed to patronage to traditions evolves further into progressive patrons to western masters. The local master builders are replaced by western masters of modern architecture. These masters, though brilliant in their own way, offer rational solutions to a ‘house’ in suburb in contemporary parlance, local material, catalan shell for roof, and a ‘free’ plan - though the limits unstated. A traditional house also offered a ‘free’ plan within the limits of the ethos of the community tradition. The new house plan could only be interpreted as ‘free’ between inside and outside, but with no barriers defining ‘life-style’. This was the statement of a ‘bay’ a ‘parallel wall’ but with a very different, hitherto unknown, manner of living - individualistic as opposed to family oriented - and perhaps the owners of Sarabhai House by Le Corbusier were expecting a western architect to help them redefine for them a western way of life for living in Ahmedabad of 1950s.
In the ongoing scenario of architecture ever since these imposed ideas got currency as status symbol, there was a spate of complete change in house building with ‘parallel walls’ in suburban situation. The story of influences, external imports and new interpretations continues. The society get what it deserves and the emerging built environment only reflects the level of the culture of people at any given time and as far as this belief is concerned the present scenario of architecture in Gujarat as anywhere else is hardly an exception.