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Necessity is the mother of all Innovations. cyberspace. The power of innovation can be seen in the way Technology is merging with Creativity, such that today, Architecture as a profession has been undergoing manpower on sites can be reduced and also cost-time factors continual transformation through the ages. Initial changes can be reduced. happened with the discovery of stone and metal as materials. Self-supporting, permanent structures were built. The next 3D printing of buildings has now become a reality. change was initiated by the discovery of the wheel and metal Although not commercially available yet, it is the unwritten tools, which enabled shaping and sizing of materials and future. Other technologies such as pre-cast construction their transportation. This led to buildings being built on high and concrete and aluminium-cast buildings are now gaining mounts like the Parthenon. Further ahead, tools transformed prominence: these are not new innovations. into construction machinery, which led to the discovery of more processed materials. The way we practice architecture is also undergoing innovations: initial handmade concept drawings are now Innovation in aesthetics could be seen in many of the replaced by 3D concepts with the help of the latest softwares; buildings - polishing, painting and engraving were at the virtual reality is now the latest tool in conveying design forefront of embellishment. In the Indian context, the art of experiences to clients by them wearing the gadget and araish work, carving on stone panels, hollow clay water-pipes walking through and looking around the virtual building. 10 within stone walls created climatically cool spaces. All these Five years ago these things were unheard of or mocked as showed how technologically advanced building construction gimmicky.. was becoming. The key is adaptation. And then electricity and piped water changed the entire scenario of building construction, as it introduced Innovation is our reality and the only constant.. more sciences into the designing of buildings. It also gave more flexibility in the placement of various spaces. Processing units came up with newer hybrid materials which made possible spanning of larger buildings and transparent facades. The glass and steel era had begun!

Today we sit at another threshold of innovation.

The pandemic has pushed the majority of us closer to computers and softwares. We have learnt to communicate, select materials, take decisions, all the while remaining in by Ar. Mukul Goyal JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021

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Planning for Intentional Temporariness: Case of a community-led urban regeneration initiative in Kolkata Ar. Debayan Chatterjee JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS • Application of Bamboo as Walling Material in Moderate Climate Conditions : A study of the Coimbatore region Ar. P.Ragunath, Dr. Sanil Kumar, Ar. Vani Soundarya • Resilience : Social Responsibility as an Architect during the Pandemic Ar. Nanditha Nagaraj JULY 2021 JULY 2021 JULY PLANNING FOR INTENTIONAL TEMPORARINESS: CASE OF A COMMUNITY-LED URBAN REGENERATION

12 12 INITIATIVE IN KOLKATA Ar. Debayan Chatterjee Urban Designer, Jacobs-India [email protected] JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 13 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

JULY 2021 13 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Historically, cities in India have always Historically, Indian cities today physically changing are festivals, periodic markets festivals, street and cultural events, years. After independence, it was the modernistfor city for fixity and time for dynamism, novelty and becoming” fixity and time for time-spaces as ‘multiple, relational, and co-produced’and relational, ‘multiple, as time-spaces binary distinctions such as the country and created 2017), and helps in the temporariness’ (Madanipour, planning which generated the thrust for fixity across fixity across planning which generated the thrust for deliberatethe However, permanenttemporary. versus practice of ‘Time-Space planning’ allows planning deeply to learn from and communities professionals practitioners need to revisit their conceptual associationpractitioners need to revisit slower than the rate demanded by the pace of activities slower than the rate demanded by the from the traditional physical city- signifies a shift new imagination of ‘urban’ places/ societies. Here, the societies. places/ ‘urban’ of imagination new Here, making paradigm to one which interprets the city as a making paradigm to one which interprets backdrop for activities. Therefore, contemporary urban activities. Therefore, for backdrop are a few examples of such ‘embedded’ a few practices that are alternative development narrative cherishes varied have been part of people’s an integral everyday lives within. And the emerging trend of ‘temporarywithin. And the emerging trend urbanism’ with urban permanence possibilities and explore of de- stood “…space in a dichotomy where which is grounded celebrated temporariness in various ways: religious constructing the current mainstream planning narrative planning mainstream current the constructing flexibilities and opennessre-conceptualizing urban by (Ferreri, 2015; May et al, 2001). (Ferreri, (Massey, 1999). In this context, the introduction of (Massey, ‘embedded temporariness’, on ‘intentional stresses ‘Time-Space planning’ (Chatterjee, 2017, 2021), as an Keywords time-space planning, mainstream and marginalized actors, actors, and marginalized mainstream planning, time-space Given the overwhelming evidence that cities are a Given the overwhelming evidence that cities are ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION 1. ‘Change’ is the only constant in urban societies. Thus, in urban societies. constant is the only ‘Change’ temporary, why have urbanists been why on permanence? so focused temporary, from space. It, therefore, can empower both mainstream and mainstream can empower both therefore, It, space. from for any cities, but more importantly for highly diverse cities in the cities diverse highly importantly for but more cities, any for overlay of buildings and activities that are in one way or another, in one way or another, overlay of buildings and activities that are compGiven the overwhelming evidence that cities are a complex that cities are evidence compGiven the overwhelming Planning’ can prevent urban decline, reduce space poverty, and poverty, space reduce urban decline, Planning’ can prevent Figure 1: Basemap - Scottish cemetery, Park street, Kolkata (Source: Author) Author) (Source: Kolkata street, Park cemetery, Scottish 1: Basemap - Figure research aims to position ‘Time-Space aims to as an alternative Planning’ research marginalized actors in curating time-bound (socio-spatial) everyday everyday (socio-spatial) time-bound curating in actors marginalized new resilient approaches that refuse to build lasting imaginationslasting build to refuse that approaches resilient new project exemplifies how the deliberate application of ‘Time-Space application exemplifies how the deliberate project practices during difficult times. To illustrate that, this research this research that, illustrate difficult during times. To practices planning discourse that recognizes time as something inseparable recognizes that planning discourse (Bishop et al, 2012, p.3) Levy’s strategic indicators to examine the case critically through Levy’s examine the case critically to indicators strategic an ongoing community-led regeneration initiative in Kolkata. The Kolkata. in initiative regeneration community-led ongoing an and accept a transient yet robust urban narrative. This is the case This urban narrative. robust yet a transient and accept various actors and their roles, types of spatial and institutional of spatial types and their roles, actors various Global South, typically in India, the focus of this study. The following The of this study. the focus in India, Global South, typically strategic temporary-use practice, just development temporary-use practice, strategic support social inclusion across scales. The analysis also draws from analysis The scales. support across inclusion social conventional planning needs to re-evaluate its priorities and adaptand priorities its re-evaluate to planning needs conventional experiments, and their contribution towards just development. towards and their contribution experiments, essay adopts a case study approach, and documents and analyzes and analyzes and documents approach, adopts a case study essay JULY 2021 JULY 2021 JULY

Figure 2: Re-framing diagnosis (Source: Author, adapted from base diagram in 'The Temporary City', 2012)

urban is “…understood as a living pulse, assembling and urban dynamics, uses and practices artificially through disassembling itself in a reversible manner according to strict regulations” (Andres et al, 2019: 3). The top- 14 14 needs and opportunities, market demands and supply down (formal) master planning, being inherited from of resources, restrictions, and aspirations of inhabitants” the Global North, celebrated ‘the ideas of permanence, (Mehrotra et al, 2018). stability, linearity, and control’, created enough rooms for speculative urbanisms, and prioritized needs of To further elaborate on the need for a new privileged society (Andres, 2012; Urban catalyst, 2003). approach to planning, this essay will analyze a case of a Such frequent exclusion of marginalized communities community-led regeneration initiative in Kolkata (Ref. in the formal planning process forced inhabitants Figure 1). It will demonstrate how ‘Time-Space planning’ to adapt informal ways to perform alternative, and its transformative approach rely on bottom- inexpensive, and ‘localized citizen-led place-making up, community-led strategic actions, and, (reactive) practices’, triggering various forms of ‘temporary place-making processes in the pursuit of socially just urbanism’ across regions (e.g. tactical urbanisms, DIY development in and around the Park Street area. urbanisms, autonomous urbanisms, etc.). (Andres et al, 2019; Goodfellow, 2010). Methodologically speaking, the key types of work in this study include: exploring theories and concepts, The concept of ‘temporary urbanism’ emerged in collecting information and field data, interpreting data Global North to enjoy short-term social and economic dialogically in relation to the conceptual framework and, benefits of bottom-up temporary-use practices (Bishop formulating arguments through various theory pictures, et al, 2012). But, the idea is equally applicable for visual sketches, and site photographs. The necessary Global South cities which experience the notion of base information for the research has been gathered temporality through different forms of insurgent place- partly via desktop research, self-observations, informal shaping practices (Miraftab, 2009, 2017). According to on-field, and telephonic interviews, and partly through Lefebvre (1991) and Lehtovuori (2000), these diverse collaborations with a few representatives of the residing ‘Temporary-use practices’ do not happen by accident. communities, project partners, and other researchers too. Rather, they engage in “…conscious production of space, involving practices, conceptualizations, and 2. SHIFT IN APPROACH: FROM FIXITY TO experiences” (Ruoppila et al, 2015). In support of this FLEXIBILITY argument, the essay will refer to a particular case in Kolkata, where the underused urban environment in Since the mid-1970s, a tendency was developed one of the deprived areas significantly improved through in the Global South [1] to encourage many conscious planning and execution of short-term place- (developing) countries in the implementation of long- making interventions engaging civil societies, urban term master and development plans “… to control practitioners, and disadvantaged communities. JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 15 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

JULY 2021 15 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Section 4.0 assesses whether the Scottish (i) It builds on and creates synergy between in actors synergy (i) It builds on and creates (ii) It has a multiplier effect in changing the material sociallyjust for (iii) It expands manoeuvre the room for The Scottish Cemetery regeneration project is is regeneration project The Scottish Cemetery functions in clearly defined zones” (Moatasim, 2019). (Moatasim, 2019). functions in clearly defined zones” Here, the paper presents an important correlation the paper an importantHere, presents correlation the regeneration case and also applies her ‘strategic ‘strategic her applies also and case regeneration the private sectors. planning and its applications can strategically planning and its applications can strategically strategy to inhabit a city like Kolkata where there there where strategy to inhabit a city like Kolkata curates sociallyspaces, carefully just environments, such a framework through the chosen case's empirical the chosen case's empirical such a framework through specifics. to Levy (2008:3), ‘action planning’ According in India, which employs temporary-use as a deliberate competition resources. and spaces extreme over is Such time-bound practice continuously improvises indicators’ (2008) to demonstrate how Time-Space the the marginalized urban lives. However, improvise an example of an on-going experiment-led practice the modernistand establishes “the antithesis of author does a top-down ‘application’ of not conduct builds upon Safier’s (2002) ‘four-dimensional Michael civil society, the public, and private sectors. civil society, Cemetery case meets the requirements of these Cemetery case meets the requirements her framework but rather adds to the understanding of her framework but rather adds to the understanding of conception of space based on a strict segregation of of segregation conception of space based on a strict strategic 'action planning' [2] with Levy's of Caren can be‘strategic’ only if : identified as (room for manoeuvre) [3] assessment, the author (room for and institutional of the poor. conditions and public the involve also which but society, civil by led actions ‘strategic indicators’ or not. Further, to do the RFM ‘strategic indicators’ or not. Further, If urban practitioners are willing to accept If urban practitioners are 3. ASSESSING TEMPORARY INTERVENTIONS INTERVENTIONS TEMPORARY ASSESSING 3. "Global South cities should be conceptualized as formal imaginaries and recommends future opportunities future imaginaries and recommends formal 1997). (Healey, ‘doing things differently’ for from space (1992) and therefore, provokes both provokes the and therefore, space (1992) from the very frame of thinking, and locate unseen advantages the planners need to have prior knowledge and faith 2008). their cumulative just impacts on urban lives (Levy, the outcome of layers of planned interventions combined to operate between in the cracks local possibilities and through the ‘prism of the temporary’through (Bishop et al, understandings of time that is something inseparableunderstandings of time that is something temporality as the new urban reality, then it will be then temporality as the new urban reality, in the strategically focused micro-transformations and in the strategically focused micro-transformations in existing knowledge systems and skills can help 21st mainstream and marginalized actors to view the city and mainstream mainstream planning, it reinstates Lefebvre’s Lefebvre’s planning, it reinstates mainstream necessary to reframe the traditional spatial planning necessary to reframe allow uncertainties in the urban- narrative to formally highlights the 2). This Figure making processes (Ref. alternative an as planning’ ‘Time-space adapt to need al, 2019, p.2). But, to host such experiment-led urbanisms, within existing Indian cities. with alternative-substitute place-making that represents with alternative-substitute place-making that represents century urban practitioners to ‘read the cracks’, challenge century urban practitioners to ‘read different forms of of forms et impermanence”permanent (Andres different enhances the capacities of planners and communitiesand planners of capacities the enhances development approach (Chatterjee, 2021). Unlike development approach AND THEIR STRATEGIC APPLICATIONS STRATEGIC THEIR AND Figure 3: Regeneration alliance and development actors (Source: Author) (Source: actors and development alliance 3: Regeneration Figure The author that welcoming necessary shiftsbelieves 2012). Its process-oriented collaborative also approach model of the action space of planners’, and its technical, garbage dumping or activities related to drug abuse. In organizational, social, and strategic dimensions, to 2008, a Scottish charity KSHT was set up to rescue the

JULY 2021 JULY 2021 JULY frame this examination. According to Safier, these cemetery from its on-going abusive encroachment. To make up the ‘drivers of change’ which, if engaged in revive its historical glory, KSHT began the basic jungle- combination, can result in progressive urban outcomes: cleaning work and appointed a conservation architect on - Technical actions involve those that enhance an urgent basis to commence tomb restoration activities. the ethics of individuals or groups and advance local Later, the principal conservation architect Dr. Neeta Das knowledge from Neeta Shubhrajit Das Associates (NSDA, 2020) - Organizational actions involve changing existing realized that “…once conserved, the cemetery would institutions’ goals, resources, priorities, and procedures soon return to a state of dereliction. People living around - The social dimension refers to efforts to mobilize would soon start appropriating and abusing the place as community participation and interaction nobody lived there” (Desai, 2019: 21). The neighbouring - Strategic actions connect with contextual slum-dwellers’ disinterest towards the conservation circumstances to identify and exploit situations in a program was due to their lack of awareness and cultural strategic way as they relate to time, and space. disassociation with the Scottish heritage property. Therefore, to ensure long-term project sustenance, it was 4. URBAN-REGENERATION INITIATIVE essential for the members of KSHT and NSDA to find out IN PARK STREET, KOLKATA: UNPACKING ITS ways to engage local people in the development process. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND JUST IMPACTS Keeping this goal in mind, KSHT inaugurated a For the past seven years, the author and his new community-centric regeneration mission in 2014 research lab, Untitled Research Studio (URS) colleagues, under which they collaborated with a group of urban have been working on a public-space preservation designers (URS) and social scientists, Banipur Sahayog program where their research focus finds alignment (BS). The new team (URS and BS) jointly conducted a with the concept of ‘Time-Space planning’. They explore detailed physical and social survey [4] of the cemetery alternative possibilities to reclaim and redefine the precinct area to identify/ recognize the interested/ public assets of Kolkata. The journey started with their uninterested (local) communities, their perceptions, first project with Kolkata-Scottish Heritage Trust (KSHT), aspirations, and outlined probable social, economic where the URS team encouraged 3,000 disadvantaged and environmental benefits what the regeneration people to become engaged in a community-led project can offer for the betterment of the adjacent regeneration initiative in and around the Park Street Muslim neighbourhoods. Based on survey results, the area, which involved over 100 skill augmentation architects and urban designers (of NSDA and URS) 16 16 workshops for locals in the vicinity including women, initially prepared an economically lucrative tourism children and economically challenged sections. Today masterplan which was heavily criticized by communities they steer the direction, and the mechanism is self- because of their limited involvement with the top-down propelled through a series of strategic temporal planning/ designing activities, unjust consensus-seeking architectural and open-space interventions hosted approach, and the common fear of eviction. Finally, within the Scottish cemetery area. The following sub- the civil societies (KSHT and BS), urban practitioners sections will present an in-depth analysis of the project (NSDA, 2020 and URS), and (marginalized) dwellers and reveal a range of improvisation possibilities that collectively agreed to formulate a series of ‘open the Time-Space approach can generate under deeply action-plans’ (stressing on social objectives) that unequal conditions. The analysis draws from Levy’s would revise its strategies and targets every year based strategic indicators to examine the case critically on changing community priorities. The proposed through various actors and their roles, types of spatial action plans demanded sincere contributions of local and institutional experiments, and their contribution government in the fair distribution of physical/ social towards just development. At this juncture, the author amenities, which never happened on time because of does not however present an explicit justification of the the ruling political party’s disinterest towards a non- selection of the particular case; rather, the empirical profit foreign-funded project, and delays in keeping discussion will endeavour to reveal its pertinence to the promises due to bureaucracy. Thus, the project partners focus and premise that the research sets out with. had to implement alternative temporary-use practices to address the immediate needs of the urban poor that 4.1. Creating ‘Synergy’ further enabled stakeholders to develop mutual trust Started in 1826, the Scottish Cemetery in among themselves. Kolkata houses the graves of over 4,000 Scots and important people from the 19th and 20th centuries. The previous analysis highlights how the It fell into disuse after Independence when the Scots continuous co-production of place-making strategies left India. During the same time, various strategically and the mutual trust achieved among the local located vacant land-pockets surrounding the cemetery communities, technical experts (NSDA and URS) and ground (in Park Street area) started offering cheap and civil societies (KSHT and BS), helps in construction informal accommodations to Muslim migrants and their and maintenance of synergies through-out the project, families, mostly from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Soon, the which is crucial for the success of ‘strategic action exponential growth of such informal settlements/ slums planning’ (Ref. Figures 3 and 4). 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JULY 2021 17 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (ii) Skill-building centre: The cemetery (ii) Skill-building centre: for women, a weekend school for dropped-out children, school dropped-out women, a weekend children, for for space in the heart of a crowded city’ allowing localspace in the heart of a crowded making them responsible for repairs’ (Desai, 2019). repairs’ making them responsible for into a local skill-building-cum-community knowledge building sessions change every year based on the needs building sessions change every year based and a few community educational initiatives on family community and a few healthcare, and hygiene. The themes of the skill- healthcare, communities to conduct temporary activities such as outdoor painting classes, seasonal sports events, public Figures 2017). (Ref. day events, etc. (Das, 2020; KSHT, sessions enhancement skill employability hosting centre Also, NSDA utilizes the cemetery of the urban poor. techniques, ‘thereby on conservation and horticulture gatehouse/ office has temporarily been transformed youth training to unemployed providing for ground (Ref. Figures 8, 9, and 10). Figures (Ref. Figure 5: Outdoor drawing class within the cemetery (Source: Author) Author) (Source: the cemetery within drawing class 5: Outdoor Figure 5, 6a, 6b, and 7). Before Before ground: multipurpose ‘Common’ (i) 4.2. Amplifying ‘Multiplier Effects’ 4.2. Amplifying The growing community interests related to community interests The growing The next section will describe new how these few thematic-interventions stressing on open-space thematic-interventions stressing few the ‘collective vision’ of the project which was to “… the ‘collective vision’ of the project the new regeneration plan provoked KSHT and the plan provoked the new regeneration technical experts urban designers) to and (architects testing grounds for alternative visions of future urban alternative visions of future for testing grounds that is under continual negotiation and reconstruction, reconstruction, that is under continual negotiation and private ground into ‘a much-needed open private ground green place, leading to an obvious detachment from its place, leading to an obvious detachment from plans’ recommended project partners to implement a project plans’ recommended partnership models can further curate opportunities for surroundings (Das, 2020). Post-independence,surroundings the independence, of the Scottish people the insecurity Such participatory planning helped in formulating involved have very different capacities to exercise very capacities to exercise involved have very different become proponents of the collaborative prominent as foreigners and ‘the fear of theft of the corpse and and ‘the fear as foreigners and youth development. approach to planning. Their communicative spaces Their communicative to planning. approach out appropriate allowed various stakeholders to figure valuables’ made the burial ground a highly guarded a highly guarded valuables’ made the burial ground ways to work together regardless of their differences. differences. their of regardless to work together ways current regeneration program has turned the same the has turned program regeneration current development, women empowerment and childhood create safe and hygienic green urban space for the urban space for and hygienic green safe create Scottish Cemetery” city and the community around engagement in creative spatial experimentsengagement in creative and offer development. different forms of power" (Levy, 2008, p.16). forms of power" (Levy, different given that it is set in a context in which the actors context in which set in a that it is given (URS, 2016, p.30). To achieve this, the ‘open action- 2016, p.30). To (URS, Figure 4: Key stakeholders of Scottish Cemetery Project (Source: Author) (Source: Project Cemetery of Scottish stakeholders 4: Key Figure JULY 2021 JULY 2021 JULY

Figure 10: Skill-building session for women (Source KSHT)

(iii) No-wall policy: The Scottish cemetery, which was earlier struggling with vandalism, theft, and social resistance, has now adopted a ‘no-wall policy’ granting 24-hour access rights to all the local inhabitants (NGS, 2018). Groups of young residents are voluntarily safeguarding the heritage property and its surrounding areas from anti-social activities.

The social survey report in 2015 (prepared by BS), introduced the vulnerable communities and their everyday tussle with unemployment, overcrowding, mal-nutrition, drug addiction, and lack of education. In response to that, the first ‘open action-plan’ wanted to mitigate the risks through formal collaborations with the ward-councillor and local government. As the government planners denied helping with this issue, the urban practitioners from NSDA and URS were unable to fulfil the essential spatial demands for social amenities. Finally, the ‘strategic’ use of the Time- 18 18 Space approach offered an alternative opportunity to re-conceptualize the fixity of spatial boundaries as an amendable condition. And therefore, space poverty was reduced by connecting “both people in need of spaces and unused spaces as social and economic waste” (Ferreri, 2015, p.185). The temporary sports ground along with the weekend school-cum-vocational training centre were able to satisfy people’s recreational, educational, and safety needs. These material benefits have significantly contributed to the improvement of livelihoods in the last seven years. No wonder, the regeneration program is experiencing a substantial increase in the number of participants every year.

At an institutional level, the regeneration alliance (formed among KSHT, NSDA, BS, URS and communities) did the foundational work in supporting the slum-dwellers to expand their ‘social interaction and mobilization’ (Safier, 2002) through procedurally just practices. Their ‘invented spaces’ [5] (Miraftab, 2017) assisted the urban poor in confronting the authorities and changing their attitudes towards the initiative. Despite all its initial delays, KMC and the local police finally agreed to provide a few key services that include “…the maintenance of law and order, control of illegal possession, regular provision of basic civic amenities (such as reliable water supply), and cleaning and amenity improvement” (KSHT, 2019: 1). These institutional and Top to Bottom: Figure 6: Street football championship outside the material benefits have collectively created a range of cemetery (Source: Kolkata-Scottish Heritage Trust); Figure 7: Sports day celebration within the cemetery (Source: Kolkata-Scottish Heritage powerful ‘multiplier effects’ (Levy, 2008) across scales. Trust); Figure 8: Health education for women (Source: Author); These have also transformed the lives of the urban poor Figure 9: Weekend school for slum children (Source: Kolkata-Scottish by allowing more and more access to social safety-nets.

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JULY 2021 19 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Figure 11: Collaborative (Time-Space) Author) planning (Source: 11: Collaborative Figure In the neo-liberal innovations: Strategic (iv) The membersThe of the innovations: (iii) Social In terms of innovations: (ii) Organizational the regeneration alliance the regeneration innovations: (i) Technical Examining the Scottish-cemetery case has case Scottish-cemetery the Examining 4.3. Expending the ‘Room for Manoeuvre’ for the ‘Room 4.3. Expending failed to impose in approach its conventional end-state trickle-down benefits,regeneration initiatives have the the beneficiaries. (Ref. Figure 12). Figure the beneficiaries. (Ref. them further to shift from the them further to shift from periphery to the centre the employment and housing-related issues, due to the employment and housing-related the fixed outcomes. In this final discussion, the author In this final discussion, the author the fixed outcomes. to embrace incompleteness through its processes and through to embrace incompleteness those moments to host multiple time-bound to host multiple those moments experiments demands” the reconcile provisionally that attempted “to trying “…to organize life according to strict rules and to according organize life trying “…to participatory place-making to foster transparency, trust, transparency, participatory place-making to foster pooreducation, and health, temporarilythe to resolve professional innovations’ (Safier, 2002) in the urban- the in 2002) (Safier, innovations’ professional prioritizes marginalized inhabitants’ ideas/ aspirationsprioritizes marginalized inhabitants’ presents an overall assessment of the case to explain an overall assessment presents parameters” (Simone, 2019: 116). It took (Simone, 2019: parameters” of advantage safety-related issues, the alliance is incapable to tackle issues, the alliance is incapable to tackle safety-related regeneration initiative deliberately to propose a regeneration refuses residents of localresidents neighbourhoods economic by widening regeneration schemes. Despite making the promise of schemes. Despite making the promise regeneration regeneration alliance have done commendable work regeneration in supporting to expand their social the slum-dwellers assists interactions and mobilizations, and therefore, its limited institutional capacity, constraints in the constraints its limited institutional capacity, making process (Ref. Figure 11). Figure making process (Ref. innovations (Safier, 2002) linked with the planning of 2002) innovations (Safier, revealed that the Time-Space approach has somehow has approach Time-Space the that revealed budget, and weak/ ambiguous connections with localbudget, and weak/ ambiguous connections between the civil societies and state enables urban and social and inviting gentrification. In this inequalities a history of neglecting the middle and lower-income and inclusion by building (periodic) consensus among alliance is quite limited. Although the current synergy current alliance is quite limited. Although the asset mapping, flexible zoning, and embraces ‘technical- asset mapping, flexible zoning, and embraces and its ‘well-articulated framework of ethics’ (Levy, 2008) (Levy, and its ‘well-articulated framework of ethics’ usingby reality into concrete them and transforms and skills. This collaborative knowledge form appropriate address social injustices in Park Street area and beyond. and social area address in Park Street injustices and experimental of the processes and not on nature how the technical, organizational, socialhow the technical, and strategic context, Time-Space planning for the Scottish Cemetery context, Time-Space planning context, there are always risks involved with urban always are context, there of urban socio-spatiality. The alliance also aims for The alliance also aims of urban socio-spatiality. of planning applies strategic tools like ‘open action-plan’, can ‘expand the room for manoeuvre’ (Levy, 2008) to manoeuvre’ (Levy, can ‘expand the room for communities. Here, impermanencecommunities. Here, allows planning such of The currency offers scopefor improvisations. is dependentcommunity-led practice on the flexibility operated at the very moments where formal planning operated formal where the very moments at government/ private developers. (Safier, 2002), the contribution of the regeneration 2002), the contribution of the (Safier, (Simone, 2019) of the concerned marginalized of the concerned marginalized (Simone, 2019) ‘extending institutional and inter-organizational reforms’ reforms’ ‘extending institutional and inter-organizational ‘intentional temporariness’ [6] (Madanipour, 2016) 2016) ‘intentional temporariness’ [6] (Madanipour, JULY 2021 JULY 2021 JULY

Figure 12: Micro transformations (Source: Author)

profit-driven program; instead, it stresses on pursuing of implementing borrowed imaginations and instead social objectives. The strategic applications of the Time- stresses the co-production of contextual and flexible Space approach also challenges the mainstream planning futures. The Scottish cemetery project successfully imaginations by setting up a few new protocols; “…It illustrates these aspects of Time-Space planning. promotes looser visions rather than idealized end-states; it aims to be implementable through having flexible (ii) The regeneration case did witness active phasing, an open time frame and a tactical approach participation of a range of non-government actors; slum- that can respond to changing conditions; it values and dwellers, professional planners/ architects, heritage trust seeks to build on what is already on site; it nurtures the members, and NGO workers. These actors followed an ‘everyday’; it is based firmly on user collaboration; and it iterative conflictual process to set up a hybrid alliance proceeds through smaller projects, many of which will be that catalyzed long-term changes. However, because of temporary but which may have a significant cumulative the divergent interests, the local political leaders and impact over time” (Bishop et al, 2012: 189). As a result, the government officials somehow became obstacles to 20 20 the outcome promises a new form of urbanism that can the timely implementation of the project. The lack of easily afford ‘experimentation’ and ‘adaptability’, and synergy among these different groups of government improvise the on-going urban-making processes. and non-government actors reduced the just benefits of the program too. 5. CONCLUSION (iii) The experiment-led improvisation practice The purpose of this study is not to suggest presented herein displays certain resilience to formulaic replacing the long-term interventions entirely with time- conventions. Rather than a grand subversion of the bound interventions. Rather, it celebrates the notion system, as often characterizing the rights-based of adaptability and openness in planning, intending approach, it appears to operate at the interstices of to dialogue with two key aspects of global planning the system itself. Rather than the politicized consent- debates. These pertain to, firstly, how planners/ designers seeking processes, it relies on the more spontaneous work with the time and, secondly, the pressing need for performances and enactments of shared knowledge developing a theory of ‘urban impermanence’. Such an across actors. Such a collaborative approach carefully exploration will also pursue a potential in how different builds and maintains a crucial link between the ‘synergy’ communities and regulators of urban space can gain and outcomes or a range of positive ‘multiplier effects’ substantive advantages in recognizing ‘temporariness’ impacting social injustices in Kolkata. in its field, rather than treat uncertainty, spontaneity, and incompleteness as objects or categories of conflict. ‘Time-Space planning’ is keen on making/ remaking the urban more inclusive rather than gathering resistance The case which has been discussed here represents against exclusionary urban policies and processes. These only a tiny fraction of the varied Temporary-use practices 'strategic' practices involve actions that help to endure the already happening in and around Kolkata. However, inhabitable and therefore, improvise within the formal the following key learnings what the current study norms of planning. This article has attempted to trace how highlights across chapters would be equally applicable such improvisation practices can use impermanence to for other time-bound place-making practices too: anticipate unexpected forms of urban living and expand planning goals, tools, approaches, and collaborations. (i) Any form of temporariness does not occur by This is what the author explores, both conceptually and accident. Behind every such time-bound intervention, empirically, in the study’s focus on planning ‘temporariness’. conscious planning for time, space, and justice is involved. The case that has been examined here, reveals a collective Planning here deals with situations that cannot afford leaning towards how impermanence is, paradoxically, permanence. And therefore, rejects the possibilities more enduring, and resilient than permanence. JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 21 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

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JULY 2021 23 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS In the experimentalthe In that evident is it analysis, Fire tests of bamboo tests of Fire that its have shown Most publications stated the lamination of the lamination of the stated the Most publications Chinese architect Gary Chang proposing Gary Chang a tiny Chinese architect 3. RESEARCH & DISCUSSION & RESEARCH 3. The author worked on a live design project project design live a on worked author The zoned blocks the all 1 are Figure in shown As for which the secondary walling element was taken as for to each room while also providing privacy to each to each room while also providing the bamboo building tends to perform well with low the use of bamboo which allowed for transformation, the use of bambootransformation, allowed for which the original bamboo fibre arrangement. Consequently, bamboothe original Consequently, arrangement. fibre people one hand and to live fully facilitated on the processed and dried bamboo dried processed and produce to strips straight finished panels, boards, are elements etc. They partition naturally. The outer walls are of AAC blocks The outer walls are which have naturally. reduce air-conditioning for artificial cooling, artificial air-conditioning for each unit reduce with a dedicated wind tower which draws in is provided racks and mail bins are kept outside the rooms. Each racks and mail bins are research (Figure 2) and bamboo (Figure partition wall detail research material, the procuringand transportation does not in low embodied much energy by resulting require minutes they start to lose strength rapidly (Hansen, rapidly (Hansen, minutes they start to lose strength of the building is fully of bamboo.main structure Also, micro apartment of 45 sq. m using sliding walls with apartment of 45 sq. m using micro reached a moisture content of 10 percent. a moisture reached bamboo or mixed bamboo and the primary walling was blocks west blocksite, the in the for selected was bamboo also fuses well with other sustainable materials a considerably low U-Value of 0.51 w/m 2 0C = 0.08 a considerably low U-Value Exterior plaster is made using a traditional t2h 0F. BTU/f and cross ventilation from windward sides. Also, to windward ventilation from and cross allocated in the third semester of the Masters in Masters the of semester allocatedthird the in The students were course. Architecture Environmental asked to experiment with various sustainable materials for this study and justify their choice. The building five Of the lifts. and staircase central the around a bamboo till it which was dried formed, mat was fibre high flow air from terrace and lets it in to coolroomshigh flow air from the was designed as shown in Figure 3. Corridors connect was designed as shown in Figure was the hostel for married students in Coimbatore, married students in Coimbatore, was the hostel for walls are so thin that after burning for only a few only a few thin that after burning for so walls are while the earth blocks,like compressed and clay, mud having a spacious room on the other (Kampinga, 2015). with flat strips on the sides. The final the sides. The final with flat strips on canproduct be dwelling unit is are planned to trap efficient daylighting dwelling unit is are occupant. of space and hygiene, the shoe For reasons energy (Noerwasito, 2015). of AAC blocks durability. for carbon footprint. Since bamboo being a locally grown charring rate is similar to that of timber. The culm The culm charring rate is similar to that of timber. carbonised, bleached and double carbonised. This type of bamboo product is called ‘ply bamboo’ (Lugt & cm long pieces with an electrical saw, while maintaining maintaining while saw, with an electrical pieces cm long flexibility and maximizing space. His system allows 4 allows system His space. maximizing and flexibility Vogtlander, 2015). Vogtlander, 2018; Kaminski et al, 2016). renewable, bamboo fibre, bamboo strips, bamboo strips, bamboo fibre, renewable, Keywords: Several studies have been to carried out related Bamboobeenhas sincematerial building a as use in 2. LITERATURE REVIEW LITERATURE 2. ABSTRACT Qi et al (2014) have conducted research by Qi et al (2014) have conducted research In his inaugural address, the then Hon'ble Prime Minister of Minister the then Hon'ble Prime address, In his inaugural 1. INTRODUCTION 1. taking one metre length bamboostaking one metre split longitudinally the inner nodes, bamboo semicircular the tubes were the construction industry than before through optimum through the construction industry than before to aims research properties.This mechanical its of usage the quick and easy availability of other chemical-basedthe quick and easy availability of other the self-sufficiency of the developing increase times. To being considered for modern architectural design. Also, bamboo bamboo Also, design. architectural modern for considered being friendly and widely available, as the wood resources are diminishing are as the wood resources available, and widely friendly flexibility, tenacity, and ‘endurance', which has been integral to to integral has been which and ‘endurance', tenacity, flexibility, pushed through a fluffer. By continuous rolling, the By continuous a fluffer. pushed through partially or along with other materials. sheet. This sheet was crosslinked in the direction of direction the in crosslinked was sheet This sheet. structural details of joinery and construction techniques. bambooof usage the study fully, either element wall as scaffoldings. It has been widely used in south-east Asia its width with a series of dotted and/or linear shaped into two semicircular bamboointo two semicircular tubes.removing After role in as one of the main walling elements in houses. 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This is seen This centuries. for Asia of people throughout life the daily cracks along the longitudinal direction. The net-like cracks along the longitudinal direction. of valuable usefulness in the construction of houses andof valuable usefulness in the construction cities, bambooa instead as is not used in the structures, pergolas, citiesmany In etc. jaalis, for element decorative with other materials. replete with potential and promises for ecological and livelihood and livelihood ecological for and promises potential with replete going into details of the propertiesthe of bambooof details into going onand properties are used to the maximum. This study focuses on the focuses study maximum. This the used to properties are promoting bamboo, from being a traditional building material to to material building traditional a being from bamboo, promoting plant with ‘extraordinary' qualities, he called it a ‘symbol of strength, of strength, called it a ‘symbol qualities, he with ‘extraordinary' plant as a substitute building material which is renewable, environment- is renewable, which building material as a substitute research This forests. natural felling on imposed are restrictions and usage of bamboo as a wall element, either fully, partially or along either fully, wall element, usage of bamboo as a India, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee christened bamboo as ‘green gold’, gold’, as ‘green bamboo christened Vajpayee Bihari Atal India, Mr. support globally. Stating that though bamboo was an ‘ordinary' an ‘ordinary' though bamboo was that Stating support globally. sustainable material, fast growth, less carbon footprint, low fast growth, footprint, carbon less material, sustainable can play a huge role in the construction industry in the construction if its mechanical a huge role can play embodied energy. The main thrust is that bamboo that is thrust main The inrole large a play can lime mix mortar which is an excellent heat barrier. All if executed with bamboo partitioned walls, will have a the inner partition walls were taken as bamboo walls comfortable indoor temperature. Also, the simulation

JULY 2021 JULY 2021 JULY (bajareque bamboo wall) where bamboo poles and output shows that bamboo building is performing well reeds were used as framed wall partition. These can also with moderate climate. be plastered to give a modern finish. Figures 4 and 5 show the details of the west-side balcony filtering the Before starting the research, my aim was to find radiation and lintel planter box for additional shading. the answers to the questions that came to my mind after my UG in Coimbatore. Even though the firm where I was 4. RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS practicing, did not use bamboo for construction except for scaffoldings. I was in the region where it has grown From the simulation result from Enscape for well once upon a time. This drove me to this research in Sketchup, it is evident that usage of bamboo walls my PG and find out more on how bamboo construction balances the heat flow inside the spaces as indicated in could be brought back. In the fast-growing concrete Figure 6,7 and 8. Also, according to Table 4 (p.25) of the world, bamboo tends to come back as an alternative National Building Code (NBC) of India, the simulation to typical building materials and thus increases the result was seen to meet with the recommended values of environment quality. Bamboo, as a fast-growing material, illuminance and minimum lux level. provides a good alternative to typical building materials, which would also regenerate over a certain period. Also, Detailed analysis of Figure 1 in HEED (Home the study hopes to increase the value of bamboo again Energy Efficient Design) result also confirms that the and bring it back as a valid building material, motivating walls on four sides have average U-Factor of 0.44% other construction engineers to start it as well. which supports that bamboo, when introduced as walling material, not only functions well but increases From the above simulations it is evident that the performance of the building by less u value as shown bamboo building performs well with comfortable indoor in Table 1. From this table, it is evident that the design, temperatures, thus having a lesser carbon footprint.

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JULY 2021 25 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 Decrement factor Decrement 3 8 8 8 Time lag 0 0 0.2 0.3 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 factor factor Average U Average Average U Average 1 1 0 0 Walls 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 Transmissivity Transmissivity Transmissivity Transmissivity of Absorptivity of Absorptivity 1 0 0 100 100 100 0.008 99.992 surface surface Windows & doors Windows % Of maximum % Of % Of maximum maximum % Of 1 0 0 0.8 12096 13842 12096 12095 Area(sq.ft) Area(sq.ft) East East West West South North South North Figure 2: Key plan 2: Key Figure Simulation results and u-value of walls & fenestrations. (Source: HEED) (Source: fenestrations. walls & u-value of and results 1: Simulation Table JULY 2021 JULY 2021 JULY

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JULY 2021 27 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Ar. P. Ragunath Ragunath P. Ar. R.V.S. from has graduated Ragunath P. Ar. Coimbatore, of Architecture, School he is a Senior Currently in 2017. Tamilnadu Architects, Walls with Breathing Architect pursuing his He is currently Coimbatore. in Environmental of M.Arch. final semester Of School Ooty Mcgan’s from Architecture He is also an IGBC-AP. Architecture. Sanil Kumar Dr. and urban is an architect Sanil Kumar Dr. in of experience a decade planner with over and with sustainable architecture working In addition, he has been planning concepts. studies focusing on environmental working for materials on the usage of alternative practices. construction Soundarya Vani Ar. degree holds a Masters Soundarya Vani Ar. - (Sustainable Architec Design in Advanced and in practice She has been teaching ture). involved is currently a decade. She over for of residential on wall materials in research for thermal comfort achieve buildings to climate. moderate I would also like to express my gratefulness to Ar. my gratefulness to Ar. I would also like to express I sincerely thank my dissertation coordinator thank my dissertation and I sincerely Protection from pests from in comes first always Protection Acknowledgments throughout the dissertation process. the throughout use, as it grows. It is evident from the above research the above It is evident from research use, as it grows. than coniferous trees, while absorbing carbon while absorbing trees, dioxide. than coniferous peoplebamboo. with who build is solution Boron structural codes, which could be back when brought Since bamboo product, is a 100% natural is not energy and surveys that bamboo has faded as walling material expended production,bamboo on making for ready only because of poor of uniform workmanship and lack executed in right manner. and course of study. during the topic selection considered to be bestthe considered and the most protection For the environment. without harming ecological, village a built that company a is House Ibuku example, of bamboo.entirely Bamboo oxygen 35% more releases guide, Dr. Sanil Kumar, for his inputs and valid criticism his inputs for Sanil Kumar, guide, Dr. Vani Soundarya for guiding me with her valuable ideas guiding me with her valuable Soundarya for Vani From the study of bamboo,of study the From lookingand for Bamboo material included as a mainstream is not 5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION 5. future of construction to good ecology. But after a of construction to goodfuture ecology. for building construction in the academic curricula in the academic construction building for Hence most designers remain unaware of this wonderful this of unaware remain designers most Hence thorough study of bamboothorough material, one as a building understand that mass cutting of trees will not lead the cutting of trees understand that mass teaching through dissemination by academicians and by academicians dissemination teaching through sustainable material. Students need to beto need Students material. sustainable exposed to it is not possible to easily connect timber with bamboo. innovation and global bestinnovation in the field. Previous practices and findings must into classroombe integrated research incorporating bamboo in the syllabus. REFERENCES 1 Theory and its Regulatory Review. Literature L. (2018). Hansen, W. 2020, August 2: 19–32. 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One of the most for answers to the question “What materials can becan materials “What question the to answers used worthiest materials that doesworthiest materials environment. not harm the without harming the environment?”, people canenvironment?”, the harming without can come to the conclusion that this is exactly one of thecan come to the conclusion of architecture, civil and interior design disciplines. and interior design civil of architecture, JULY 2021 JULY 2021 JULY RESILIENCE : SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS AN ARCHITECT DURING THE PANDEMIC Ar. Nanditha Nagaraj Associate Professor 28 28 Nitte School of Architecture Planning & Design (Nitte SAPD), Bengaluru, India [email protected] JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 29 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

JULY 2021 29 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS During this pandemic attention was drawn to to was drawn pandemic attention During this Urbanization has a major impact on the construc- the on impact major a has Urbanization 1.1. Literature Review and case study: Review Literature 1.1. The creation of the Malleshwaram extension The creation Heart (Dec- The Cultural - The article Malleswaram few factors of the understanding of the fast-spread of of of the fast-spread factors of the understanding few the Plague was in process which even before formation from the virus. But there is a need to think more in in more is a need to think the virus. But there from fatal to society solutions. by suggesting design the division and sub-division of these huge properties. then 50 – 90 % of the peoplethen 50 – 90 % of the apartment living in neighbourhoodthe pandemic in the of Malleshwaram of the layoutthe extension and the development work valueland and land of demand the today, industry tion distance in maintaining required the material quality, layout- the Patankars who lived in a the newly-formed a small portion- of these houses re plot. Today two-acre has witnessed erstwhile rich Malleswaram acres. three the their families lived in these large bungalows, before privilege, “dignity of life.” The environmental quality, quality, The environmental privilege, “dignity of life.” posure external world reported to the being SARS paper- the pre highlight and the shortfalls to analyse is becoming such pandemics from to defuse any paredness stayed here, including peoplestayed here, like Divan Sheshadri Iyer ing the highlight of articles in the media today. mation show the planning that was done in an area of 430 in an area mation show the planning that was done manner to the public (Sharifi, A. et al, 2020). the Diwans of Mysore main. When this layout formed, inevitable process of dissolution of joint families created if one person in an apartment building was infected, if one person was infected, in an apartment building between the building, providing goodbetween providing building, the venti- and light Kaadu Malleswara temples are much older, about 1500 much older, Kaadu Malleswara temples are are analysed and a few solutions to create a healthy en- solutions to create and a few analysed are 50 feet in 3 categories: 40 feet, roads by dividing acres (15 plots),feet 120 x 330 plot sizes were The and 60 feet. to two were sizes plot The Murthy. Krishna Divan and and civic-minded people. generations of Two to three By doing all these and sitting at home, we were safe safe at home, we were all these and sitting By doing years old. It is sad to see the cycle of big bungalows and vironment are discussed. are vironment COVID-19 positive. The reason for this is our built en- COVID-19 positive.reason The Even and its indoor quality. vironment environmental has made a noticeable change in the residence design residence has made a noticeable change in the depriving thewith a lot of violations in byelaws and importantfew consid- design the are These etc. lations, health, hygiene, socialhealth, hygiene, masks. and wearing distancing even those the news and stories, from we have all heard distancing and without ex- who maintained physical with future- ready design solutions. The objective of this of The objective solutions. design ready future- with day. The transformation of Malleshwaram is fast transformation becom- The day. ended up being tested positive. Through this paper, a ended up being tested positive. this paper, Through (2014), gives aduring 1889-1902, discussed by Shobha insites of allotment plan, layout the of account detailed for- The details of the layout Bangalore. in old outbreak not being to in a scientific erations, which are catered can Herald, 2010) talks about the nobles who lived in depth and introspect the causes of the wide-spread. As As depth and introspect the causes of the wide-spread. garden properties converted into a crowded locality properties converted into a crowded to- garden The Malleswaram locality is about 300 years old and the 150 x 215 feet (24 plots) and 220 x 225 feet (45 plots). plots) and 220 x 225 feet (24 150 x 215 feet architecture, COVID-19, design skills, futuristic skills, futuristic design COVID-19, architecture, Keywords: ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION 1. - human civi of the progressing the backbone are Architects - for archi This pandemic has been a testing time Architects are environmentally-sensitive and environmentally-sensitive are Architects hygienic surroundings, creating a load on health and sanitation. a load on health and sanitation. creating surroundings, hygienic housing societies, have become the prime criteria in the urban criteria the prime become have housing societies, lization. This pandemic has affected the urban structure more than more the urban structure pandemic has affected This lization. functionality and demand an elevation of designing skills tects to introspect their creations from all aspects from of tects to introspect their creations by amending a new set of byelaws and regulations. amending a new set of byelaws by between the buildings are not maintained, this factor adds to un- adds to this factor maintained, not between the buildings are byelaws in the built environment are most unobserved, leading to are in the built environment byelaws faster transmission of SARS COVID-19. These issues can be closely issues can be closely These COVID-19. transmission of SARS faster respect towards nature, and a thorough understanding thorough a and nature, respect towards buildings designed by architects are less vulnerable to are buildings designed by architects adverse circumstances becauseadverse circumstances of their training, ethics, the rural silhouette. This is because of the cities’ spatial planning spatial is because of the cities’ the rural silhouette. This io are already manifested by creating satellite towns, smart towns, cities satellite creating by manifested already io are - dwell multi-purpose their land for ing the transition of sharing of and its implementation city The congestion. creates ings, which hold great social responsibility. Actually speaking, socialhold great responsibility. of the site context. These strengths help the design of the site context. These strengths be- come site-specific. a load on the old layouts. This problem calls for immediate actions immediate calls for problem This a load on the old layouts. and pandemic-responsive designs. The layouts planned a century layouts designs. The and pandemic-responsive high cultural thoughtful and maintain more be far seen to ago are of the because between the buildings. Now, distancing and social an unhealthy atmosphere in the neighbourhood. As the setbacks the setbacks in the neighbourhood. As atmosphere an unhealthy and development. Vertical growth, such as apartments and group as apartments growth, such and group Vertical and development. design, multi-dwelling buildings, pandemic-responsive. design, multi-dwelling demand for land and the increased land value, these individual bun- these individual land value, land and the increased demand for studied to combat such situations in the future by implementation implementation by in the future situations such combat studied to - experienc are and old layout areas the core Moreover scenario. - the urban scenar combat solutions to A few solutions. of scientific of life”. The narrow distancing between the buildings has led to between the buildings has led to distancing narrow The of life”. Figure 1 : Old bungalow in Malleshwaram Figure : https://twitter.com/kappansky/status/988699167445934080/ (Source photo/1) galows are being converted to multi-dwelling units and are causing units and are multi-dwelling to being converted galows are This fact is curbing the neighbourhood from the "right to dignity to the "right the neighbourhood from fact is curbing This JULY 2021 JULY 2021 JULY

Figure 2 : Map of Malleshwaram, Bengaluru.

1.2. Hypothesis commuted in these lanes were also infected. During Based on this study the hypothesis is that the two April 2021 to May 2021, as the virus was airborne, these variants, the built environment and the open space in areas were fully contaminated since the residences and the surroundings, have a direct impact on the occupant’s multi-dwellings were closely placed, without following health and well-being. The increase in population creates the recommended byelaws, and because they were also a load on the locality. This has also been seen through the densely populated. Apartments fell prey to infection 30 30 primary and secondary surveys of this area, and corrobo- as the common areas and service connections were in- rated by newspaper articles and social media. ter-connected. In apartment buildings (G+2 storeys with six units), all residents were infected. The top-most 1.3. Aim and objectives floor was seen to have been affected first. The study of Through this paper, I aim to bring out the facts of the multi-dwelling apartment buildings showed that compact multi-dwellings, its violations of byelaws in ur- the impact on its occupants was by using the enclosed ban context. I aim to revoke design thinking among the common areas, which had negative spaces where there fellows, and to create awareness in the citizens, to live was no fresh air movement; through the sanitary service the way we use to live earlier. How should we reconsider connections, the placement of windows and doors, etc. our design thinking? A major learning out of this case study was that plan- The objective is to learn from the current built envi- ning, design consideration and maintenance of these ronment and evolve more with futuristic design solutions. spaces is very essential.

2. METHODOLOGY As seen in figure 2, K.T. apartment shows that its design has maintained proper setbacks for the cir- An understanding of the current situation was culation of light and ventilation. This creates a dis- achieved through primary and secondary data and tance between neighbouring buildings and gives a physical surveys in the location of Malleshwaram, as life of dignity. well as the media. An analysis of the neighbourhood was conducted through a case study – a locality which was On the other hand, figure 3 shows closely placed highly infected during the second wave of the pandemic. high-rise buildings, which are less privileged and have This study was conducted through physical surveys, col- no boundary for exposure to natural light and ventila- lecting primary and secondary data by questionnaires tion thus creating a poor environmental quality. Figure and conversations with the occupants; collection of 4 also shows that this apartment is poorly ventilated statistics of the number of patients affected in a locality, and has not maintained the required byelaws. identifying, analysing and finding solutions. The fact is that since Malleshwaram is in the heart 3. FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS of Bengaluru city, there is a huge demand for land, and therefore the land values are high. The once-luxury plots It was seen that the densely clustered residential during their formation in 1889, transformed to sizes zones and apartment units were the most infected. In 30 x 90 feet, 60 x 90 feet and 100 x 100 feet during the fact, the impact was so intense that people who just retro-years after Independence. The vehicular road and JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 31 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

JULY 2021 31 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS In figures 5 and 6, it is observed that the build- In figures 4. DISCUSSION 4. After analysing the current situation of the build- After analysing the current forming into multi-dwelling units by sharing the plots into multi-dwelling forming the city will not be hampered. This will help enhance the the cost of living. This impacted the transformation of This impacted the transformation the cost of living. density the increased This living. shared of concept the environment. the air in the surrounding such multi-dwell- tioning authorities should not approve the building. During the late nineties, after Bangluru During the late nineties, after Bangluru the building. of the pandemic widely in the neighbourto the spreading - took health and well-being a toll on human during this their health and well-being. Further to this, the impactthe this, to Further well-being. and health their tion, usage of narrow common areas for access, shared access, shared for common areas of narrow tion, usage not which are the buildings) around to as the setbacks they were well planned. Now these plots have beenplots have these Now well planned. were they fur- by three shared and are to 30 x 30 feet ther converted G + 3 sto- apartments. families, as multi-dwelling to four performance of the city in terms of controlling pollutionperformance of the city in terms of controlling passage of 5 feet was left as for the acces- passage of 5 feet per the byelaws for plots, thus quenching the occupants’ requirement pandemic that will be felt for years to come. Such devel- pandemic that will be for felt pact on the built environment and open spaces (referred open and pact on the built environment spaces (referred such as air, noise, traffic congestion, etc. such as air, sibility/ circulation/ common passage, for the succesent common passage, for sibility/ circulation/ small pocket in to an increase This has led sites. popula- ing projects in the old areas like Malleshwaram, Basava- in the old areas ing projects the crowd of, etc. If this is taken care nagudi, Jayanagarar, will be and the development ofin the city centre reduced rapid growth and transformed in multiple ways. The in multiple ways. and transformed rapid growth natural light and ventilation. This typology of building us- ings, it clearly shows that the passages or common area should encourage thiswe Rather, established. already is ings which were built during the retro-years (20 to 50 built during the retro-years ings which were ier with availability of proper and ventilation for light ing of manholes most of the time, littered garbage, traffic of the time, littered ing of manholes most maintained in the current scenario. This deprives the scenario. current maintained in the on light and ventilation, reflecting air, of fresh residents reyed buildings are also seen to be buildings are in such constructed reyed building designs. The residential plots started trans- building designs. The between 4 - 6 families living in smaller apartments with became the IT hub, Silicon valley, the city experienced became the IT hub, Silicon valley, age with the deficiency of proper cross ventilation has ledage with the deficiency of proper cross and allotment of plots in Malleshwaram area (as high- in Malleshwaram area and allotment of plots amenities- which are all causes of concern for health and of concern for causes all are which amenities- a conservancy for services were retained as they were as they were as retained were services for a conservancy years ago) had followed strict principles of planning years ago) had followed kind of developments in the outer extensions. The sanc- hood. gullies and dense This impact of narrow population lighted in figure 1) shows that a good 1) shows that lighted in figure neighbourhood is still beingwith a healthy environment maintained. it if even backs, set properof the implementations with 2). in figure was an apartment construction (as shown and the locality well maintained were was much health- hygiene of the residents. This is directly creating an im- creating is directly This of the residents. hygiene demand for land was high, land values rose, and so did and so land was high, land values rose, demand for The common of the city. of population area in the core negative spaces with air lockscreated and contaminated opment should not be entertained in the core city, which opment should not be city, entertained in the core congestions, etc. Analysis of the retro-style of planning of the retro-style congestions, etc. Analysis of increase in the numberof increase - of units is leading to overflow The privacy and social distancing between the buildings Figure 5: Jayalaxmi Apartment, Malleshwaram in orange zone which is in orange zone which Malleshwaram Apartment, 5: Jayalaxmi Figure Homes Builders & Developers) Swaraj (Source: infection. to prone more Figure 4: PG Building, Malleshwaram in orange zone which is more is more orange zone which in 4: PG Building, Malleshwaram Figure Homes Builders & Developers) Swaraj (Source: infection. to prone Figure 3 : K.T. 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Figure 6 : Colonies with abutted walls with front and rear open spaces for cross ventilation. (Source: Site scenario as observed by the Author)

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Figure 7 : Residential plots used to maintain proper set-backs on all sides. (Source: Site scenario as observed by the Author)

Figure 8. Transformation of division of luxury plots into multiple dwelling units deprived of cross-ventilations. (Source: Site

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JULY 2021 33 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Figure 9 : Street elevation showing the gap between the bulidings and the skyline. (Source: Site scenario as ob- scenario Site (Source: and the skyline. showing the gap between the bulidings elevation 9 : Street Figure the Author) served by Figure 10: Plan showing a once-conventional plot in Malleshwaram layout converted into small segments and sold to and sold to small segments into converted layout plot in Malleshwaram 10: Plan showing a once-conventional Figure units. multi-dwelling multiple owners creating Figure 11 : Proposal of vertical functions of the buildings, a few ways of bringing in natural light and ventilation in such multi sharing units/ dwelling units/ dwelling multi sharing in such and ventilation light in natural of bringing ways of vertical functions of the buildings, a few 11 : Proposal Figure Author). units. (Source: If the sanctioning of such multi dwelling projects wellbeing of the city. This will also help retain the heri- is stopped, then the density of population in the core city tage and culture of the city.

JULY 2021 JULY 2021 JULY area will drastically reduce. The health and standard of liv- ing is achieved. If permission is given, then there should be These are a few points, which we as architects changes made in the existing byelaws to standardize living can try to implement for the resilience of the heritage conditions in the neighbourhood and implementation of of core layouts of our cities and enhance their environ- the same should be strictly monitored and executed. mental quality.

5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

As architects, we have to consider these types I sincerely thank my family, guru, neighbours, of projects that are turning into multi-dwelling units friends, who indirectly or directly contributed to my in old and established urban areas like Malleshwaram, study by collecting primary and secondary data and as seen in figure 10. We need to come up with innova- helping me in successfully completing this research. I tive solutions to ventilate buildings of multi-dwelling would also like to thank my colleague and mentor Dr. units while considering site-specific setbacks for the Gayathri Aaditya for constantly motivating and guiding buildings. This will help in the negative interactions me through the process. between neighbour buildings and avoid negative air spaces or accumulation of contaminated air in the surroundings. These aspects of designing will help in maintaining a standard indoor environmental quality as well for the immediate surroundings. Not only this, we have to popularise our design, design strategies and solutions among the public, through social media REFERENCES and if possible publish best architectural works, award winning works, new design concepts as main articles in 1 Huang Q, Jackson S, Derakhshan S, Lee L, Pham E, Jackson A, et al. newspapers, in order to share the details of pandem- (2021) Urban-rural Differences in COVID-19 Exposures and Outcomes ic-responsive buildings, so that their success can be in the South: A Preliminary Analysis of South Carolina. PLoS ONE replicated for a good and healthy living environment. 16(2): e0246548. Retrieved from : https://journals.plos.org/plosone/ Service connections in multi-dwelling buildings and article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246548. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0246548 common area usage have to be worked out along with green building solutions. 2 34 34 Sarafis, P., Sotiriadou, K., Dallas, D., Stavrakakis, P. Sick Building Syndrome. Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, 11(2) : 515- Figure 11 shows a few design details to bring in 522 natural light and ventilation to multi-dwelling units. In such environments where the buildings are placed very 3 Sharifi, Ayyoob; Khavarian-Garmsir, Amir Reza (2020). The COVID-19 closely without maintaining setbacks. These represent Pandemic: Impacts on Cities and Major Lessons for Urban Planning, few of the suggestions of how physical distancing can Design, and Management. Science of The Total Environment, Volume be maintained and the built environment be made more 749. Retrieved from : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/ pii/S0048969720359209?via%3Dihub. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j. pandemic-responsive and healthy : scitotenv.2020.142391

• When the conventional plots are split into a 4 number of shared plots, the setbacks between each plot Shoba (2014). Plague in Bangalore and Formation of Malleshwaram (1889 – 1906). Karnataka Itihasa Academy. Retrieved from : https:// should be maintained as per standards. karnatakaitihasaacademy.org/plague-in-bangalore-and-formation-of- • The revision of current bye-laws as per FAR has malleshwaram-1889-1906/ to be strictly implemented by the sanctioning authori- 5 ty considering the current road width while approving Bangalore City Project (2010). Malleswaram - The Cultural Heart. A for construction in such small plots. This will help in re- heritage walk conducted by Deccan Herald. Retrieved from : http://bcp. stricting the clusters and maintain standard of living in wikidot.com/press-online such layouts. 6 • Alternatively, reconsideration of the revision of Aruni, S.K. (6 March 2013). Made for all communities. The Hindu. byelaws in such established areas with a standard plot Retrieved from : https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ size and number of dwelling units in each plots and made-for-all-communities/article4481321.ece. height of the buildings. This will reduce overcrowding and the load on infrastructure will gradually reduce. Ar. Nanditha Nagaraj • A standard contemporary construction tech- Ar. Nanditha Nagaraj has a Masters in Land- nique with current trends of the market should be scape and started her firm, Marvel Motif encouraged as modular construction is a sustainable 2004 in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru. She has successfully completed over 50 projects of method in saving cost of construction, reducing pollu- various size and complexities, most using tion and in quicker construction. principles of sustainability. She ventured • Bring Acts to stop loading the old established into teaching from 2013 and has taught as visiting faculty at BMSSA (2014-2016) and layouts to resilient the city and enhance the health and as tenured professor at AAKAR, Bengaluru. Since 2017, she is an Associate Professor at Nitte School of Architecture, Planning and

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Ar. Sanjay Mohe A graduate from Sir J.J. College of Architecture, the founding MOHE partner of the sixteen year old firm Mindspace in Bengaluru, Ar. Sanjay Mohe has held many positions of repute prior to this. This includes a working association of 21 years with Bengaluru's Chandavarkar and Thacker Associates, a short stint with Ar. Charles Correa in Mumbai and another work stint in Saudi Arabia. His work spans a wide spectrum of projects : research laborato- ries, knowledge parks, campus design, beach resorts, libraries, corporate offices, hospices and residences.Some of the awards won include JK Cement The Great Master Award (2019), the Gold- en Architect Award by A+D & Spectrum Foundation Architecture Award (2009), India; JK Cement Architect of the Year Award (1991, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2013); The Award of the Journal of the Indian Institute of Architects, (2002); ar+d Inter- national Annual Award of Architectural Review (1999), London and d’line, for JRD Digital Library Bangalore; Gold Medal from ARCASIA (the Asian Forum for Institutes of Architecture, 1998).

36 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 37 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Remote learning and working have becomeRemote learning and a way of life certain aspects are that have to be there However, GB years ago inviting you I remember coming to you a few - hence the dependence on technology. Quality of life is con- life Quality of dependence- hence the on technology. is a new social ‘connected'. This by how well you are or- trolled connected are 'smart' equipment and are der- those who have those, especiallyat an advantage against students, who don’t had to look at adding this facilities. We have access to such mainly institutional ones. new project, technology in every spontaneous a table, through reactions, learned sitting across body and reading interaction developing ideas through lan- develop cer- one has to beguage. If this has to done digitally, it is a school as a student, whether or tain skills- as a teacher, Hopeof it soon. we come out our own studio. That is not easy. - to mentor a design competition and your re on healthcare then told me that You sponse of your humility. was a revelation you to take on for your expertise to grow needs in healthcare What fore. in you came to the The learner such a responsibility. in you, satisfied?mediums do you use to keep the “learner” into the architect and what made him. what made and architect into the Ar. Gita Balakrishnan (GB) Gita Balakrishnan Ar. to the with reference an interaction, so ago in A year or Mohe (SM) Sanjay Ar. I did believe that Covid-19 is a passing phase, True. Yes. is a lot to learn. The importanceThere of connecting Research Analysis and Innovation are the cornerstone of Sanjay Mohe’s (SM) (SM) Mohe’s of Sanjay cornerstone the are and Innovation Analysis Research practice. Here in a dialogue with Gita Balakrishnan (GB), we get a deeper we get (GB), Balakrishnan Gita with dialogue in a Here practice. insight Titan Integrity Campus Titan Integrity new normal, I remember you saying that you felt that COVID that COVID new normal, I remember you saying that you felt pan- to eighteen months now that the shall also pass. It is close How do demic has played havoc world over. with our lives the bewill am I long? how post-pandemic life think you for and believealso an optimist and will be there a post-COVID scientific the in confidence excessive my to due probably any ob- human race, that we can overcome achievements of the However, stacle, especially when all of humanity gets together. aboutfor the it was a realisation the power It is a fight of nature. law. survival of every organism. nature’s is idea, it architectural with the outdoors a romantic is no more However small a unit may be- to stand a projection a necessity. the sunrays and breeze a lot, to feel or a window seat mattered hear to foliage, of green sight the smell the air, on the body, outdoors- playing children make a difference. all that JULY 2021 JULY

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SM I have been lucky to be always surrounded by passion- visual imagery, to understand principles and its underlying ate people, that is a huge inspiration for questioning, learning spirit. It is a process of learning, unlearning and relearning. and discovering. And the process goes on whether it is a small spoon, a class- room or a healthcare facility. Ar. B.V. Doshi was in Bangalore a couple of years ago. At BIC, (Bangalore International Centre) some of us from GB different age groups, were talking about his influence on our Taking off from my earlier reference to healthcare, hos- generation. He was sitting in the first row and quietly mak- pitals and healthcare are at the crux of our lives today. What is ing notes in his diary. It was humbling to see that passion the role that we, as architects, can play to alleviate the current to learn. He once said that he got that habit working with situation? Corbusier who used to carry similar diaries. Now he has a cupboard full of them and wanted to put them in order. You SM can see that childlike inquisitiveness in his eyes searching for I read a news item last week that a parking facility in a new ideas, the same as in the eyes of Picasso and Einstein. mall is being used for vaccinating senior citizens, without get- ting out of the car. You wait for half an hour and go home with It is the way of seeing, looking at every object around perfect physical distancing. That is a brilliant idea to make use as an idea, to question how it evolved over time, to go beyond of empty parking lots when malls are closed. We have to learn JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 39 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Sai Mandir JULY 2021 JULY

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SM Medappa Sury, a team- Vasuki, together as were We important is an even more aspectThere of sharing GB I visited and spent a while at your Titan Integrity Cam- SM partnersBesides senior partners, we have younger importantis It believewho clients right the have to in your philosophy and we have been extremely lucky to and we have beenin your philosophy to lucky extremely many years. The same is have them, and working with for our consultants, especially true for the structural designers. spendfor every column and our time fighting most of We work together is so much beyond put architectural beam. To just good design, it is about technolo- human relationships, the design intent with- gy and a constant struggle to protect out compromise. pletely resonates with your philosophy. What is the kind of the kind What is philosophy. with your resonates pletely your on you embarked when yourself had for that you vision that you set of goals and targets the kind What are practice? about? did you set about How far have them? How achieving Mindspace? for with your dreams you come lot. Each one has some strength and the whole talented team. That is great a strong that has to be utilised to form taking complementing each other, fun, working together, as a team. success and moving forward pride in each other’s each one takes pride in their When hard. party hard, Work idea is to en- Our energy around. is a different work, there tensions of time schedules, etc would joy the work, usual beto has and time there within that always bebut there and fun. creativity space for during parents from inherited are that Values values. similar a benchmark assessing the world for upbringing, those form also finding the right friends. That is how you us and around It is not only the talent come together with a sense of comfort. but also the right attitude to be- together as a team, as a prac every project. always an intention to learn from is tice. There you don’t repeat them may make mistakes but make sure We some- learning And if you are not learning. otherwise you are be work can never boring. thing new every day, seen I have for sure. airflow light and of magic the I felt pus and and the Centre mesmerising images of the Sri Sai Spiritual of Ab- - The Presence ephemeral Kallam Anji Reddy Memorial many people are that there sence (I love the name). I am sure that the core How do you ensure projects. working on different iter- the different through philosophy of Mindspace is retained ations and hands that shape projects? your different (Amit, Swetha) and young associates (Pradeep, Chelliah, Arun, than ten years more Shyla). All of us have been together for develop a kind of bonding, each other understand You now. just by body language, and also because similar val- we share ues. That makes it easy to work together using the strengths teams working on different different of each person. are There juniors with a partner always a senior and one or more projects, the stu- across is total transparency there in charge. However, aboutsomething least at knows rooms,everyone closed no dio, the number always wanted to restrict to 30- We other projects. 35, with technical staff being about 25. This allows us to be like having discussions together and travelling together, a family, partying together.

GB aboutsomething me -behind man the architect the Tell SM when I have In fact, I am most relaxed I love sketching. I like that process, almost like sculpting with clay and GB When you started Mindspace, it would certainly have GB Who would many architects. model a role for are You SM models,role have grow, you as and several been There part of a joint fam- (we were Starting with my cousin 1983 to join Chandavarkar and in to Bangalore I came Kanade brothers, Shankar and Navanath, as neighbours, Kanade brothers, friends and gurus. your family. your hobbies, your passion (besides architecture), Sometimes pencila something. scribbling and am hand in these unintentional doodles begin forms. to take interesting and fish. I emerge. I like to draw animals, birds, slowly forms hours. I love to travel, I can watch them for don’t get tired, most of my walk, and listen to Indian classical music. However, goestime advantagea big is that office, the in a bachelor. being been build a practice and a team that com- an uphill task to you say you have followed in your philosophy of practice of in your you say you have followed so inspiring? was it that you found What and life? architecture them ? away as lessons from What did you take get added to the list. It is importantmore to get to have them, setting the bar higher. and keep inspired to the UK to do his RIBA.ily) who travelled I was one year to his sto- up listening I grew but abroad old then. He settled roman- of his sketches. These stories get ries and seeing some That is wonderful, you start idolising someone. ticised and got into J.J. to to emulate him, I to set up a goal. Eventually, Chan- Prof. teachers like great were There study architecture. us. However, Uttam Jain who influenced dawarkar and Prof. by these two figures, our generation was highly influenced a discussion complete was hardly There and Doshi. Correa role models the are without mentioning them. They certainly after Corbusier and Kahn, who showed us the way forward to our context. making it relevant guidance and care AssociatesThacker parental the . under the learning Besides Thacker and Mrs. Chandavarkar. of Mr. got together architects of us- like-minded a few and energy, have passionate people To and called ourselves 'Base Group'. and debating ideas, travelling together, discussing around learning experiinteracting with students was a wonderful - we started meeting Doshi That is where all of us. ence for when he was Correa when he was designing IIMB and later a That was in Bangalore. residence-cum-office building his listen to them, get charged and stay in that time- to great the mid 80s days. Those times, from few the next zone for me, to learn and be most crucial for - to the mid-90s were confident, especially come more the time spent the with to optimise our limited resources and come up with such with such come up and resources limited our to optimise It is aboutideas. apartment converting multi-functionality- into converting hotels units, care into Corona clubhouses have to be spaces future hospitals- to giving priority designed of usage. flexibility JULY 2021 JULY

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Ekya School Ar. Gita Balakrishnan A graduate from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, Gita Balakrishnan is the founder and curator of Ethos, an organisation focussed on learning. She is also a trustee of the NGO AVAS, Association for Voluntary Action and Services and IHCNF, Indian Heritage Cities Net- work Foundation.

JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL Images Courtesy : Mindspace Architects JULY 2021 43 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS work, spreading in society. This has been possible by the dili- in society. work, spreading by taking ownership of gent and dedicated work of architects the satisfactiontheir responsibilitiesservices to and delivering has as ‘professionals’ of architects of the users. The awareness a goodand this is times to come. Still, theincreased, sign for by public bodiesprocess of engaging architects and govern- ments is a matter of concern and this has to be addressed. Ar. Habeeb Khan Ar. of COA President in in 1987 did his masters VRCE) (formerly VNIT as a gold medallist from in architecture Habeeb Khan, graduated Ar. Smita Habeeb Khan In 1991 he started his practice of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. University design in from architectural in of Architects the Indian Institute by Award Design the JIIA Best Interior India. He was awarded in Nagpur, Architects in 2009 award Achievement the Orange City in 2000. He was also awarded Award Architects Young 1998 and IIA-KAFF in 2011. He was the Chapter the IIA Maharashtra by Award and Education in Architecture Excellence Level and State of the IIA NC. He was 2002 and also the Chairman 1998 to from Chapter of the IIID, Nagpur Regional Chairman Founder in 2012-2014. Council of the IIA National Board Education of the Continuing also Chairman and indulge in. enjoy and something to commitment him is a passion, total to Architecture in poetry He also dabbles and and Kabir. Ramayan on Mahabharata, paintings his and has exhibited painter He is an avid anthem. and IIA centenary Yatra Design Indore, IIID Natcon songs for has written C. R. Raju Ar. of IIA President services for comprehensive a firm rendering C. R. Raju Associates, of M/s Architect C.R. Raju is the Principal Ar. He has also Nadu Chapter. of IIA Tamil of IIA, he has served as Chairman A Fellow projects. and interior architectural 2020. 2016 and TRANSCEND Awards 2014, IIA National Conference 2013, the Southern Regional NATCON organized IIA (2015-2020). He was Jt. Hon. Secretary, IIA to discuss the various professional issues in India today. IIA to discuss the various professional

The profession of architecture has of architecture C.R.Raju [CRR]: The profession Ar.

of Architecture (COA) and Ar. C.R. Raju [CRR], President of the Indian Institute of Raju [CRR], President C.R. (COA) and Ar. of Architecture IN CONVERSATION IN

undergone a huge change over the years. Although we have bodieshad our professional monitoring the situation, we still we should do. We faced with the question as to what more are have seen the issue arise, time and again, of unqualified people decades, But over the past few calling themselves “architects”. and their of architects the awareness, this has come down with PRESIDENTS OF COA AND IIA AND OF COA PRESIDENTS SOCIETY BY ARCHITECTS ARCHITECTS BY SOCIETY CONTRIBUTION MADE TO MADE CONTRIBUTION RECOGNITION OF THE OF RECOGNITION An online discussion was initiated with Ar. Habeeb of the Council Khan [HK], President An online discussion was initiated with Ar. (IIA), moderated of Architects Mehta [JM], the Junior Vice-President by Ar Jitendra Ar Jitendra Mehta [JM]: Do you have a road map for academicians, government architects and young architects. IIA to take this program further, especially fixing responsi- This SLC will reach out to various state level agencies and

JULY 2021 JULY bilities and creating awareness of the profession? identify problems and help resolve them. Also compliance of the Code of Conduct will be looked into within each state. CRR: IIA is a professional body having Chapters and Also, at the same time they will sensitise society about archi- Centres spread across the country. They conduct programmes tecture and its contribution to the betterment of the habitat. with the participation of members and students, along with Unresolved, unaddressed, unsolvable issues will be directed public personalities at times. Now the focus should be to fa- to a Central Committee which will advise on the future course miliarize the general public by inviting them for programmes of action. If required, they will suggest necessary amendments to highlight works and benefits of the services of architects, to the Act to take care of issues. holding exhibition of works by architects and participation in public forums of built environment and engaging with the This is a brief outline of the way forward and before the government on policy. pandemic we were ready to implement it. The committees are ready and now the they will be able to contribute proactively It is of utmost importance to sensitize architects to once the system is back to normal. This is a major area where take up their responsibilities and uphold the best practices in IIA will be required to contribute. architecture. This will definitely go a long way in promoting awareness and acceptance. JM: This is a great way of reaching out to society by IIA and COA jointly. Now this gives us a clearer picture of Ar. Habeeb Khan [HK]: We must take into account the way forward. Another related topic which we need to that the Council was formulated in the year 1972 through address here is of the Supreme Court Judgement on the Ar- the Architects Act. With a handful of architects and schools chitects Act, which by now, everyone knows has an open to regulate the profession and education, the situation has interpretation. Is the amendment in the Architects Act the changed since then. Now we have about 465 schools of Ar- only solution to this problem? chitecture and over one lakh twenty-five thousand architects. So now the role of COA has become vital in administering the HK: The complexity of this situation has to be under- present situation. Also, till now the COA focus was on edu- stood. While architecture was undergoing a rapid transforma- cation whereas the profession was transforming into a more tion the world over, we did not transform ourselves, and that complex set of parameters. So it has now become important is where we slowed down in the race. We must understand to look at the changing situation. For that we have distribut- that on the one hand, government departments are directed ed work in three verticals: by strong lobbies, many of whom may not be in favour of ar- 1. Maintaining relationships with all government nod- chitects, and also because as we are a minority in the system. 44 al agencies On the second hand we have many friends in our own frater- 2. Reaching out to our own fraternity with greater nity who will write against architects and architecture on so- transparency cial media, print media, and other public forums, further ma- 3. Reaching out to society in order to spread awareness ligning our image and standing in front of general public. The and the quality aspects of the architectural profession repercussions of a few ‘likes’ is tremendous and unrepairable.

The third point is where IIA can play a very vital role. If Talking of transformation, we must also see the other side you notice, the medical, pharmaceutical and legal professions of the coin. Majority of the architects are living in big cities and are very tightly regulated because they concern life-threaten- towns. But there are so many towns and villages where there are ing situations. But in architecture there is no such life-threaten- no architects. These are serviced by engineers and draftsmen who ing situation. Therefore, the general image is that everyone can work there. Now imagine a situation where we become exclusive design a building as there is no physical harm done. But what designers then what will happen to these places where no archi- one does not realise is that the contribution of an architect im- tect wants to go. We have to become inclusive - where we too proves the quality of lives of people. This is something to be are included in the processes which are right now being domi- recognized. It is an intangible contribution to society, whereas nated by other professions, especially in government agencies. in other professions like a doctor who saves a life is seen as a We have to educate everyone about our importance. And this tangible contribution. So this intangible contribution needs to should start from school where children in classes 5th to 12th be recognized and all of us as architects have to reach out to should know what an architect does. So the awareness campaign society and tell them about how important architectural pro- has to happen from both ends of the age groups. fession is. We cannot demand respect. It will have to be earned. And that is when society will recognize this contribution. CRR: I agree. Transformation is the key. With the growth of architectural education and institutions across the I would like to share a road map that we have at the country, a huge pool of talent is available, but the spread is council to partially achieve this. This involves all architects mostly limited to urban areas. We have to see how to enable across the length and breadth of the country. And this is this to trickle down to the rural areas. For this we need the where IIA can contribute as it has a national reach. The ‘Out- government’s support in framing a policy for developing facil- reach Initiative’, as it is called, supported by the President and ities and infrastructure in rural areas which can create oppor- State Coordinators will have a sub-committee on Profession- tunities for architectural services. Moreover, the government al Issues in every state to monitor the ground situation. This should evolve a policy to create employment opportunities will also work at the central government level as well the state for architects in various local bodies which can pave the way government level. The State Level Committee (SLC) would for a designed development and optimal use of resources. consist of a Coordinator with a team of practicing architects, Amendments to the Architects Act is one of the solutions. JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 45 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS We need to work this out. A lot of this is related to is related this out. A lot of this need to work We JM : Why is this so ? is Why JM : may have back then. reasons CRR : There valid been HK: engineering the of aspectAnother recognition the is in are both Presidents see that JM: It is delightful to Man- an Architects process in the of creating are HK: We includes CRR: Our system has a five-year course which of Education of IIA and HK: I was also on the Board But now, if a doctorwants to open - hospi a multi-disciplinary But now, tal beyond specialization his expertise, and But he can do so. chang- the with So opencannot we company. a architects, as structure. an evolved we have to prepare ing times is imparted. Education in an education the way architectural college is too building design-oriented. The way architecture The taught is belowallied subjects are services and other par. student doesn’t understand what’s happening and he is then expected to start practice in the field. take engineers and architects need to We inputs in a building. have to of working in isolation. We to work together instead a corporate disci- allowing multiple move towards structure plines to work together. is This with this importantoffice structure. of matter sync Had someone done this thirty years the need of the hour. been on a would have ago, then the field of architecture a formed have could Everyone altogether. level different company each that seen I have Abroad structure. company as with an Architect Director has a Business Development with fighting unnecessarily are We Director. Managing the will also and that inclusive be more need to engineers. We are now our turnovers Right our turnovers. help us increase the relevant do not have as we our experience less despite undervalued. all highly And we are Therefore, contracts. projects. the creamy away take now bigger players firms to operate.ual which will make the processes easier for this reviewing at present others are Lalichan along with few Ar. document. or- This will be a milestone is making our profession bigger entities and consortiums and have to create ganised. We in the future. think big, if we want to move forward period a practical training for lookyou If months. six only of practical ap- be you need to of more aware at the profession, the plications of the classroom studies. Within the semester, student should compulsorily see that particular subject or It is only reality. material with respect to the actual ground then that he or she will imbibe it. Knowledge of materials is be to regularly taken should students important also where material markets to understand the variety and options. I saw that building construction was a subject taught by a Now teachers teacher who had never constructed a building. of writing papers caught in a vicious circle and doing oth- are are So they enhancement of their careers. further er things for busy writing papers (peer rather than taking stu- reviewed), pitfalls in are out to the actual construction sites. There dents education system and those have to bethe current calibrated. that we conduct The continuing education training programs self-knowledge, but we see teachers to enhance their for are the pointsthat actually the attendance is mainly for attained and certificates collected. In India it is very easy to start practice. Fresh grad- practice. Fresh is very easy to start In India it There has to be a professional exam after successful exam after has to There be a professional those venturing into practice, CRR: It is essential for en- in the competence Raju, can IIA help COA JM: Ar. for- the on commend COA first to like would I CRR: like functioning still are we - part sad the That’s HK: JM: Due to some reasons, the competence levels are are levels competence the some reasons, to JM: Due HK: uates start their practices without the requisite experience the requisite their practices without uates start good in getting and then have a problem or large projects. also viewed as equal competitorsBut then they are with an setup. This is the twice his age having a large architect point of - the system of apprentice friction, because we have forgotten foothold of all goodship, which was the Nowadays architects. office in an architect’s as an apprentice no one wants to join diligently. and learn the trade competence to evaluate of apprenticeship levels and tenure would profession certificate. The issuing a registration before Plus be able to be better and organised that way. regulated the output also would be of higher quality. to have hands-on experience of someone under the tutelage will help in under- This in the profession. established already inception, from approached are standing the way projects practical ways of design development, client requirements, coordinationvendors, contractors and with consultants, com- way of improving other stakeholders. This is a gradual petence at the initial stage to become confident of handling Competence over years grows further individually. projects of practice and exposure stakeholders. IIA plans to various as part of continuing ed- to have some courses/programmes ucation to help members. ? of architects hancement as the first step in mation of Committees at the State Level at the local issues addressing level. This is definitely where IIA will help. Now as far as competence- in practice is con recognize We must our egos. cerned we have to first address must now think about and weaknesses. We our strengths consortiums to form getting together with other architects Not everyone to take advantage of the collective strengths. The govern- to a single architect. will give a large project ment is also looking handling their at larger companies for com- go to large construction projects Therefore, projects. the work. do a part of to architects panies who in turn hire which can also be Can we have an organizational structure di- a boardof the with on which majority multi-disciplinary for could be This will help in qualifying rectors architects? This has to detail so larger projects. be thought of in more COA as a statutory body and can address as to help us grow. deliberate on this. an ostrich with its head in the sand. The old rules say that you have a ‘company’ becannot a limited limited’ or it ‘private liability partnership (LLP) and you cannot have a board of person even one The rule where is not an architect. directors clearly mentions that all partners should be - an- architects other example of exclusion. varying due to which non- degree designers are gaining gaining are designers non- degree which varying due to upgrade jointly COA - IIA Can places. many in popularity - define the lev we Can architects? of present the skill sets els of competence? There is a lot of self-introspection required. If you see and clears its doubts, then it is tabled in the House for further countries like Philippines and Malaysia, you are given points debate and discussion. Following this, when passed, then the

JULY 2021 JULY on attending trainings and seminars which enable you to re- amendments come into action. So this is definitely a process new your license. Here we have to devise a format avoiding of more than one year and all architects have to start helping the pitfalls in the continuing education system. It should not by influencing and sensitising their MPs. Unfortunately, some become a point-collecting program. of us think that it is child’s play and question as to why no action is being taken. CRR: It will take time for people to understand that self-development will lead to better financial gains. In Archi- JM: This is where IIA can actively help in spread- tecture Conferences whenever we get a consultant to explain ing the message and briefing local MPs about the need of a topic, there is a very good interaction which takes place. these amendments. This is also an area where we can work And one can see how many interesting practical questions are together in different states. asked. So this shows that we are hungry for more knowledge. So Continuing Education is an acceptable fact as we learn the HK: Yes absolutely. It is a collective responsibility of us all. latest in the field. Now how to encourage professionals in do- ing so, has to be seen. CRR: Our Chapters and Centres can brief the people’s representatives on the need for these amendments. JM: The only way out is to make it mandatory to re- new your license with points gained from the Continuing JM: Are we still self-financing or are we getting Education Programs. Every country has a Continuing Edu- funds from the Education or Finance Ministries? cation Program. But we should also give credits to colleges for getting organizing lectures by experienced profession- HK: COA is still a self-financing organization, prob- als for students so that they understand practical aspects ably because during its formation in 1972, funds may have in the field. Can COA initiate a Central Education Resource been scarce. But hopefully someday, in the new provisions System? The Byju’s model is a good case study to look at. we may be able to get funds from the government. There are The teachers in many colleges are too young to teach and many activities which get hampered due to lack of funds, etc. they could take support of this resource. But no funds from the government also means more autono- my. We will have to see how the transformation of the Council HK: The problem is that COA is focused more on the happens in wake of the implementation of the NEP. infrastructure and quantity when giving recognition/ approval to a college. We are now working out a framework to judge the JM : Thank you Ar. Habeeb Khan and Ar. C.R. Raju for qualitative aspect of the education system, so that we can then so many insights into the professional issues at hand. We 46 judge the quality of education being imparted in the institu- are now quite hopeful about architects and the profession tion as well. To answer your question about Byju’s model, in the gaining greater recognition and prestige in society. teachers training programmes, we are opening a TRC portal where we will archive all the lectures and trainings. These will then be bunched and converted into training modules. We are also linking all the digital libraries of the country onto this portal. Also, all the Ph.D. research done and going on will also be made available to all through this. So all courses, papers, etc. will be available at a click of a button. We are calling this ‘Samarth’ …… to enable.

JM: This is an extremely revolutionary thing. At the JIIA have a seven-member Board of Reviewers to screen all the re- search papers coming in for publishing. This way, the quality of the printed matter has greatly improved. We are also in the process of registering JIIA with the UGC which will give more value to the papers published. Linking this with the COA por- tal is an exciting idea. Moderator Ar. Jitendra Mehta Jr. Vice President of IIA To continue with the discussion on the Architects Act, Ar. Jitendra Mehta is the Junior Vice President of what are the timelines in which the Act will be amended? Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) and Chairman of IIA Madhya Pradesh Chapter. He is also the Chairman of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), HK: This is a good question as it is on the minds of Indore Chapter. He is the recipient of various many. There are a lot of procedures which amendments have national level prestigious awards for many of his to go through. And of course political will is required from projects including JK Cement Architect of the Year. politicians of both Houses. We have to approach our local "Transcription of the online interview by Ar. Mukul MPs and sensitise them about the need for amendments to Goyal." the Act so that they understand it when it comes before them. So first, the application goes to the Ministry and there is a lot of back and forth with the procedure as well. It is then scruti- nized and tabled by the Ministry in the Parliament from where it goes to a Committee. After the Committee goes through it JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 47 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Sketch by: Pratik Malpure, Final year, B.Arch. Final year, Malpure, Pratik by: Sketch Mumbai. Architecture, of IES College Geoffrey Bawa practice by Geoffrey began his architectural to and embraced the legacy of history and culture, materials to and embraced the legacy of history and culture, and landscapeand skills, environment of his country or wher- ever it was he was working. responding to the Sri Lankan landscape. In what he was to of Sri Lanka in garden within the greater later call his garden Lunuganga, one sees even in its earliest stages, a highly de- velopedof already-developedview an and understanding can do. Lunuganga went on to and design what architecture become un- experiment his practice. From a crucible of for derstanding space itself and its effects on humans beings who in the shape and form use it, to experiments with materiality, his greatest buildings themselves. Lunuganga in fact remains

Geoffrey Bawa came to architecture late. Having late. architecture to came Bawa Geoffrey

IN MEMORIAM IN Ar. Channa Daswatte Channa Ar.

BAWA GEOFFREY LEGACY OF LEGACY THE DESIGN :DESIGN MODERN THE LIFE IN LIFE THE trained as a lawyer in Europe, he went into his architectural trained as a lawyer in Europe, he went into his architectural the included having student, mature a worldly, education as himself on a property in experience for a garden of making in the-then rural backwater of Bentota, which he acquired 1947. As a student in the contemporary modernist ho-tbed Associationof the Architectural not of 1950s London, he was part of educa- loath to question some of the tenets that were for a is a setting poten- The idea that architecture tion there. of people must using the spaces and artifacts created tial life - archi his keen observations of the great have come through experiencedthat he tectural assemblages and gardens in his youth. This Bawa embrac- led to the basis of Geoffrey possibly ideas. His work responded ing the context as a generator for physical legacy in that it contains much of his thoughts em- are married with the inspiration of the material culture seen bedded in the landscape and buildings in physical form. in his ASH de Silva and Ena de Silva houses to construct the

JULY 2021 JULY Bentota Beach hotel. In this building, now reconstructed af- Geoffrey Bawa’s formal training of two years came at a ter a 50-year period, its concrete core having been affected time when the ideas of high modernism were being vehement- by corrosion, we see a coming together of all the possibili- ly argued at the AA school; with some supporting the views of ties offered by concrete and modernist technology with the Corbusier and others promoting the thoughts of Mies van der culture, craft and aesthetic that is specifically of its place. Rohe. His own response seems to be more guarded and inclu- The very elegant concrete structural solution offered by the sive to all thoughts, and his early work after graduation shows engineer allowed the architect to achieve the overall effect the influence of Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry who, having of a light floating structure often seen in architecture of the worked with Corbusier in Chandigarh, also ran the tropical monsoon lands, but at a far bigger scale than would have architecture unit at the AA. One of Bawa’s buildings is even been achievable using only traditional material. Herein we used to illustrate their book Tropical Architecture in the Dry see an icon that was to inspire not just copies, but an entire and Humid Zones” published in 1964. legacy of architecture that would become synonymous with monsoon Asia – the new “tropical modernism”, and earn Bawa’s approach to design however becomes more Bawa the epithet “the father of tropical modernism” which eclectic and inclusive with time, with a clear eye on the his- of course he would have hated, being one who shied away tory of the region he was working and reflected in a state- from being labelled. ment he wrote: This regional modernism was first spoken of by the In my personal search I have looked into the past for architect Minette de Silva in an article describing her own the help that previous answers can give, and at the pointers house for the Karunaratne family in Kandy, in the Marmaga- of previous mistakes. By the past I mean all the past, from An- zine (periodical??) which her sister Anil de Silva had helped uradhapura to the latest finished building in Colombo, from set up with Mulk Raj Anand. Polonnaruwa to the present moment – the whole range of ef- fort, the peaks of beauty and simplicity and the deep valleys It is essential for us to absorb what we absolutely need of pretension” from the modern west and to learn to keep the best of our tra- Geoffrey Bawa “A Way of Building”, Times of Ceylon Annual, ditional forms. We have to think understandingly in order to Colombo (1968). develop an indigenous contemporary architecture, and not lose the best of the old that has meaning and value His early work took two strands of thought: one from Minette de Silva “A House in Kandy”, Marg, Vol. 6, No. 3, his formal architectural education and the other from his Bombay, June 1953. 48 broad-minded understanding and appreciation of culture and history. At first derided by western writers and the architectur- The former strand of thought that embraced mod- al press as a quaint vernacular style, it went on to influence ernism, as seen in the work of Drew and Fry, saw a series of the whole of south east Asia which embraced it as a validation buildings that squarely placed him within this modernist of specific cultures within the wider notions of modern liv- frame of work and included the Classrooms for Bishop’s ing. Soon it became a movement to which many architects in College, classrooms for St. Thomas College, and though a Asia would subscribe. Coming at about the same time as the slight shift is seen, the Steel Corporation offices- all show post-modernist movement in western architecture, with its the use of the aesthetics and concepts of tropical modern- fake colonnades and the like, that pushed back at the cul- ism as practiced by European-trained modernist architects tural vacuum that was being created by 1970s modernism, building in hot climates and concrete and its possibilities to the now so called “tropical modern’ movement went on to make them work. open up possibilities all over Asia to look back genuinely at its own past and adapt appropriately for contemporary and Very early in his career, in fact concurrent with the modern living. work he was doing in the overtly modernist styles, he was aware that to build in Sri Lanka one had to be responsive to Bawa’s life in design did not end with his buildings. the local ethos of building and that modernism was not re- He was very much a person who always controlled every as- ally about the use of materials but a way of providing for life pect of his built environment and he was not going to give in a particular way. One of his earliest residential projects ac- up on his architectural creations. To this end he engaged with knowledges this: the ASH de Silva house, which in plan and a variety of craftsmen and women, and artists to enhance spatial configuration could even be called Miesien. A highly the architectural experience of his buildings. In a time of modernist view of a house is actually made from local materi- import restrictions, which had also helped his work, in find- als and craftsmanship. In the Ena de Silva house, on the other ing local alternatives, he also began to design his own furni- hand, he uses a traditional form of the courtyard house and ture and fittings, inspired by trends taking place in the rest of deconstructs it to provide for an open modern lifestyle that the world. the client aspired to, but without the glass and concrete that was so closely associated with modernity. How he worked to make the complete experience is clearly seen in the Bentota Beach hotel where he used the A conflation of these two strands of thought comes batik artist Ena de Silva to create a ceiling that drew visitors about at the end of the 1960s where the structural possi- arriving in the subterranean entrance hall up towards the bilities of concrete explored with his engineer partner Dr. light of the courtyard and sea scape and continued to create Poologasundaram in the Steel Corporation offices in 1965 a vibrant modern aesthetic by using the fabrics of another de- JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 49 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Lunuganga was the garden estate that Geoffrey Bawa Designed even before he went into a formal education or training in Architecture. education a formal into he went before even Bawa Designed Geoffrey that estate was the garden Lunuganga JULY 2021 JULY

Ash de Silva House in Galle has a Meisen cartwheel plan, but is entirely constructed and finished with local materials and skills. 50 signer, Barbara Sansoni in the rest of the public spaces. Fan- tasy birds and creatures dreamed up by architect and artist Ismeth Raheem adorned the duct covers in the lounge, which was presided over by a peacock made from beaten and welded brass by the artist Laki Senanayake. For furniture he adapted a classic colonial verandah chair but dropped its cumbersome arms to create a lounge chair of great elegance, much like the Butaque chair made by Clare Poset in Mexico, that surround- ed concrete tables that had leaf impressions placed on them during casting. A dining chair was designed with clean mod- ernist lines and was placed around tables with wrought iron and brass bases inspired by a set of tables designed by Warren Platner (1966) and marketed by Knoll, but with resin tops in- serted with batik fabrics by Ena de Silva. The ash trays were cast brass versions of an original pressed aluminum Danish design and even the signage was made from a type face de- veloped by Anura Ratnavibhushana, an architect, inspired by the famous Bauhaus typeface of 1935. This legacy of modern style was to be adopted by Bawa in many of his later works, personally designing pieces of furniture that he saw fit and advising his collaborators on the kind of artwork he needed on the walls.

His own collections often went on to inspire design and art works for many of his buildings. At the Triton hotel the de- sign of the mirrored screen behind the reception is inspired by a Riten Mazumdar print in his collection as was a great batik hanging in one of the corridors. Batik played a very im- portant role in the decoration of the Triton hotel where every- thing from table tops, tablecloths, napkins, restaurant ceiling and uniforms were all designed for him by Ena de Silva. Once Bentota Beach Hotel married the best of modernist technology and its tenden-

JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL cy to open flowing spaces with a contextual aesthetic and local materials. JULY 2021 51 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Bentota Beach Hotel Reception Lobby ceiling made from contemporary batik fabrics designed by the artist Ena de Silva and her son Anil Gamini Jayasooriya was an Gamini Jayasooriya the artist and her son Anil Ena de Silva designed by fabrics batik contemporary made from ceiling Lobby Reception Hotel Beach Bentota of the hotel. part experience integral of the arrival JULY 2021 JULY

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The Kandalama Hotel, is designed to be taken over by the forest context surrounding it, making it one with it, in an ongoing process of “completion” of the building.

again light fittings and chairs were both designed by Bawa frey Bawa has left through his inspiration to go beyond the adapting old designs to suit new tasks. bounds of international modernism and make an architecture that was of its own. A legacy now quite beyond recognition as At the Kandalama Hotel, a whole suite of furniture it moves beyond the islands, shores and simply becomes the for the lounges and bedrooms were designed so that it fitted way many Asian architects think about their practice. the minimal aesthetic of this grand ‘palace in the forest’ built in 1992. For the reception lounge he adapted the shape of a corrugated iron chair designed by Australian architect Rus- sel Hall, and made a couple of dining chairs stemming from it for indoors and outdoors, for the bedrooms a whole suite of stainless steel and eucalyptus wood, bed, side tables, writing Ar. Channa Daswatte table, coffee table and lamps were designed and combined M.Sc. (Lond.), Dip.Arch.(UCL), B.Sc.Built Environ- with a copy of a 18th century chair, known in the office as ment, AIA(SL)1993. the Wolfendhal chair as it came from 18th century Dutch, re- Channa Daswatte is an architect based in Sri formed the church of that name in Colombo and artworks by Jayawardenapura-Kotte, working in Sri Lanka and Ena de Silva and Laki Senanayake. the Indian Ocean rim, with an interest in social and design history, about which he has written extensively. He is Chair of the Geoffrey Bawa and This legacy of eclectic original approach to making Lunuganga Trusts and a founding committee mem- architecture in particular, and spaces to enjoy and live in in ber of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Sri Lanka and a former Chairman of the Galle general, has given many a Sri Lankan architect, and some Heritage Foundation. others further afield the confidence to follow on. Looking at the work of several generations of Sri Lankan architects work- ing today it is admirable to see the lasting legacy that Geof-

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botanist, writer, poet, mathematician, innovator, flautist, and above all, a brilliant poet, mathematician, innovator, botanist, writer, ARTICLE Laki Senanayake, an incredible artist, sculptor, architect, landscape naturalist, architect, architect, artist, sculptor, Laki Senanayake, an incredible Ar. Nela De Zoysa Nela De Ar. SRI LANKA LAMENTS THE LOSS OF A GENIUS ON SUNDAY 30 MAY 2021 30 MAY ON SUNDAY OF A GENIUS LOSS THE LANKASRI LAMENTS

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54 Sculpture A Multi-faceted Man ! Laki was my first art teacher at Cora Abraham’s Mel- British Administration. His mother, Florence Senanayake was bourne Art School, an art school that I was associated with the first woman to become a Member of Parliament. So it is not from the age of ten. It was during this period that he met and surprising that they produced a son as creative as Laki. He was married Ranji. I vividly recall Laki on a powerful, loud and fast one of five siblings, two brothers Evan and Nimal and two sis- motor bike with Ranji on the pillion. His daughter Mintaka, ters Rani and Lalitha, elder to him, and a brother Daya, young- named after the third star in the Orion belt, was born a couple er than him. Nimal went on to become an influential lawyer, of years later. He was the most loved teacher who allowed us while Daya, the closest to him, became a banker-businessman. to do anything and everything with paints. We even painted on his jeans! Educated at Royal College, an aristocratic school of the great Leaders of the day, Laki lost his father at the early He used to draw like a dream. Owls were his favourite age of seven, and was brought up by his politician mother. Af- study even as early as that! He taught me the ancient craft of ter leaving school, Laki ‘s creative talents took precedence as batik as he started to work with Ena de Silva for whom Geof- he commenced his first job at Architects Billimoria and Peiris frey Bawa designed an outstanding house – one of his forma- as a drawing office assistant, but this didn’t last long. tive projects. While teaching at Cora Abrahams, he met Ena de Sil- I find myself lucky to have had such a genius creating a va, whose son Anil was taught by Laki, and Barbara Sansoni, prelude to my career as an ‘artist-architect‘ as I like to call my- whose sons were also Laki’s students at Art School. With Bar- self, when I failed hopelessly to be a musician in my mother’s bara’s association scraps of hand-woven ‘barefoot’ fabric were eyes! Needless to say Laki was a great Inspiration that aided thrown at us, to paint and create collages in vivid colours. in launching my long journey transitioning from an artist to Soon Laki became a part of Architects Edward Reid what I am today –an architect. and Begg, having been introduced to maestro Geoffery Bawa. Laki commenced his close links with Geoffrey, where he was My favourite photo taken at Kesara Ratnavibushana’s featured as an artist and sculptor in most or all of Geoffery’s outdoor wedding in March 2017, depicts how happy Laki was amazing creations. to see me. A twinkling sparkle in his eye was always a part of Laki that depicted mischief, excitement and exuberance. In my formative years, I was greatly influenced by Geoffery’s work where Laki was prominently featured, ‘Tri- Laki was born in 1937 to a Communist father, Reggie ton‘ Ahungalle, today known as ‘Heritance‘ Ahungalle, being Senanayake, who fled to India to avoid confrontation with the my favourite, where Geoffrey teases the viewer taking them JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 55 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS ‘Diyabubula‘ which means water bubble in Sinhala, in bubble water means which ‘Diyabubula‘ to a of views links one area Laki’s clever orchestration Goonesekera’s House in Bentota, now owned by Rohan and at and the collection of sculptures Dulanjalee Jayakoddy, Trin- holiday home in Thirukumar and Nirupama Nadesan’s comalee, on the East Coast. became his abode,- fol situated in Dambulla, a heritage city, lowing his association with the legendary Ena De Silva. A five- in Dambulla , a place that speaks plot of land acre of heritage Nimal, was bought, originally owned by Laki’s lawyer brother Diyabubula was his Artist Retreat. over by Laki in 1972, for the was that perennialspring gurgling a to due named so natu- this from Apart land. of piece this of highlight reigning a series of water bodies Laki created as still pools,ral feature, expansive ponds constant auditory a and cascades, creating as Laki’s abodeacts pavilion stilted simple A with symphony. tanta- expansive views as it is perched over the waters. Birds lized him, as they wove in and out of the pavilion, massive made to emerge while over- were boulderson site discovered roots with their pranced around gnarled ficus trees grown swinging in the wind. larger landscapedelements of mystery keeping certain area, Laki enjoyed living, This is where alive, nurturing rich wildlife. amidst the kingfishers, owls, water monitors, otters, fish and - by the flora and fauna. All these crea monkeys - surrounded would certainly miss this man who whistled a perfect tures tune, answering their calls, while often listening to classical music and jazz over his perfectly camouflaged hi-fi system. It is evident that Laki’s work is intrinsic with that of It is evident that Laki’s work is intrinsic A sketch of the battle of the Portuguese colonizers and of the owl, once At Kandalama Hotel, Laki’s sculpture sculp- outstanding done some Laki has these, Besides Geoffery Bawa’s. Laki’s contribution to Geoffery’s Bentota Geoffery Bawa’s. Laki’s contribution Beach Hotel has stood- several ren the test of time through original its to beencleverly has it until ovations, resurrected Channa Daswatte. Laki’s stylized peacock stands glory by Ar. the stairway to date! guarding Sinhalese armies was transposed to an outstanding sculpture at the entry to staircase spiral a of balustrade the twirling up the Lighthouse Hotel at Galle that stands out today as one of works. Laki’s incredible an emblematic as staircase the guards prominently again a depicting chandelier the is works his of notable Most piece. talipot the apex designed to hang from palm, delicately of the roof and ceiling of the main chamber of the Parliament Build- designed. Pura Kotte that Geoffrey ing at Sri Jayawardene House at Mirissa, designed by the Miles Young for tures C. Anjalendran, Lydia my friend, teacher and colleague Ar. through a narrow winding passage that bursts out into a a narrow through space with unbelievable an ele- breathtaking views creating upon one is greeted entry at the ment of surprise. At Triton, in white of a Talipot wall sculpture Reception to Laki’s relief beyond,and Palm, penwhite and black intricate his by and walls. the on forest Sinharaja lush the depict that drawings ink Sculpture Laki enjoyed living in Diyabubula until he decided Laki’s close links with Barbara Sansoni, another im- to sell it ten years ago to the owners of Barberyn Ayurvedic mensely creative woman who developed the hand loom

JULY 2021 JULY Resorts. He designed and helped build Diyabubula Art and industry to an international level needs to be mentioned. Jungle Lodge, a self-contained boutique hotel with five villas Together with Barbara, fondly referred to as ‘B‘, Laki toured in the property to blend with the environs, along with three the island helping Barbara record the amazing viharas and water villas, a bamboo grove villa and a tree house villa. It is dagabas. Later she produced an outstanding collection of his most complete and extensive work of art. sketches in the Architecture of an Island depicting religious, public and domestic buildings - a diminishing heritage He negotiated with the new owners to remain in his that soon will be lost. This was published in collaboration Pavilion House on stilts and continue with his work. It was with her husband Ronald Lewcock and Laki Senanayake. a harmonious relationship and Laki was happy. Laki sculpt- Barbara’s and Laki’s outstanding sketches are document- ed and painted, gathering inspiration for his creative spirit ed in this book, which incidentally was photocopied and while being amidst the peace and harmony of nature, with put together, in my office by my colleague and partner water, boulders and native vegetation - one man’s extraordi- C. Anjelendran, who contributed towards this publication nary vision! as well.

With Ena De Silva, Laki reawakened the ancient craft Laki rekindled his architectural skills later, when to- of batik, producing the staggeringly beautifully designed ba- gether with Nihal Amerasinghe, Turner Wickreasinghe (an- tiks in the most exquisite fusion of colours, that appeased my other of my gurus) and Chris De Sarem, he established the creative flair! Laki partnered Ena for many years in this craft. architectural firm, Envioroplan, that was responsible for the The large Ena De Silva batik flags that are suspended from the Jinasena Offices in Colombo 2. This, too, was very elegantly atrium of Lanka Oberoi and the batik ceiling motifs on the planned along with some exceptional houses that the firm un- ceiling of the Bentota Beach Hotel could be attributed to my dertook for business magnates. first and last art teachers : Laki and Anil Gamini Jayasuriya, who was Aunty Ena’s son, and who was my last art teacher at My story of this ingenious ‘Master of Creativity’ will the Cora Abraham Art School. Aunty Ena continued with her not be complete without talking of Noel Dias, his ever faith- marvelous creations till the end, providing me with exquisite ful assistant whom he met in 1972, and was working for him batiks and tapestries for most of my award winning banks and at the time for a daily wage of Rs 2.50, at Diyabubula!. Noel commercial projects. Ironically her last creation was the large continued to be his able subordinate understudying him in tapestry she did for the Indian Cultural Centre, depicting the landscaping, acquiring his vast knowledge, whilst taking care heritage of India in the most vibrant Rajasthani colours. of him to the last.

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Fact File CENTRE Project name ▶United Convention Centre Architect firm ▶Art on Architecture Principle Architect ▶Ar. Anoop K. Structural consultant ▶Er. Sruthy K. Design team ▶Ar. Akhil O.B., Ar. Mohamed Thas-heel, Er. Vivek P.S., Anwar Sadik, Rafeek Rahman Location ▶Lakkidi, Palakad, India Plot area ▶5,838 sq.m Total built up ▶1,305 sq.m Project completion ▶June 2019 Photo credits ▶Ar. Divya Rajesh

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60 United Convention Centre is a humble effort to bring in human beings and nature together! A naturally contoured site, which is simply allowed to take the form of an open-air amphitheatre, becomes the heart of the convention centre. Flexible, semi-open multi-purpose halls connected by an open courtyard and verandas, overlook the centrally placed amphitheatre. The form is simple and it follows the function. The truss-less arched roofs resemble the context – the hill ranges of Thiruvilwamala. (figure 1)

Terracotta jali forms the southern facade which allows warm air to escape and protects activity spaces from the harsh sun. (figure 2). The northern glass facade provides a view to the hilly terrain and brings in diffused light. (figure 3). Creeper partitions serve the purpose of giving thermal insulation. (figure 4). The orchid net facade combined with rammed earth brick walls act as buffer to protect the air-conditioned auditorium (modified from an existing structure) from harsh western and southern sun. (figure 5). The exposed brick facades and built-in seats along with natural stone paving and porotherm boundary wall give it an earthy character. (figure 6). Warli art in the central courtyard wall which covers the support service areas give a celebrative mood for the entire space. (figure 7).

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Ar. Anoop K Ar. Anoop K. did graduated from TKMCE. After intern- 62 ship with Ar. Anant Swami, he joined Jaigopal Rao & Ar. Latha Raman at Inspiration. Ar. Geoffrey Bawa's works and revolutionary concepts of Tropical Modernism have influenced him the most. At his firm, Art on Architec- ture, which the author co-founded with his life and work partner Er. Sruthy in 2014, he tries to achieve instinctively sustainable architecture.

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Atik_bheda_entrance BELGAUM ROAD, CAMP, CAMP, ROAD, AT 6, HAVELOCK HAVELOCK 6, AT STUDIO ARCHITECTS’ ARCHITECTS’ DESIGN FEATURE DESIGN Fact File the entire dynamics of the internal spaces. Now, the original Project ▶Architects’ Studio backyard of the house, which was a neglected space, changed

JULY 2021 JULY Architects ▶Shreyas Patil Architects to be the lucrative entrance to the studio also making it the Site Area ▶120 sq.m informal outdoor waiting and discussion area. Built-up Area ▶85 sq.m Courtyard ▶35 sq.m The material palette is relatively homogeneous Location ▶6,Havelock road, Camp, Belgaum considering the utility of each space being varied. The entire flooring of the studio is hand polished with pigmented oxide, This project did not start with a blank slate. There was but what is interesting is that each room has a different a century-old story already written at site. An old house was pigment, from greys to green to black, all connected with the remodelled a couple of times for each of its tenants and a year continuous teak skirting balanced with stark white walls and ago it came into our sight as an abandoned building. Having rafters and ceilings painted white. identified it as a suitable space for a studio, we had to open the internal walls to accommodate an open, free flowing space The lounger at the entrance room is a play of five cubes that has usable internal connections. All the fenestrations of scooped out to serve as seating and teapoy units, which can the existing house were carefully removed and repositioned be arranged in various permutations. It is carpentered in considering our usage and the context. plywood to make it light and movable and polished in cement finish giving it a sculptured monolith personality. The house originally opened onto the street on the western side. Having identified an open space in the north, The nature of the rooms is crafted such that put together, we decided to open the main door in that direction, changing they create a whole. The room adjacent to the waiting room

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Atik_bheda_architects_studio 66 houses desks as workstations for architects and interns, accented by a dark smoky blue wall punctured with old teak windows. The desks are placed in an informal manner considering circulation, light, and ventilation. The desks are carpentered in teak veneer and plywood with fabricated legs in mild steel.

Overlooking the workstation is the Principal Architect’s workspace. The blue wall continues into this room. A fixed glass partitioned divides the two spaces letting the blue wall with teak windows stand out as a single element. One of the window niches is modified to accommodate shelves for the Architects library. A simple wooden table cantilevers out as the Architects desk supported be a truss on the blue wall.

A conference room is positioned parallel to the architects’ workspace. This room can be accessed directly from the waiting area too. A sliding door with a painted glass not only divides the conference from the pantry but also serves as a marker board for brain storming session and client meetings.

The key feature of the conference room is the centre table. A table-top finished in white duco hovers over a stacked space framed structure made up of 6mm thick circular rods giving it sense of structural engineering and design put together to create a statement piece.

The pantry is placed right behind the conference room. A back door from this pantry connects to the courtyard on the front with the leather-finished kadappa flooring and exposed concrete walls. The pantry also functions as a lunchroom and model-making room.

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JULY 2021 JULY building is the west which brings in the westward breeze combination of wooden and kadappa flooring. This space into the indoor spaces through a series of windows which are is shaded by pergolas that run from north to south casting protected by a thin sheet of Corten steel chajjas suspended dramatic shadows on the white stucco finished compound by twisted metal cables, protecting the teak windows from wall throughout the day. Not only does this space serve as a the south-west monsoons and also adding character to the celebrated entry to the studio, but it also performs as a space elevation. for informal discussions and tea breaks.

Along the northern end of the elevation is the only A set of kadappa stone fins are positioned at an angle entry to this property. The entry is marked by the presence to form louvers that allow in light and ventilation and provide of a large metal door painted dark blue coupled with a privacy from the neighbours. The same is used as louvers for tiny centre pivoted window. The window, when kept open, the powder room which adds to the elevation of the building blurs the threshold between the street and the courtyard. A as seen from the courtyard. temple tree is planted across the entry. As one walks through this entry along the courtyard, a tiny jungle like garden is The image of this place is an echo of its past character developed with bamboos, raphus palms, lilies, bougainvillea as a colonial building, altered by modernist interventions to and monsteras with a patch of lawn. subtly accommodate an Architects studio.

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About the firm Shreyas Patil Architects is now in its third year of practice. Our design incorporates contextually appropriate, sustainable design strategies. We dedicate our time to create characterful, spatial-responsive architectural spaces (through physical model making) that have a dialogue with its user and Atik_bheda_conference room its immediate surroundings. The practice is headed by Ar. Shreyas Patil and has had its inception since 2018.

Design Philosophy Our design philosophy aims to strike a right balance between contemporary design forms and climate responsive strategies. Respecting the site context, staying true to materials, creating comfortable yet dramatic spatial qualities is what we desire to design.In an ever-changing world of ours, it is challenging to pick a single design philosophy that has influenced our practice. Instead, we look forward to formulate our designs that compliment the culture or design language of the site; we search for influences that might help us generate ideas

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Solid stone carved jharokhas mark the edges to the beautifully crafted flooring pattern made by locally available cobblestones available locally made by pattern flooring crafted the beautifully the edges to mark carvedSolid stone jharokhas LANDSCAPE DESIGN LANDSCAPE CONTINUITY ACHIEVE IDENTITY AND IDENTITY ACHIEVE APPROACH TO TO APPROACH CONTEXTUALISM – AN CONTEXTUALISM ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE IN LANDSCAPE LOCAL MATERIAL MATERIAL LOCAL SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIVE AND INNOVATIVE Satatv Design Consultants Design Satatv Contextualism is an important paradigm in research parks and streets we all use. Landscape architecture is and professional practice. Landscape architecture involves subjected to a continuous transformation process, to keep

JULY 2021 JULY shaping and managing the physical world and the natural up with prevailing fashions, human tastes and needs, as well systems that we inhabit. Landscape architects do design as technologies changing with the process of civilization. gardens, but what is critical is that the garden, or any other At the same time, it must remain faithful to history and outdoor space, is seen in context. All living things are inter- tradition. Hence, landscape architecture appears as a field dependent and the landscape is where they all come together. that is continuously developing with new technologies, Context is social, cultural, environmental and historical, new plant varieties and new building materials. Today we amongst other considerations. Landscape architects are encounter a wide array of innovative approaches to material constantly zooming in and out from the details to the big technologies within the field of landscape architecture. Now picture to ensure that balance is maintained. Landscape a day we have to strike a synthesis between technology, architects play an increasingly important role in solving the theory, and art in our day to day working. Although great issues of our day- dealing with climate change and landscaping is now a completely independent art and providing sustainable communities. They are working on science, one has to remember that it stems from gardening, urban regeneration and master-planning projects, tackling as well as architecture and several related fields, and it is still environmental hazards, and creating the public squares, connected with them.

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This pages (Clockwise from Left):Blending of contemporary and traditional elements to achieve traditional “araish” patterns in an exposed concrete background.;

JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL “Darshani chinayi” or exposed stone masonry with locally available material.; Stone wheel fountain erected using waste stone slabs found at site. JULY 2021 71 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Co-Creation as an Approach to Innovation to as an Approach Co-Creation existing knowledge on reusing relies Design innovation of Stones Land Rajasthan- The surpasses the language of man. The language of stone Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, in wood scarcity Rajasthan has, though and forest also allows designers to obtain new design experiences,new obtain to designers also allows which horizons. their design broaden could new and innovative knowledge in existing or recombining as tacit, where of art is viewed existing knowledge ways. The specialized embedded skills are person in a or within a local designers employs by artisans and Co-creation community. spatial to the innovative as an approach collective creativity landscape planning. stone mineral. The comparative scarcity but it has abundant of wood have led to and the easy abundance of stone of Rajasthan is rich The landmass concentration on the latter. rocks and like granite, marble, Quartzite, slate in different sandstones, limestone, etc. Fusion of Design and Local Materials and of Design Fusion can bein Landscape more encouraged architecture Graffiti art panel carved in local stone; Fusion of materials: marble vase adorned with die-cast metal peacocks.; Co- creation of solid stone landscape of solid stone creation Co- marble vase adorned with die-cast metal peacocks.; Left-Right:Graffiti of materials: art panel carved Fusion in local stone; the help of local artisansartifacts by Cast in situ terrazzo in the water feature, using an innovative blend of colours and aggregates blend of colours using an innovative feature, in the water in situ terrazzo Cast recent times by embracing local times by embracing recent with a blend of materials modern methods construction Local and techniques. materials in large quantity at readily that can be found the resources are locationa particular It could also be at a certain time. or area that can be to as materials to fabricate a finished used referred could however materials These element. some in abundant be availability may largely The but not available in another. area be dependent location on geographical well as the area of physical componentsas the chemical and of such materials. relative to the imported cheap materials These materials are available readily these The neglect of outside the country. from materials should be discouraged. In today’s context we need artisans use these local innovative ways to get to follow must Close attention various design projects. materials for be paid to the sustainable methods of using these and means The fusion of design and manner. materials in an innovative a design praxis and modellocal which in materials manifests Landscape innovation. strategy for a promising turn presents Hence, engaging designers to collaborate with artisans is not of traditional crafts, but it the regeneration only helpful for JULY 2021 JULY

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Top: Locally available stones innovatively used in gabion wall structure and flooring pattern.

JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL Bottom: Use of metal edging to achieve the traditional lotus petal shaped edge for the water feature. JULY 2021 73 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Hand-crafted stone mehraab carved in local available stone mehraab carved stone Hand-crafted in local available Major products Statues Sculpture, Furniture, Pillars, landscaping articles etc. Furniture, Sculpture, Statues, Sandstone articles Sandstone Statues, Engravings, Pillars, Bolsters etc. Pillars, Bolsters Engravings, Decoration items like balls, flower pots etc. balls, flower like items Decoration Granite — ball fountains, flower vases, wash basins, cylindrical flower vases, wash basins, cylindrical — ball fountains, Granite canopies etc. items, spherical items, elements — Landscaping and Construction Sandstone Statues, Engravings, Temple Elements, Inlay, stone based stone Inlay, Elements, Temple Engravings, Statues, floral patterns. with intricate furniture One of the most prominent clusters for sandstone artifacts sandstone like: for clusters One of the most prominent door and window frames, screens, like items •Construction railings etc. grills, fireplaces, bird lamp posts, planters, fountains, like •Landscaping items etc. pergolas, benches, baths, artifacts etc. •Tables, All kinds of articles especially engravings, statues, pillars etc. for for pillars etc. statues, engravings, kinds of articles especially All work temple Sculptures and small artifacts Sculptures Sculptures, Engravings, Screens, Pillars, Inlay etc. Pillars, Inlay Screens, Engravings, Sculptures, is the Principal Designer and head of the Architecture and and head of the Architecture Designer Harsh Mittal is the Principal Ar. He Consultants. Design of Satatv all projects for responsible Planning Studio, and New Delhi SPA, from in Landscape Architecture degree holds a Master’s Jaipur. of Architecture, School Aayojan from in Architecture Degree Bachelor’s SPA, from Medals in Landscape Architecture with two Gold He was awarded of Architecture, School Aayojan from and a honours in Architecture New Delhi, other design and several He has won ISOLA 2011 Jury Honours Award Jaipur. competitions.Hamirpur. and head of the Landscape Design Designer is the Principal Gupta Anika Ar. of Satatv planning projects all landscape design and site for responsible Studio, from in Landscape Architecture degree a Master’s She holds Consultants. Design of School Aayojan from in Architecture Degree and Bachelor’s New Delhi SPA, T.J. for of ISOLA. member She was nominated She is an active Jaipur. Architecture, among all the departments best design thesis for Award Medal Manikkam Gold of art forms and has earned artist, with various working She is a profound of SPA. her work. for recognition international Stones used Stones Marble Sandstone Marble Yellow Limestone Yellow Granite Granite, Sandstone Granite, Marble Sandstone Marble, Sandstone, Granite Marble, Sandstone, Marble, talc stone Marble (Source: Stones of Rajasthan, CDOS) Stones of Rajasthan (Source: Handicraft Clusters Cluster Alwar (Gola Ka Baas, Thana Baas, Thana Ka (Gola Alwar Ghazi and Bharkhadi) Dholpur-Karauli- Hindaun Dholpur-Karauli- Jaipur Jaisalmer Jalore Jodhpur Makrana Sikandra Sirohi-Abu Road-Pindwara Sirohi-Abu Talwara, Banswara Talwara, Udaipur - Rajsamand Udaipur Cast in situ butch stones work on the pillars, with wooden trellis work stones in situ butch Cast Satatv Design Consultants Design Satatv planning provide Consultants Design Satatv all phases of and design services through significant and offer landscape architecture scale large ranging from in projects experience design, involving intensive to planning projects planning, campus master public scale projects, land development, and residential commercial horticultural exhibit design, as well as landscape and historic management ecological and and has been recognized restoration, platforms. National on various awarded YOUNG PRACTICE JULY 2021 JULY WEBE A DESIGN LAB

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We observe, experience, express, empathize: We Breathe; conceived WeBe about 11 years ago when we were not part of We interact, engage, review, respond: We Live; this practice, which was starting to shape up eventually. We came We negotiate, persist, connect, sustain: We Create. together with the mere expectation of creating interesting work together, not realising the nuances of running an organisation. In the new age of fast connections and building an organisation, having a website up and running even before the Probably, it is this very reason which propelled us first project is barely completed and the team is out of the site, to start WeBe and not over-analyse many things. While has become the way of design life in more ways than one. We we conceptualised our practice with the simple intent of JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 75 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS One such project is our design for the National War War the National for is our design such project One present but strongly Invisible of idea of the the spatial manifestation is NWM The based on typology never defined our practice We Memorial (NWM) at India Gate where the story is the essence the essence story is the Gate where at India (NWM) Memorial to of the martyrs visitor or families any for of the project experience with the space. emotionally connect and and struggle of of the life gestated on the stories rebirth, for the sake of have sacrificed themselves unsung soldiers who of the Raj Path of Lutyens Delhi, the nation. At the culmination behind intervention the India gate, this semi-subterranean identity its hexagon, retaining C- in the acres 42 over spreads as a “people’sthe memory of love, place” and embracing brick Each fallen soldier is imagined as a affection and pain. in the process series of nation-building and arranged as a of concentric rings, symbolizing sacrifice the act of protection, in the form in the immortal presence and bravery culminating of eternal flame. open for or scale and always maintained an platform we encourage and urbanism. At WeBe, design, architecture our collaborationscollective learning through in architecture urban scale to products. These and design fields across the community that collaborations recognizing stem from believe strongly collective values as us. We the same shares powerthe have to explored and discussed shared, ideas that progressing make significant changes within communities for a platform to create aspire We future. a common towards assorted our with collaboration,sharing, co-creation and & Soapbox.initiatives namely Urban Gray Matter This very approach has shapedThis very approach we see anything, the way Process and Design Approach Our Being considerate about and apparent the user’s latent With the collaborative framework we have been Experiences of every interaction, involvement and the Temporary Exhibition Space - Water Matters. - Water Space Exhibition Temporary be idea. an initiative, or a simple it a project, user is Every project. design magic in any helps create needs Our process is built to the projects. so are unique and hence, the client and/ in by brought ingredients adapt to the varied Every and the working team. its surroundings site, the or user, beginsproject a clean slate. with project has its own Every versatil,e consistently and efficiently. intent, expertand creative choices service the based on team we co-create. project bringing a sense of surprise into every to be set design are and comfortable cohesive, harmonious, well-being. creative such that it accelerates everyone’s do, creating knowing why we design the way we Consciously, associations,the emotional connect and desired hold every every journey travelled a to our hearts. It makes close project memory and the outcome, a story. co-creating, we realised and picked up certain things along things up certain and picked we realised co-creating, many As today. it is as helped which way the WeBe envision us with varied interests, a multi-partner firm ours is might know, perspectives, expertise. and in thing we all had But one the thinking to and forward is the sense of adapting common and to get inspired and ready new age practice fast-growing — the root of all goodrelearn innovation. JULY 2021 JULY

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JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL Central Court of Tut House. JULY 2021 77 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Ar. Padmakshi Srivathsan Ar. - and an enthu is an architect Padmakshi Srivathsan the firm. for pathways paving siastic entrepreneur on inno- with focus hats she wears various WeBe At and building a sustainable and future-proof vating in the holistic She believes organization. “glocal” about of a design firm and is excited dynamics and both as an entrepreneur everysolving problem as a designer. This sums up the way WeBe envisions This sums up the way between and the harmony create life human To Picture of Founding Partners. of Founding Picture elements of the warehouse. The space was divided into zones The space was divided into zones elements of the warehouse. and the objects and components designed to cater were to specific types of users, their activities and ambience, respective their overlapping and to the zone considering overall. adaptable requirements inclusive design practices. through environment Urban Gray Matter (UGM) is our initiative along initiative our is (UGM) Matter Gray Urban Matters, a collaborative project -led Water WeBe-UGM exhibition was The design and curation of the for project On the other hand, in case of the retrofit National War Memorial at India Gate, New Delhi. Gate, India at Memorial War National with the organization of Prithvi Mahadevan. The intent and with the organization of Prithvi Mahadevan. vision at UGM is to enable a process of people cities building at the micro and engagement a process of awareness through level. and macro and Earth Trust Care Consulate, General Chennai, of the U.S. to sensitize the publicthe Smithsonian Institute which aims was a travelling exhibition water, issues around on the pressing H2O. of name the under Institute Smithsonian the by initiated mediums to educate, advocateIt is designed to utilize different and support water challenges. South India in addressing conceptualised and the experience of it was modelled around The highlights of the exhibition were the organic flow of water. and challenges experientiallythe wide range of information to educate, advocate and supportexhibited in a tactile format the importance the water conservation addressing of water challenges faced in South India. Good Business Lab in the industrial locality New Delhi, of with a workspace that resonated the intent was to co-create the ethos of Good Business Lab and to enable the workspace cater to the evolving needs To in the context of a warehouse. the perspective was from the approach of of the company, objects and products that could fit themselves into any space the objects In this interior project, they might shift later. took and the space was an outcome around centre-stage, it. The adaptability of the objects such as workstations, seaters and lighting with respect to the changing spatial collaborative and scenarios helped envisage a homely, us space that combines flexible workplace. An ambidextrous home and productive workspace with the a comfortable

JULY 2021 79 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Fig. 1: (Source: From the From Fig. 1: (Source: internet)

ARTICLE Ar. Parul Kumtha Ar. HEART YOUNG AT AT YOUNG FOR THEFOR DESIGNING Youth is such a beautiful thing, it's a pity that it is wast- It cannot be argued, however, that either way, this is ed on the young. certainly a group of people who are increasingly defying the

JULY 2021 JULY George Bernard Shaw. description "aged" through lived experiences, whatever may be the forces that drive them to do so. In India, the saying goes : “O~ Xm§V Wo V~ MZo Z Wo, O~ MZo hwE V~ Xm§V Z Wo” How are the following words typically defined in the (When I had teeth, I had nothing to munch on; now that dictionary? I have all, I have no teeth.) Aged : having lived or existed for a long time Old : no longer young It appears to be universally understood that with age, Young : immature or inexperienced one cannot have the good things of life- a fit and agile body, a : having lived or existed for only a short time sharp and intelligent mind, a passionate and involved heart. : and having the qualities associated with And yet, the possibility of having these appears to have gained young people, such as enthusiasm and optimism. more longevity with every passing decade. Not long ago, the 40s were the new 20s, while today, the 60s are the new 40s. And therein lies the paradox.

It cannot be argued that we owe this longevity to tre- Which world do those occupy, who have lived or ex- mendous advances in medical and healthcare with each pass- isted for a long time, are not immature or inexperienced and ing year. My own mother, who dyed her hair jet black into who either have retained or are driven by circumstances to her late 50s, has gained the moniker Bionic Woman from her retain the qualities associated with young people, such as a grandchildren, owing to her artificial eye lenses post cataract, capacity to brave the odds of life with energy, enthusiasm and almost completely replaced teeth implants, two stents and tri- optimism? ple heart bypass, a mesh holding up her diaphragm post hys- Designing a barrier-free environment is no rocket sci- terectomy and total knee replacement of both knees. She has ence. Enough research has led to comprehensive guidelines a small bowlful of medicines for her diabetes, hypertension that, even if blindly followed, will sufficiently ensure this. The and to maintain her vitamin levels. And, among other things, Government of India has issued such a set too, way back in at 80, she takes international flights by herself even in the 2016, which can be found on the CPWD website. midst of the pandemic and is sufficiently tech-savvy to stay in touch with friends and family, manage her correspondence (See : https://cpwd.gov.in/Publication/Harmonised and be suitably entertained. Although I give an example from guidelinesdreleasedon23rdMarch2016.pdf) my inner circle, it is, as you know, not an exception by any means, especially in certain strata of society. Of course, it is an But is it enough to merely provide easy access to spac- 80 entirely different scenario for those who are made old while in es? Making spaces physically accessible to people with ad- their mid-30s, by the rigours of their lives. vanced chronological age can turn out to be a futile exercise,

JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL Fig. 2: (Source: From the internet) JULY 2021 81 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Fig. 5: Athashri life (Source : Ar. : Ar. (Source life Fig. 5: Athashri collection) Radhika Vaidya's It is said that the true measure of any societyIt is said that the true measure can be One of the major obstacles faced by seniors in age is Fig. 4 : Athashri life (Source : Ar. : Ar. (Source life Fig. 4 : Athashri collection) Radhika Vaidya's be designed for all maladies of those of advanced age, namely, be all maladies of those of advanced age, namely, designed for mo- weak eyesight, hearing, fine and gross mobility, restricted possiblytor and muscular strength, less keen observation and perhaps memory retention, even hampered comprehension. in the good interest But certainly not a reduced of life. things vulnerable members. its most in how it treats While found it find it more possible to lead their the ones who can afford best strive at the other end of the spectrum lives, those that and tumble of inaccessible continue to negotiate the rough the defining bane of India. So, as with public spaces that are nothing is accessible unless accessibility, all interventions for everything is. This would include pedestrian spaces, public buildings, public transport . in fact, all spaces and all func- public. tions are it context, Indian the In technology. of use with ease their Experienceindicates that no place or learning and in de- An example of how these needs have manifested ParanjapeConstruction Ltd., arguably pi- Schemes would assume that the spaces Physical infrastructure Fig. 3: (Source: From the internet) From Fig. 3: (Source: unless all the activities and functions of those spaces that are of those spaces that are unless all the activities and functions and supposedly the young able people, more meant for are also made accessible to people with special needs, through design or otherwise. space can be to be considered unless the func- truly accessible becan this of example An made. is it which in seen for tion the vignettes above (figs. 1,2,3), showing persons of different ages enjoying park equipment with equal zeal. chronological justSuffice to say that it is not enough to and be able to enter exit a neighbourhood park, seniors in age need not be- rele bystanders who sit on benchesgated to mere and watch the young at play. sign can be several senior housing societies seen in the that Baroda to to Kolkata and the Aravallis from dot the country, - fact, luxury retire but in Age Homes, Old Not Coimbatore. ment homes. For empty nesters who have fulfilled their duties these soci- and have a sizeable nest egg in their retirement, the right amount of support design and eties afford through the enjoy to continue to residents the to allow infrastructure good their fullest abilities. to things in life, oneers in the concept of luxury senior housing, have built several Athashri Complexes in Pune and other cities of India. “Athashri” is one of the meanings of the word Interestingly, of Radhika Vaidya Mostly designed by Ar. a new beginning. AVA, Pune, they embody the essence of continued indepen- dence and societal accessible not only through involvement, but equally through physical infrastructure, and barrier free (Figs.4 & 5). the belief begins at retirement. that life makes double the sense to keep design as standardised and low tech as possible so that it is accessible to everybody, ir-

JULY 2021 JULY respective of cultural and educational background. It is also much easier and cheaper to maintain and more easily make- able with local work skills and materials. This was especially evident in the project for accessible toilets in the villages of Chhattisgarh, which Nature Nurture Architects & Planners undertook in collaboration with the NGO Shodhan and Wa- ter Aid, under the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan. Creating simple and workable solutions for running water, grab bars, separa- tors for wet and dry areas, was both an exciting and challeng- ing exercise. (figs. 6,7)

Another very important aspect of designing for inclu- sion is to ensure the dignity of the user. This can be ensured by designing for equity and not mere equality. When a design fails to do so, it in fact becomes exclusive instead of inclusive. An example of this can be seen in the above illustration (fig. 8), where, while the middle image appears to be fair, it does not put everyone on the same footing, while the image on the right does.

For, to design for universal use is to do such that peo- ple feel valued, respected, honoured and seen . to create places for people to lead their best lives, put so beautifully by John Carey, when he says, Dignity is to Design what Justice is to Law and Health is to Medicine. And to understand the spirit of the persons we so eas- ily could dismiss as the "have beens", when in fact, they are the persons we will be in the future, in the words of the poet 82 Gulzar.

C_« H~ Hr ~ag Ho gw\ oX hmo J`r H mar ~Xar OdmZr Hr NQVr Zhr.. .. {Xb Vmo ~ÀMm h¡ Omo,

"Age has moved on to grey for a while now But the dark desire of youth lingers on . . for the heart is still a child, as yet a little unripe for the plucking " (A loose translation)

Ar. Parul Kumtha Top-Bottom: Parul is a Universal Design architect. Awarded by Fig. 6 : Top view of one alternative of toilet the United Nations Global Compact Network India prototype in Chattisgarh (Source: Author); in 2018, she is empanelled with the Government of India under Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan. Among her Fig. 7 : Structure of one alternative of toilet publications is N.A.S.I.K. Project (Negotiating Ac- prototype in Chattisgarh (Source: Author); cessible Spaces for Inclusion in a Keystone Project) Feb 23, 2018 ISBN No. 978-93-5311-218-9.

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On a Deeper review of the book, one can experience an overview of different styles of architectural renderings in the 20th Century which generates a direction to sketch and draw inspiration to continue this art in today's digital world. Book Review contents as supported by Dr Pankaj Chhabra The architects and artists across India, Italy, Kenya, Peru, and Dr Pankaj Chhabra is an academician and a researcher, Faculty in the Depart- the United States of America, have contributed in this book ment of Architecture, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. which apart from highlighting diversities in all these coun- tries but also represents about four generations of illustrators - the eldest one born in 1910, and the youngest one in 1995. BOOK REVIEW Ar . MANGUESH R PRABHUGAONKER, along with B This range covers almost a century exploring many Arch degree , has a Masters post graduate degree in Landscape Architecture from SPA New Delhi and is a architectural styles and changing trends in architectural ren- Fellow Member of IIA , ISOLA and an Associate Member derings Collection of drawings and sketches in this book is of IIID . He is a National Council Member of the Nation- sure to inspire young minds to adopt, adapt and continue the al Council Member , The Indian Institute of Architects . He is also an Expert member of Goa state Wetland trend of hand-drawn perspectives, sketches, and paintings Authority and a Senate Member at School of Planning which explains why all architects, painters and sculptors must & Architecture , New Delhi . He is also a Visiting faculty learn the art of perspective right in the beginning. at Goa College of Architecture for Post graduation in

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Although it may not have the subtle elegance of Sikri, the Agra Fort is an architectural heavyweight in its own right. Massive in scale and fraught with historicity, the current state of disrepair belies the fact that this was the seat of the AT AGRA rulers of the subcontinent for several centuries. I re- learnt many architectural lessons - walking through the cool, airy courtyards - observing the subtle pragmatic gestures in the details - and marvelled at Ar. Amit Khanna the resilience of the buildings.

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A sustainable built environment is an opportunity to To create, perceive, realise and experience this we have not only save energy, water and carbon emissions but also to to develop ourselves in all parameters so that we have a healthy educate, create jobs, strengthen communities, improve health mind, body and soul; one of the keys to which is pursuing your and well-being of occupants, and much, much more. Sustain- passion, every single day. When you do what you love to do it is able architecture is a true catalyst for addressing some of the like meditation. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, med- world’s most pressing issues. But are we sustainable enough to itation is the act of giving attention to only one thing, either as create, perceive and experience it? a religious activity or as a way of becoming calm and relaxed. 94 Pursuing what you like to do is the way to reach that calm. You Being ‘sustainable’ is . . . living a holistic life, a balanced unknowingly leave this behind and don’t prioritize this aspect life, a life of mental and physical peace and poise, being reg- of life which undoubtedly not just gives you inner peace but ular yet resilient, being healthy and happy, eating nutritious also energizes and sets in positivity, it provides respite and re- food, being positive and passionate about all aspects of life juvenates your mind and body and gives a holistic approach to and one’s own lifestyle. life. ‘Self-care is a priority and necessity – not a luxury’ (Self- care here means grooming your inner being). Our Present Today, all of us are busy accomplishing daily chores, ‘Know your passion - Follow it, dream it, live it.’ professional or business pursuits, academic goals, family and You understand it best, you explain it better when you social commitments - busy designing and building our lives have experienced it yourself. I have been experiencing it each and of our loved ones. We are all social beings, but in this single day, I am living it and benefiting from it. race of accomplishments, we either stop prioritizing or for- get ourselves. I belong to a hard-core and conservative Marwadi fam- ily. My parents were both highly educated, but my mother Creation, Perception and Impact took a step back, giving up her career for the well-being of the Designing and building sustainable built environs is family. Back then that was the way. My parents always encour- the need of the hour. The first step to this is to have a sus- aged and never stopped me from exploring life and I owe it tainable self. How does this happen? By having a sustainable to them for making me what I am. I was an all-rounder during lifestyle. We expeditiously need to reduce the carbon foot- school, from academics to art to sports to elocution. print, save natural resources, reduce pollution, rejuvenate the ecosystem but all our endeavours to achieve the same will Then life happened, as it happens to all of us. Archi- be rendered meaningless if the mind of the occupant is dis- tecture, marriage and work. Architecture is a very rigorous turbed or preoccupied. No matter how clean and pure the air professional course leaving no time to do anything ‘extra’. in the space is you will not experience and appreciate it unless (Today I feel I was wrong then. Time was there, but no one you yourself are well balanced. Provisions in the built envi- told me nor did I realize that I should have carved out time ronment will not by themselves enhance your performance. to do what I loved to do, at least for some time in the day). Only a mentally happy and calm user will be cognizant of all Marriage and work kept me occupied the whole day. My pri- the benefits envisaged by the astute designers and planners. orities changed and I forgot what I used to enjoy doing and A futuristic and sustainable environment will be conceived, my focus changed from ‘me’ to working, taking care of the created and completed by a designer who is calm and in the house, social obligations and studying. I assumed this was appropriate frame of mind. the way of life and it is complete. JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 95 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Ar. Arti Daga Ar. of Architecture Sir J.J. College from Arti is a graduate and Diploma NICMAR P.C.M., (2002). She did her P.G. She is also & Conservation. Studies in Built Heritage present, At and GEM CP. Evaluator GRIHA an IGBC AP, - NMIMS Univer BSSA, at Professor she is an Assistant of School at Mumbai. She is also a Visiting Faculty sity, - She is a free NMIMS University. Business Management, She is a National building consultant. and a green lancer - Tri Cyclist, Marathoner, Sea Swimmer, Swimmer, Level Diver Scuba Certified and PADI Instructor Yoga athlete, her credit. to accolades Passion and holds several by Benefits a sus- thus and The a sustainable lifestyle of benefits yourpursuing pandemic the of situation present the In When? If not NOW, not too are old and it's not too- late. Always remem You leads to a sustainable self who Sustainable lifestyle Fig. 4 : Passion : an indispensable part of the life wheel (Source: Author) Fig. 4 : Passion : an indispensable part wheel (Source: of the life slow but or guide. Start or teacher a trainer have or regime ‘If the plan does not work, start it’s the best gift to yourself. goals.’ change the plan but never give up the - Happiness, innumerable and multi-layered tainable self are me-time, better metabolism, mental health, better emotional high energy levels, good focus, rejuvenated, quotient, more confidence, more friends fun, stronger, discipline, addiction, active, ambitious, courageous. more versatile, more passion is one of the best medicines – it enhances immunity, accep- increases others, infuses positivity, humility towards fight the virus and tance, mental and physical fitness to it makes you calm. ber never come back again. Manage your time once gone will time, manage your aspirations, be than your excuses, stronger hard for substitute no is There harder. party and hard work ‘Whatever you work. Enjoy what you do and always stay happy. it makes you happy.’ decide to do, make sure com- designs and perceives a sustainable built environment to benefit lifestyle sustainable a lead let’s Thus, prehensively. a betterone’s own self and society tomorrow!! for Years went by. In 2008, I had four new things in my kit- things in new I had four In 2008, went by. Years passion and as it happens my to all of us I had found do it? do and How to to What sus- making it and tookit All lifestyle my changing was This can forming several ways either by be done in ty: my husband’s first run at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Chartered Standard at the first run husband’s ty: my my first baby Management, my Masters in Project Marathon, My hus- life. I was upscaling in of extra weight. and 24 kilos - hap extremely my pride. I was 21 km marathon- band’s first aboutpy and excited about and bragged his achievement it that if I am so felt moment, when I That was the to everyone. did the same. if I abouthappy talking will I feel his run how got fitter. hard, to start. I worked I was fully geared And there This got my body mind back in shapefeeling and I started and I shed those fitter and healthier mentally. both physically and extra kilos to be first Half Marathon. at the start line to run my was no stopping, I had there finish line I knew the As I crossed I had my second baby, my Passion. Eight months after found Both my husband and I start- again. I was back on the roads travelled to places for together, and more ed running more - got addicted. I live in a nuclear fami events, trained harder, our workouts so that one of us my husband and I shuffled ly, to daughters. I had partial domestic help, was always with our was them managing but home and children the with me help once, ‘women are I had read my purview and responsibility. is spirit indomitable an that true it’s but driven’ guilt always altering choices and living them. of making life at the source a sea swimming event which I decided I came across One day, participate in. This was a 5km sea swimming and to train for competition the Sunk rock lighthouse to the Gateway from event was flagged The of India and this was the game changer. I did not finish the race or unfortunately fortunately off late, not because enough but because I had not trained hard the the correct courage and tide changed (Sea swimming requires it changes tide the if and accordingly planned is race the tide, impossible almost or difficult is I line). finish the to it make to I started swim- took stronger. only to come back it as a failure, with myself to return ming, running, working out to prepare at the State Level Swim- high spirits. The comeback - I won ming Competition Af- in my age category after two decades. ter which each year till date I have been participating at the sea swimming Masters National Swimming Championship, competitions and marathons and winning several accolades. the on back come would I thought dreams my in never had I rush. adrenaline block a race and have the to dive in for theirs, I gave it all I had - my love, dedication, who have found the supportdetermination, and of course, discipline and of enjoyable. What I had easy and made this journey loved ones was meeting a whole lot of like-minded not accounted for other side others. A few people. and inspired I got inspired had a better balance in professionally, that I grew effects were to living life and was of fun had lots friends, more made life, the fullest. something that I was out for that one hour tainable. Taking passionate, gave me happiness, made me calm and gave me goals. I understood and life about clarity that all of us are life challenges at us, but ‘steal- will keep throwing busy and life makes all the difference. yourself for ing’ that one hour purely set of like-minded peoplegroups who motivate each other, a fixed challenges, share goals for period group of time, create the same, tabulate your accountable for your goals and feel JULY 2021 JULY SKETCHES I am fortunate to be staying in a neighbourhood that was once the precinct for nating ways to interact with a monument, far more than photography or just as a succession of cities of Delhi during the mediaeval period. The city walls of the a visitor. The sheer amount of detail one sees and assimilates makes the whole Tomar and Chauhan dynasty exist in an uneasy truce with sprawling government experience rich and insightful. housing, urban villages and snazzy shopping malls. Some of these monuments such as the Qutub complex and Humayun’s tomb are well maintained within Of late a style of sketching called ‘Urban Sketching’ has gained enormous trac- secure complexes but several others are rapidly falling into decay due to lack tion. Urban Sketching (or USK as it is popularly known) is a worldwide phenome- of interest on the part of the city dwellers and the lack of mainstream tourism non with most prominent cities having chapters with frequent activities planned potential. The southern part of Delhi is fortunate to have large patches of city for weekends. It is a forum for people to freely express styles of sketching vary- forests and several of the ruins of this period can be found here. These monu- ing from the very loose to the very detailed. ments have lesser urban pressure and are coping better when compared to the monuments that are in proximity to the urban villages which leaves them suscep- The following sketches are made between the two waves of COVID. All monu- tible to encroachment and vandalism. ments featured here are from the south and south-central part of Delhi and cov- er the architecture of most of the ruling dynasties of Delhi between 1350 to 1850 After being restricted at home due to the first wave of COVID and its conse- CE. The monuments are presented in chronological order and have been made quent lockdown, visiting these lesser monuments seemed an interesting idea plein-air while observing the monument, using micro-tip pens and Fude nib pen once the process of opening up started. Being located amidst the city forests with waterproof ink. The buildings are primarily rendered in grey tones with di- with fewer crowds, it seemed a good idea. Sketching is one of the most fasci- luted grey ink and the background is washed in watercolour.

Ar. Dipankar Mazumdar Ar. Dipankar Mazumdar is a graduate of Govt. College of Architecture, Lucknow, U.P. (1994) and has done M.Plan. (Specialization in Envi- ronmental Planning) from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi (1996). He is partner at ENAR Consultants, New Delhi. As a hobby, he actively pursues wildlife photog- raphy, nature illustration in watercolour and urban sketching. Entry to Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq’s tomb, Tughlakabad.

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100 Matsya limated into two theses much later on. More than thirty years have passed, the Tuna man found yet another victim- my wife. It was a fish, the first of the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu which saves the world from an impending calamity. Whenev- A short term vacancy as a radiologist in a hospital in er adharma rears its ugly head, the Lord had vowed that he Agatti, an island in Lakshadweep opened up for Amita. Agatti would visit the earth as our Redeemer. No particular holy is often pronounced Aaa Kathi by the islanders which literally text specifies the species of fish he incarnated as, and it was means 'that knife'. My dad, a culinary wizard in his own right be- left to the believer to conjure up that imagery. If the Dasa- queathed me with his fetish for knives. It was natural for me to vathara chronicle was ever written in Lakshadweep the tuna get seduced by this knife-shaped island floating in the sea, ready would have been the torch-bearing avatar for sure. The whole to be picked up for my collection. Poseidon might have mis- sequence of evolution encapsulated in the ensuing avatars placed it long before he got himself a replacement in the form of caught the imagination of the scientific world. It was in the a trident. The Tuna God must have been pleased with my effort 1930s that this plot was copied by the west and the two log- to convince Amita and my perseverance to gun for my PADI scu- gerheads Marvel and DC comics were at each other’s throats ba diving license. We set sail in a weeks’ time. Holidaying in the purging out superhero avatars in wanton attempts to save best season possible with no sense of guilt, as my profession as the world. If Gotham City had Batman, I advocate that we an architect was relegated mostly to swatting flies during these have our very own Tuna man for Lakshadweep and rebrand times of recession. I began to fantasize about tuna mermaids. our coral paradise associated with this 'fishy' ambassador. The economy of this fragile ecosystem has forever weighed heavily The motley crew of doctors and their families were kept on the shoulders of the Tuna ma'. entertained with the daily kathi sessions which ran late into the night fuelled by my snorkelling stories. The doctors goad- It was my late dad who was first possessed. Years af- ed on by the masala wrapped stories twitched for adventure ter the Portuguese left Kochi, he was still waging a war with The first weekend itself we headed for the satellite island of them. The Portuguese tuna cans were stripped of its olive oil Bangaram which was where I happened to do my architecture and coconut oil was used to sauté the contents with onion, thesis eons ago. An eerie feeling crept in as I stood on its sands ginger and loads of black pepper. It might have been his Mala- for the very first time. Back then on a fishing sortie, I had seen yali way of re-christening the canned soul. The patriot in him the island from far and was compelled to choose my limited prayed that the next can of tuna should be from the newly time between tuna fishing or getting legal sanctions to survey inaugurated canning factory in Minicoy. I was four years old Bangaram. Tuna came up trumps. I had cleared my thesis with in 1969 when Smt. Indira Gandhi did the honours. She too good marks without even stepping foot on its soil. Things do might have been possessed. This matsya avatar which swam its happen when you are possessed. Thirty years down the line I way into the limpid lagoons of a child's mind at that time sub- wonder whether I could ever be exorcised of it .. JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 101 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS JULY 2021 JULY

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For a true-blue Malayali the pièce de résistance of this Perumal Par during the last week of my stay. Perumal Par is island paradise was a bar meant exclusively for the tourist hut an uninhabited coral atoll 40 km north off Agatti. We were inmates. We landed up with a measly bottle of Johnny Walker heading onto a sandy islet, one-seventh the size of a soccer after sweet-talking the manager about my medical emergen- field, sitting in a lagoon which stretches over 83 square kilo- cy. It’s ironic that though prohibition is in place in Lakshad- metres. More than three hours after we set out from Agatti weep, they still allow neera to be tapped from the coconut post lunch, we waded on to this sandy mound nonchalantly palm. Neera is cleared as a non-alcoholic drink and drinking as if though we were descendants of the fearsome, marauding too much of this sweet, translucent elixir can make you belch Viking warriors. By the time we returned after snorkelling we till kingdom come. We remained thirsty!!!! found that the sea had already gobbled up a lot of our newly annexed kingdom. Junk had washed ashore by the tides lined The COVID virus touched the capital Kavaratti and up all along the centre of the cigar-shaped sand bar. Heaps of later tiptoed into Agatti. All our outdoor group activities plastic and driftwood at the centre meant that at times the which needed a green signal from the hospital authorities island did get almost submerged and we were already weav- were clamped. Night spearfishing and occasional scuba div- ing horror stories in our minds. The wind was getting stronger ing kept my blood pumping other than my daily snorkelling and strong tides were expected as it was a full moon night. A sorties. As days progressed you realise that the tuna god has solemn prayer crept up on all our lips begging the Perumal made an adrenaline junkie of you. Cooking too gave me a dif- to allow us to sleep on her white sandy lap shimmering in the ferent high. An assortment of lagoon fish, massive lobsters, moonlight. Dinner was cooked on the boat while we made and octopus were speared and cooked in different styles de- a bonfire out of the driftwood and tried our luck at smok- pending on our collective mood. My knife skills came handy ing the fish that we had caught earlier. It was the first time and I thanked my dad for it. The Ahhh Kathi state of my mind in my life that I relished the taste of half cooked fish without can make a zombie out of you. Two months passed on quickly seasoning. By the time we got the food from the boat it was and it was time to pack my bags. One final flourish was need- ten and wasted no time polishing it off like savages. We all ed to mark this grand play with a crescendo. got our bed sheets spread on the available bit of dry land which spanned just about six metres across from north to Our islander friends galvanized by the camaraderie south, with the waves all around threatening to dampen our of this cocktail crew from the mainland organized a trip to spirits. The east and west ends were occupied by millions of JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 103 Ar. Jayadevan Ar. CET Trivandrum from graduated Jayadevan Ar. SAP Planning from in Town and has a Masters consultancy He runs an independent Chennai. He has thirty for years. service based in Cochin held the position of Secretary of IIA Cochin (1994 – 1996). He is an adjunct faculty Chapter Cochin. at of architecture in a college Heading towards Bangaram, I tried to fantasize in vain Heading towards terns squeaking curses at us for taking away their perch in terns squeaking curses at us for not that shy and kept crawling the middle. The crabs were find a place in the To near us like a commando unit in action. boat to sleep which was tossing about wildly in the lagoon I stayed awake until the wee hours ludicrous. was even more snoring the by more and nature by awed over truly was I as docsgot flanking me. An early morning snorkelling session the sun could make us chirping again and we set sail before a tandoori dish out of us. Out of the lagoon the sea we into of snorkeler's paradise and asked the boatman a stretch found the corner of his lip we could hear From a while. to stop for stoodtime and territory" "shark saying him I while. a for still jumping along with me jokingly said that if I have two more and my chance of getting attacked to a third, it would reduce climbed down the boat first. I was filming these two wiry guys to jump in with me and suddenly it dawned who volunteered upon me that my corpulent self would look any far juicier for Amen to that. fanged predator. It sud- about serving us a welcome cold beer. the defunct bar denly dawned upon that the Par of Perumal was in fact the me he gets intoxicated by the very na- private bar where Lord's is not just a human phenomenon. Narcissism he created. ture His entertainment. for Lakshadweep has a lot of Pars scattered had just stepped into the mother of all bars to toast in We unison with the Perumal!!! Cheers!!!!!!! JULY 2021 JULY

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A talk by Dr. A. Srivathsan, well-known architectural scholar and academic, on the occasion of the launch of the quarterly publication Architecture CHENNAI by IIA Chennai Centre.

DOES ARCHITECTURE MATTER? visual is of prime importance. They always end up relying on This first question was dealt with briefly since the gath- these to not only to communicate but also understand and ering was mostly of architects and he did not anticipate a experience architecture. Dr. Srivathsan claimed that the di- debate on this point. He cited examples of what writers have chotomy between writing and practice does not exist as writ- expressed how architecture matters. His examples included ing itself is a practice and they are two sides of the same coin. books such as Architecture Matters by Aaron Betsky and Why He also argued that claims that writing is a shadow and archi- Architecture Matters by Paul Goldberg. Whereas all agreed tecture is the substance is inaccurate. with the point that architecture matters, some have placed 106 caveats as to what kind of architecture matters. To highlight Next, Dr. Srivathsan discussed Le Corbusier claiming these disagreements Dr. Srivathsan shared views from the that impactful architecture is ineffable, something that can- book Spatial Agency: Other Ways of Doing Architecture by not be written about. The claim, he says, comes out of the ar- Nishat Awan, Tatjana Schneider and Jeremy Till, in whose view, gument that the essence of architecture lies in its experience architecture which enables or empowers social relationships and it is next to impossible to bring the experience by writ- along with formal sophistication, matters. In addition Dr. ing. To argue against this, he drew from contemporary Indian Srivathsan referred to eight measures of architecture value philosophers such as Bimal Krishna Matilal and Arindham by William S. Saunders from the article From Taste to Judg- Chakrabarthi. They explain that if everything is ineffable then ment: Multiple Criteria in the Evaluation of Architecture. He the purpose of language itself is under question. It may also summed that it could be assumed all architects are meaning- mean that all of us must need telepathy to communicate. Lan- fully committed towards contributing to the society. guage is important to have a social life and “knowing” from words is on par with perception and inference. He conclud- ARCHITECTURE MATTERS, BUT DOES WRITING ed by saying that knowledge by testimony is a valid means of MATTER? acquiring knowledge, hence the notion that architecture is He started with a general perception that if pictures only valid as experience and perception, and not accessible speak, buildings also say their own story, and can be expe- through words is an incorrect understanding. rienced directly. Then, why does one want to write? Often questions such as why does a writer want to come between After making a case for writing and its importance, the the object (the building) and the user are asked? In addition next issue was the claim that writing and theory matter in the to this, the cultural shift where the visual aspect has become West but not in India. Arguing against this, Dr. Srivathsan important in the age of mobile cameras has made the case threw light on how India had a long and impressive tradition against verbal articulation stronger. He concluded by saying, of writing about or expounding a given object with extracts that the visual is important but the challenge is its surfeit. The from Sanskrit and Tamil literary traditions. The fact that we next challenge was the advent of terse or short communica- have inherited such a rich tradition was highlighted. tion in form of social media. How do we engage with audienc- es whose attention has shortened? Dr. Srivathsan next explained the journey of the Jour- nal of Indian Institute of Architects (JIIA) which commenced The second problem is the false sense of dichotomy in the year 1934. With some visuals of the old journals dating created between theory and practice, writing and practice. In back to 1950s he explained how JIIA played an important role the book Words and Buildings : A Vocabulary of Modern Ar- in developing the architectural discourse in this country. Ac- chitecture, Adrian Forty explains that architects say drawing cording to him the first 50 years of the publication from 1934 matters, drawing is the essence of the profession and that the to 1984 were remarkable. He added that these back issues are JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL

The two towers punctuate the otherwise grounded mass JULY 2021 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 107 Dr. A. Srivathsan Dr. than with more scholar architectural is an A. Srivathsan Dr. architectural in teaching, experience of cumulative thirty years Some practice. and professional research and developmental the City, Re-envisioning include: projects of his major research - on Alterna programme funded under the Indo-Dutch research Indian Hampi -The Project; Mega Cities in Development tives - De (as part team), of a larger Project Research Heritage Digital His publications Initiative. and Technology partment of Science journals. books and papers in reputed include of the Center Director as the Executive joining his role Before - Srivath Dr. and urbanism (CAU), on Architecture Research for five for of CEPT University Director san served as the Academic and the Heads of with the Deans closely he worked where years to and practices, academic policies refine to Offices Academic of research and deepen the culture academic rigour strengthen CEPTat University. Hindu as Senior with The he has been associated that, to Prior College while serving Asian at as adjunct faculty Editor Deputy and Planning, of Architecture the School of Journalism, and at this, he was Assistant to Prior both in Chennai. University, Anna He has years. ten for Chennai University, Anna at Professor He is an active years. eight for architect also been a practicing the to institutional bodies, contributing member of various new and introducing of new academic programs development courses. of Technology Indian Institute holds a PhD from Srivathsan Dr. of School from Design in Urban degree along with a Master’s New Delhi. Planning and Architecture, Muzakkir G.M. Bijli Ar. CHEN- Architecture Co-Editor, Centre, IIA Chennai Member, EC of Architecture, Academy MEASI Professor, and Associate NAI Chennai. In the final part of his talk Dr. Srivathsan shared a few few a Srivathsan shared his talk Dr. In the final part of - he re quality writing, on what makes Moving ahead The recording of this talk is available on the IIA Chennai web- recording The ferred to A Critic’s Manifesto by Daniel Mendelsohn, where where Daniel Mendelsohn, by to A Critic’s Manifesto ferred useful points for the young and aspiring writers. He explained young and aspiring writers. He explained useful points the for and writing is a practice. an avid reader that every writer is pathetic are the essence. the pathetic are portant that newspaper article that an convinced are editors miri poet Lalla, Dr. Srivathsan concluded that through com- concluded that through Srivathsan miri poet Lalla, Dr. knowledge, aligning mitment, capacity building, acquiring ment. Writing for the readers’ pleasure is an equally valid is an equally pleasure the readers’ for ment. Writing motive. The importance and evaluat- of having a discerning was also made, becauseing society writing no matter how for is of public interest to allot it the space it deserves. allot it the space it to interest is of public beit should of The combination combined with knowledge. - writings of the 14th century Kash to the Making a reference language and truth, practising what is learnt and beinglanguage and truth, practising what em- well we write, there needs to be to engage well we write, there group an audience with it. lifestyle sections in newspapers sections is im- It discourse. to public lifestyle he says, opinion is important,he says, opinion taste. But that is the writer’s opinion and knowledge is what leads to a meaningful judge- meaningful to a leads what is knowledge and opinion site at https://www.iiachennai.com/archives. - Challenges of writing and bringing out publications in Challenges of writing and bringing out To answer the third question, Dr. Srivathsan drew from from Srivathsan drew question, Dr. answer the third To Quoting Paul Goldberger, a well-known architectural a well-known architectural Quoting Paul Goldberger, The biggest challenge, according to Dr. Srivathsan, was to Dr. The biggest challenge, according YES. ARCHITECTURE IS IMPORTANT AND WRIT AND IMPORTANT IS ARCHITECTURE YES. ING IS IMPORTANT. THEN, HOW TO MAKE IT COUNT? IT MAKE TO HOW THEN, IMPORTANT. IS ING few advertisements. This is a journal which will enable us to is a journal which This advertisements. few further about JIIA and its importance the from he quoted from contemporaryfrom and Indian classics such as the debate the activism and he believed that all these types of writing are the digital era were explained. The challenges, he said, includ- the digital era were modelthe revenue a printed and digital pub- of bringing out the fact about magazines which came up later did how some to light. The editorial to light. The editorial includ- of the Design magazine board the whole world what Indian architecture means. Well-known Well-known means. architecture Indian what world whole the understand how architecture in India developed. in Explaining architecture how understand tell us what is at stake. This is - because most of the times archi examples verbose writings are and entangled. Taking tecture portance of writing, he stated that without a discourse the importantwriting is as and move forward, cannot profession a build to pointnon-architects engage to needs writing that simple writing can we bring architecture out of its location in simple writing can we bring architecture show our country what architecture means. It can even show means. It can even country what architecture show our san stressed on the pointsan stressed of aligning truth with language and she strongly advises that writings must get to the pointshe strongly and not writing for peers- that is for architects- but for a wider but for peers- architects- not writing for that is for it explains the values of the building. To conclude the im- To it explains the values of the building. diversity. important is always a need for and there nism. He pointed coming out out that a lot of publications are in the print and digital mode to but the impact of these needs not do what was required to bedone to expand the discourse not do what was required noo Mistry and J.P.J. Billimoria. These publications kept the Billimoria. These publications kept noo Mistry and J.P.J. be evaluated. argued that writing is a service profession and not only does it argued that writing is a service profession How do we audience. How do we engage with non-architects? as the practice of the profession. Following this, he made a as the practice of the profession. between Sulabha and Janaka in the Mahabharat, Dr. Srivath- between Janaka in the Mahabharat, Dr. Sulabha and being any doubt. Quoting again from consistent without architects were editors of JIIA. Some of the names include F. of JIIA. editors include F. Some of the names were architects a goldmine of knowledge, information, data and drawings to drawings data and information, knowledge, of a goldmine McKnight and P.P. Kapadia (1934), Vinu Mody Kapadia and Charles McKnight and P.P. Minette De Silva, Mi- Koenigsberger, Mulk Raj Anand, Otto Correa (1961). In addition to this, the contributions of oth- of this, the contributions to addition In (1961). Correa write in simpler terms? He also argued that only by clear and wider audience. Using Micheal Sorkins writing, Dr. Srivathsan writing, Dr. wider audience. Using Micheal Sorkins lication and next being the setting up of a peer mecha- review the experiential,which included the formal, the historic and hundredth issue of JIIA which said JIIA is not a booklet which said JIIA is issue of JIIA hundredth with explain the building as an object but also highlights the out- explain the building as an object but has delivered. comes that architecture critic, Dr. Srivathsan explained that writing matters because Srivathsan explained that writing critic, Dr. of architecture and hence lost their credibility. of architecture content. Secondly ed the difficulty in generating meaningful discourse of architecture moving in India. Dr. Srivathsan rued Srivathsan moving in India. Dr. discourse of architecture er magazines such as The Indian Builder, Design and Modern as The Indian Builder, er magazines such Habib Rahman, Kanvin- Breuer, Marcel ed Patwant Singh, editors its amongst had MARG whereas Gropius Neutra, de, Alexander Lange, he explained the different typesAlexander Lange, he explained the different of writing Architectural Research Group (MARG) were also brought also brought (MARG) were Group Research Architectural where Alexandra Lange’s book About Architecture Writing COLLEGE FEATURE Interaction with the leading architects of the world Interaction with the leading architects of the world JULY 2021 JULY World-renowned industry experts in the field of Architecture, Design, World-renowned industry experts in the field of Architecture, Design, How is LPU's SchoolHow is LPU's of School of and Planning have been regularly interacting with students, including and Planning have been regularly interacting with students, including stalwarts like Ar. 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Heartfelt Condolences

Ar. Prashanth G. 29.07.2021

Ar. Prashanth G., aged 44 was a fond member of IIA Kerala Chapter. He was former faculty at Bishop Jerome School of Architecture, Dean of Nizar Rahim and Mark School of Architecture (NRMSA) and one of the prominent practicing architects in Kollam. Ar. Prashanth was an active presence in IIA, also holding the position of Executive Committee Member of IIA Kollam Centre. His energy and jovial presence will be ardently remembered. Homage to the departed soul.

IIA Representatives COA 110 Following the election of President José-Luis Cortès Delgado (Mexico) (top left) last week, we are pleased to announce the results of the elections held on 24 – 25 July 2021 : The Central Government appoints the following architects • Secretary General: Tan Pei Ing (Malaysia) (top middle) elected by the Indian Institute of Architects, as the members • Treasurer: Seif Allah Alnaga (Egypt) (top right) of Council of Architecture. The Order is gazetted on • Vice President, Region I: Natalie Mossin (Nordic Countries) 23 July 2021. (middle left) • Vice-President Region II: Istelianna Atanassova (Georgia) 1 Northern Region : Ar. Punit Sethi (middle right) 2 Southern Region : Ar. Lalichan Zacharias • Vice-President, Region III: Sam Oboh (Canada) (bottom left) 3 Western Region : Ar. Abhijit Shirodkar • Vice-President, Region IV: Ishtiaque Zahir (Bangladesh) 4 Central Region : Ar. Navin Sharma (bottom middle) 5 Eastern Region : Ar. Amitava Roy • Vice-President, Region V: Tokunbo Omisore (Nigeria) (bottom right)

We are happy to congratulate Ar. New IIA Centre Debatosh Sahu from IIA West Bengal Chapter, for being elected New IIA Lonavla Centre as a Council Member to the The International Union of Architects IIA welcomes its new Centre at Lonavala, from the IIA (UIA) from Region 4. Maharashtra Chapter, with 51 members, led by its Chairperson, Ar. Vishwas Kotkar. The new Centre was approved in the third Council Meeting held on 26 June 2021, held online.

Ar. C. R. Raju will be the Alternate Member to UIA from IIA. Membership Online Gateway Portal

The online gateway portal for new membership to the IIA, and renewal of existing membership is under testing and will soon be available to its present and new members. JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 111 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS IIA-Jharkhand Chapter IIA-Jharkhand Mr. V. Suresh, Chairman of IGBC and former Chairman of IGBC and former Chairman Suresh, V. Mr. School Katwal, Head, Satish Kumar of Architecture, Dr. also Nand Lal Chandel, Chairman of IIA HP Chapter Ar. of School glass at on architectural Webinar series, Webinar In continuation of the online webinar Aman Deep Gupta, faculty at School of Architecture Ar. Satish Kumar Katwal, Head School of Architecture Dr. World Environment Day Environment World an Day, Environment On the occasion World of the government sector spoke Shivali Jainer from Ar. Nagrota Bagwan at Himachal Pradesh on 17 July 2021, on an 2021, on 17 July Pradesh Himachal Bagwan at Nagrota participants. by 167 attended event was The platform. online and Urvashi 6) (sem. Sharma Hitaishi students, B.Arch. Two the importancethe meaning and 4) explained Thakur (sem. and of students role highlighted the building and of a green sustainability. to ensure architecture faculty of Development of Housing & Urban Director and Managing Corporation (HUDCO), graced the occasion as the chief guest. He has also been National Building the Vice Chairman, Goodof CodePresident India, of and India Governance, Foundation Memberof BIS. Committee Cities Smart of and Director Sharma, P.P. Prof. were present dignitaries Other Jeet Govt. Engineering Kangra, Ar. Principal of Rajiv Gandhi Col. of IGBC Chandigarh Chapter, Kumar Gupta, Chairman of IGBC Chandigarh Chapter Shailesh Pathak, Co-chairman Saurav Choudhury, Glass Inc. and Ar. and CEO of Art and infrastructure and architect CII’s IGBC Associate Counsellor, speakers the planner were on this occasion. and dignitaries and Kangra welcomed the Chief Guest in and experience his ideas of architects shared the role on spokealso He about rating 29 the greener. buildings making for almost every type by IGBC of building. systems offered also spokeHe of the Student Chapter of IIA at the School of which is in the process of initiation. Architecture, Katwal and his Satish Kumar extended his gratitude to Dr. Sharma appreciated P.P. the event. Prof. organising team for IGBC Student Katwal and that the the leadership of Dr. learn new concepts chapter would help students and faculty Sharma Karan Ar. environment. built the for sustainability of extended the vote of thanks. Bagwan Nagrota at Kangra RGGEC Architecture, at Schoolonline organised was Glass of : Architectural 5.0 Bagwan Himachal RGGEC Kangra at Nagrota Architecture, 120 students. The keynote 2021 for Pradesh on 24 July, Col. Shailesh Pathak, Co-Chairman IGBC Chandigarh speaker, Inc., spokeChapter and CEO of Art and Glass about the iImportance of glass in building, types and of architectural decorative glass and its usage. Parvesh Kumar and sem. 8 students, Ms Harshita Negi, Mr. the webinar. Ashish co-ordinated and Mr. welcomed Col. Shailesh Pathak and Ms. Harshita Negi extended the vote of thanks. online seminar was held on 5 June on the topic Footprints, Shivali The speakers Ar. and Environment. were Architecture Anurag Kumar. Aditya Singh and Ar. Ar. Jainer, scale, with to a macro- about a micro- from water conservation Aditya Singh, who works illustration. Ar. several examples for closely with local and hands-on with local artisans materials of regions in the arid localand architecture techniques of IIA-Gujarat Chapter IIA-Gujarat IIA-Haryana Chapter IIA-Himachal Pradesh Chapter Pradesh IIA-Himachal The IIA Hisar Sub-Centre organized a technical The IIA Hisar Sub-Centre made by Humidin, In the technical presentation IIA Saurashtra Centre Centre IIA Saurashtra Day Environment World Day on 5 June, Environment On the occasion of World Project Responsibility Social Many members during this of IIA lost their lives IGBC Student Chapter launched at School of School at launched Chapter IGBC Student importance highlight the of the sustainable built To webinar on Hybrid Cooling Systems on 19 June 2021 which was attended by members as well as of IIA Hisar Sub-Centre members Chapter. other cities of IIA Haryana from overview of various practical issues of a comprehensive conventional air cooling systems was and air conditioning examples of various hospitals, commercial given through also Systems were buildings, industries and warehouses. cooling like ineffective which dealt with problems addressed, during peak cooling summers, during monsoons, germicidal humidity increased of the water, due to the presence growth levels in the indoorspaces, maintaining indoor air quality carbonby reducing dioxide levels and other contaminants, level of oxygen, controlling maintaining adequate concentration of volatile organic compounds, controlling outdoor pollutants and like oxides of sulphur and nitrogen, The presentation suspendedcontrolling particulate matter. by an elaboratewas followed question and answer session. IIA Saurashtra Chapter had arranged an online talk by Ar. talk by Ar. arranged an online Chapter had IIA Saurashtra the on Thoughts Some on Ahmedabad from Kakani Surya Ar. Program. Knowledge Series as a part of the 21st Century practices through his sustainable for Surya Kakani is a known wasconstruction techniques. He and exploration of materials at CEPT University Ahmedabad. Dean at Faculty of Architecture memberspandemic. Family left helpless, either behind were due to being about or due to lack of knowhow non-architects have had dealings by the office staff. Families professional for them made it difficult in the income which sudden breaks After and to complete clients’ projects. to sustain the staff consultation with senior membersIIA families, and the of IIA decide to extend help to all such families Saurashtra Centre prepared to them. The Centre fees handed over the received the clients regarding and approached the same a SOP for members of senior readiness in completing the project. to help of the feeling It was a well-accepted move to demonstrate has taken IIA Saurashtra Centre brotherhood and solidarity. Umesh Bhatt of Ar. responsibility to complete the project than twenty architect in April 2021. More who lost his life senior-most including Centre Saurashtra IIA membersfor to help in this cause come forward have architects Architecture, Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Engineering Kangra Engineering Gandhi Govt. Rajiv Architecture, India (IGBC) Council, Building Green Indian environment, launched the 309th IGBC Student Chapter at School of Govt. Engineering Kangra at at Rajiv Gandhi Architecture Rajasthan, presented his work, followed by a discussion on session on 7 June 2021 with Ar. Sahil Tanveer and Ar. his presentation and on mud architecture. Ar. Anurag Kumar, Kalpeshkumar Patel, urban designer and academician. practising in Ranchi gave a presentation on landscaping and JULY 2021 JULY its impact on the environment, with a focus on the correct The IIA Hubballi Dharwad Centre, in continuation with plantation for the required purpose, propagation of local their philanthropic activity, and donated two 5 litre oxygen plants and the importance of biodiversity. The seminar was concentrators to Rashtrottan Blood Centre (RBC) Hubli on 8 well-attended followed by discussions. June and two each of nebulizers, pulse oximeters and infrared thermometers, four glucometers and 5 litres of hand sanitizer Saturday Strings : Money Tree for Architects to the COVID care centre in Ayurveda Maha Vidyalaya and IIA Jharkhand Chapter has created a platform called Hospital in Hubli on 9 June. Saturday Strings through which seminars are held on various subjects of interest to individuals at large and especially architects. A seminar Money Tree for Architects was held on 19 June featuring Mr. Praveen Sharm, a renowned chartered accountant and Chairman of CIRC, Ranchi and Mr. Anil Agarwal, a renowned wealth management consultant in Jamshedpur. Mr. Praveen Sharma discussed the various aspects of tax compliance required by architects, for personal and professional use, including aspects related to GST, TDS and other forms of taxes. Mr. Anil Agarwal discussed the various ways in which one can invest savings in various prospects such as stocks, mutual funds, gold and property, along with their merits and demerits. The presentations were followed by discussions related to investment timing and the amount.

IIA-Karnataka Chapter Members of IIA Hubballi Dharwad Centre handing over oxygen concentrators to Rashtrottan Blood Centre Hubli on 8 June 2021

The IIA Hubballi-Dharward Centre in association with the On 5 June, Bamboo Society of India (BSI), Karnataka IIA Karnataka Chapter organized the first online lecture series Chapter in collaboration with IIA Karnataka Chapter and Future Focussed on 1 June with the talk Green Health Care Design Bangalore Chapters of ISOLA and IIID launched the Bamboo – The Future presented by Ar. Shamit Manchanda, Delhi and Ar. 112 Design competition, Bamboo in Culture to all students and Tapasya Das, Bangalore. This was followed by Inspired Spaces for professionals under the categories of Product Design, Street Ignited Minds by Ar. Deepak Hiremath from Hubli. Following Furniture Design and Pre-Fab Structures. The submission this, the IIA Karnataka Chapter’s Publications Committee, deadline is 18 July 2021. under the editorship of Ar. Nandita, launched Blueprint, the official bimonthly newsletter of IIA Karnataka Chapter on 1 As their Architects’ Social Responsibility Initiative, June 2021 at the hands of Ar. B.R Mohan, Chairman of the IIA IIA Mangalore Manipal Centre contributed Rs. 4,14,000 Karnataka Centre and Ar. Shamit Manchanda. Blueprint will to the Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada District, feature the happenings of IIA Karnataka Chapter, along with Mangalore on 9 June towards the DC fund for an oxygen relevant readings and book recommendations. generator plant at Lady Goschen Hospital.

The IIA Karnataka Chapter’s Young Architects Mysuru Centre welcomed the audience. The event Committee, under the leadership of Ar. Tapasya Das, conducted a was curated by Ar. Ramakrishna Rao and moderated by Mr. webinar Empowering Young Architects – Career pe Charcha for Suneet Paul. The panellists were Ar. Ramakrishna Rao from architecture students and young architects on 5 June. Through Mysuru, Ar. Nirmal Mangal from Mumbai, Ar. Christine this, the Young Architects Committee aims to help students from Singapore, Ar. Ramalakshmi from Bengaluru and Artist plan their careers systematically. Ar. B.R Mohan addressed the Manav Guptha. Ar. Sapna Paapu, Principal of GSSS SOAW, Ar. gathering and Prof. Salim was the keynote speaker. The webinar Numitha of Desirazu Associates, Ar. Chinmaye, GSSS SOAW speakers were Dr. Mamatha P. Raj, Director, B M S College of and Mr. Somashekar, IGBC Mysuru Chair were also present. Architecture, Bangalore, Dr. Mahavir, Professor and Head of the Department of Physical Planning, School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi, Ar. Abhimanyu Goel, Research IIA-Kerala Chapter Associate at the National University of Singapore, Joel Alphonso, Area Manager, India, the subcontinent and the Gulf at Domus During the month of July, we resumed our practices Academy Milano and Prof. Charanjit Singh Shah, Principal here in Kerala from homes to office spaces. Architect, Creative Group, Delhi. They shared insights on career opportunities and avenues. Prof. Likitha from Dayanand Sagar The vaccination drive organized by the Social Security College Campus 2 arranged for interviews with students and Wing of IIA Kerala Chapter culminated with an addition of Ar. Anoop from Hubli curated the discussions. Ar. Kavya took 208 vaccinations given at Trivandrum SP Fort Hospital. The the Q & A and feedback session. The ARCASIA competition was vaccination drive conducted in Calicut, Kochi and Trivan- announced by Ar. Ramaraju. drum covered 723 architects and beneficiaries. First dose of On the occasion of World Environment Day, IIA Covishield vaccine have thus been provided to the majority Hubballi Dharwad Centre hosted an Instagram Live talk of our members in Kerala. JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL JULY 2021 113 JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS IIA-Punjab Chapter IIA-Tamilnadu Chapter IIA-Tamilnadu Contribution to CM Public Relief Fund CM Public Relief to Contribution Chapter contributed Rs.6 Members of IIA Tamilnadu and the Immediate Past Ar.T.Loganathan Chairman, to conduct a specialThe Hon'ble Minister acceded IIA Punjab Chapter in association with Confederation IIA Punjab Chapter in association with Confederation Conducting an awareness programme for students for programme awareness an Conducting Centre IIA Kolhapur remembers its history, To Nashik Centre in the battle forefront was also on the IIA Nashik Centre Pune Centre celebrated with an Day was Environment World lakhs to the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund for COVID-19. lakhs to the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund for On 23 July, handed over the cheque to the Chairman, Ar.K.Senthilkumar for Housing Minister S. Muthusamy, Hon'ble Minister Thiru. and Urban Development, Government of Tamilnadu. the concerns of to address meeting along with his Secretary and also those arising out of the TNCBR. He also architects Chapter in various to involve membersagreed of IIA Tamilnadu of Indian Industry (CII) Zonal team Ludhiana held an online of Indian Industry (CII) Zonal team Ludhiana 5 June. The session had session on Ecosystem Restoration on tourism and eminent speakersof architecture, the field from hospitality who highlighted the importance the of restoring of best rainwater from practices ranging Talking environment. practices; the speakersharvesting, sustainable design and Modi,Sanjay and Punjab Chapter IIA of Chairman the Ar. Atul Kumar Singla, the Ar. Dr. Ludhiana, Smart City, Director, LPU & Architect Chief Chairman of IIA Jalandhar Chapter, Punit Sethi, the Chairman Ar. IDEARCH Architects, Founder, IAD Studio Architect, of IIA Haryana Chapter and Principal the Regional Head, Tanwar, Satish Kumar along with Er. their vision Deptt., Ultratech Cement Ltd., shared Technical Tourism a better creating India and a betterfor world. The Sahil Kansal, Mr. and Hospitality team panel comprising Mr. Gurwinder Singh and Mr. Javed Grewal Manmeet Singh, Mr. this vision. The CII Ludhiana their thoughts for also shared Ashwin Singh and Mr. Ashpreet Zonal team Chairman Mr. also present. Nagpal, Vice Chairman were Kolhapur Centre went a step ahead by immediately providing providing by immediately a step ahead went Centre Kolhapur a permanent June. by 21 structure fabricated to explore walk 27 June a heritage conservation organised Vijay Korane, Ar. of Kolhapur. culture the rich architectural invited by Aakar was centre of IIA Kolhapur the Chairman Kolhapur to Patil group, the D.Y. organisation from students’ of annual gathering of the Department inaugurate the online on 11 June. Architecture architect a vaccination drive for against COVID by organising members Prior to that, in the and their families on 17 June. they had helpedby ensuring availability of month of May, the first Ajit Kulkarni received Ar. oxygen cylinders. (Photo3). in Maharashtra in June. In BPMS from Occupancy Certificate it was decided to initiate a state-wide the fifth EC meeting, to UDCPR & BPMS. issues related drive to address Wall that Speaks, Ar. by award-winning online talk, The R.K. Laxman He showcased the Dhairyasheel Powar. Tribe and also presented Memorial, a national level project of adaptive reuse a students’ hostel that was the result Stay, building. of a commercial IIA-Maharashtra Chapter IIA-Maharashtra IIA Kolhapur Centre 5 June Day on Environment of World Celebration from George Kunihiro, Prof. Eminent architect, Socially events relevant of food18 June, donations in the form On 10, 14 and The Kolhapur Municipal Corporationrequested had The Heritage Cell of IIA, Kerala Chapter organized an organized Chapter Kerala Cell of IIA, Heritage The Benev- of the Architects one of the talk series On 4 July, various the Clubhouse platform, With the advent of Vaccine drive Vaccine Kokushikan University,Tokyo, Japan, was the guest speaker Kokushikan University,Tokyo, Day on 5 June. Environment the celebration of World for has also a speakerKunihiro, on the ARCASIA platform, Prof. held teaching positions Yale at the universities of Harvard, Kyril and United States, in the University Columbia and Methodius University in Macedonia and at the University of Saint Joseph in Macau SAR. packets, stickers and a cash amount of one lakh rupees were workers, healthcare handed by Ar Satishraj Jagdale to frontline workers, drivers and conductors of buses and Swayam school of the officials of the Municipal Authority staff in the presence (photo2) and Red Cross. 19 COVID the temporarya of construction the for pandal rain at Savitribai to shelter citizens from vaccination centre IIA no.1, Kolhapur. Phule Hospital, Primary Health Centre online talk with Shri Ahamed Devarkovil, Hon. Minister of of Hon. Minister Devarkovil, Shri Ahamed talk with online on Kerala State of and Archive Archeology Museums, Ports, The concerns nearly a hundred. with an audience of 24 June, demolition and the fraternity regarding of the architecture heritage were existing tangible of the several dilapidation ideas for Several of the Hon. Minister. to the notice brought heritage of and intangible of the tangible the conservation welcomed by him and which were forward put Kerala were them. of his full efforts in protecting assured olent Society on the topic "Stress (ABS) was conducted online the ways to The talk addressed Architects”. Management for during problems anxiety-related and emotional our tackle The talk was led by Dr. tension-free. life the pandemic and live Sam P.J., psychologist and Dr. consultant Andrews, Anju Tresa consultant psychiatrist. talk sessions informative of the Chapter initiated Centres media. available through committees that would be constituted for the development IIA-Telangana Chapter of Urban Areas and Housing. He welcomed architects to be actively involved in similar programmes. Ar.Suresh Babu, IIA JULY 2021 JULY As a part of a bi-monthly knowledge sharing series, IIA- Member, was also present at the meeting. Telangana Chapter, organised a webinar on 27 June, under Removal of Financial Bids in Design Competitions the theme Stand with the Built Environment - Preparing for IIA Tamilnadu Chapter has submitted a letter to the new Normal. Two senior architects, Ar. Jit Kumar Gupta the Chief Minister's Special Cell to consider removal of from Chandigarh and Dr. Ashok Kumar, Chief Scientist from financial bids in design competitions held for architectural Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee were developments in various government departments and to invited to share their thoughts. Ar Uday Shankar, Chairman, follow norms prescribed by COA for conducting competitions. IIA Telengana Chapter opened the event by welcoming the Selection of Architects for Government Projects speakers. The webinar was ideated and moderated by Ar Ar.Kurian George, Chairman, IIA Chennai Centre, Kuldeep Singh, E.C. Member. convened an online meeting on 19 June 2021 with several architects across Tamilnadu to discuss the selection of Ar.Jit Kumar Gupta narrated his experience and insights architects for government projects. Opinions were collated on Tale of Two plans - Lessons from Chandigarh. Taking us after the meeting and presented to IIA Tamilnadu Chapter for through the birth and development of Chandigarh, a city he further action. has grown with, his narrative clearly laid out the planning Architecture CHENNAI, Quarterly Publication of IIA imperatives in the 1950s. He emphasised how the open space, Chennai Centre traffic planning and optimal design of housing is suitable in On 18 June, IIA Chennai Centre launched the debut issue today's pandemic situation. Elements such as sun, air, water, of its quarterly publication Architecture CHENNAI, as an effort waste management and green space form an integral part of its to discuss and provoke more discussions on the advancement design, which in turn influences the quality of life. Following of architecture. The launch was at the hands of Ar. C.R. Raju, this, the speaker engaged with the audience in a Q & A session. President, IIA and Ar. Lalichan Zacharias, Chairman & Editor of JIIA Publication Board. The Flipbook version is available on the The second speaker, Ar Dr. Ashok Kumar spoke about website iiachennai.com and hard copies were sent to Members CSIR Guidelines on Ventilation of Buildings and UV- C of IIA Chennai Centre. The Co-Editors of the publication are Ar. disinfectant solutions for SARS-COV-2 Virus. He explained Prashanth C. R. and Ar. Muzakkir G.M. Bijli. how CBRI has come up with design criteria for effective Ask IIA Chennai ventilation of residential, commercial and health care Members of IIA Chennai Centre, who have any queries buildings. He showed models of prototype systems built in his or need any clarification regarding any aspect concerning the labs and explained how technical intervention can improve profession of architecture, be it statutory provisions / contracts air quality, free from suspended SARS-COV 2 virus - extremely 114 & legal / accounts or anything specific, can ask IIA Chennai relevant to the present situation and for the entire building Centre, who will try to guide, without undertaking any liability. fraternity, especially MEP consultants. To raise queries, members can fill the form at iiachennai.com. This initiative of is exclusively for members of IIA. Over two hours, both speakers shared pertinent Know Your DBR information on the built environment with architects across The second session of the Know your DBR series was India. Session ended with the words of thanks by Ar. Asha held on 9 July, based on the topic of Land. The various Land Acharya- Hon Jt. Secretary IIA Telengana Chapter. Use Zones were explained and a checklist of basic information to be collected from the client was also presented. A Q & A session was held by the panelists, Ar. Babu Venkatesan, Ar. E-Conference Kurian George, Ar. Jamal and Ar. W. Anand. Spotlight 2021 1 1. School of Architecture, Urban Development and Spotlight 2021 is an initiative by IIA Chennai Centre Planning, Symbiosis Skills and Professional University, Pune is featuring presentations by architects on their built and unbuilt organizing two conferences: projects, academia, hobbies and all that they are passionate • My City through My Lens (12 – 13 August 2021) within 7 minutes. The first online session was held on 24 July. This is a national conference that aims to provide students a Ar. RM. Valliappan of Karvin Design Consultants presented platform to express perceptions about their cities. An Architect-Urban Designer's Journey. Ar. Akilan R. of Le • Retro-futurism of Skills in Architecture, Design, Arch presented on Architecture - Design, Process and Spaces. Planning and Innovation (28 – 29 August 2021) Ar. Binsan Oommen Baby of Triple O Pixel presented on This international conference aims to discuss the influence of Architectural Photography. Ar. K. Deepak of Xtrudearchitects art & craft and technology & management in architecture, presented on Architecture and Visualisation. design, planning and innovation. Details at : https://sspu.ac.in/school-of-architecture-urban- development-and- planning/

2 SMEF’s Brick School of Architecture, Pune is organizing a multidisciplinary, international online conference: • Blurred Boundaries: In Search of an Identity (24 – 26 September 2021). The theme seeks to reinvent our transform identities for a responsible, responsive and resilient way forward. Details at: bit.ly/2Qg1f2c

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47 Ar. Sushain Gupta A24462 Jammu & Kashmir 101 Ar. Mrinalini R. A24516 Chennai

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49 Ar. Mohammed Shaheen M. A24464 Cochin 103 Ar. Vaijayanti Prashant Yadhav A24518 Nagpur

50 Ar. Jaishree Mishra A24465 Jabalpur 104 Ar. Mrunal Harshad Daftari A24519 Nagpur

51 Ar. Deepika Malhotra A24466 Karnataka 105 Ar. Nidhin K A24520 Kannur

52 Ar. Kaneez Fatima A24467 Telangana 106 Ar Arya Manoj A24521 Kannur

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55 Ar. Sapna Ramesh Desai A24470 Telangana 109 Ar. Amal Sharan C P A24524 Tamil Nadu

56 Ar. Atindriya Shome A24471 Uttar Pradesh 110 Ar Abhishek Pandharinath Suvarna A24525 Pune Jambhalkar 57 Ar. Arvind Vishnu Ram A24472 Chennai 111 Ar Rohith R A24526 Mysore 58 Ar. Sridevi G A24473 Tamil Nadu 112 Ar. Anusha H V A24527 Mysore 59 Ar. Jui Giri A24474 Chhattisgarh 113 Ar. Chinmayi H.Y A24528 Mysore 60 Ar. Amit Chatterjee A24475 Odisha 114 Ar. Vivek V A24529 Mysore 61 Ar. Abhilash Padhi A24476 Odisha 115 Ar. Balaji V A24530 Mysore 62 Ar. Shifroa Alex T A24477 Chennai 116 Ar. Roopashree A. P. A24531 Mysore 63 Ar. Sarthak Goswami A24478 Jammu & Kashmir 117 Ar. Zahra Bathool A24532 Mysore 64 Ar. Hemant Bhanudas Anju Patil A24479 Kalyan-Dombivli 118 Ar. Nithin M A24533 Mysore 65 Ar. Shriya Chadha A24480 Jammu & Kashmir 119 Ar. C. Chetan Kamath A24534 Mangalore-Manipal 66 Ar. Anhad Krishna A24481 Bihar 120 Ar. Suchitra S. Kondguli A24535 Hubli-Dharwad 67 Ar.Abhijeet Rajendra Anita Raut A24482 Satara 121 Ar. Vraksha R Baliga A24536 Mangalore-Manipal 68 Ar. Prasanna Prashant Daga A24483 Satara 122 Ar. B Sindhu Baliga A24537 Karnataka 69 Ar. Shilpa Prakash Mali A24484 Satara 123 Ar. Dheeraj Kumar. N A24538 Mangalore-Manipal 116 70 Ar. Debasish Talukdar A24485 Assam 124 Ar. Harsha Raj A24539 Mangalore-Manipal 71 Ar. Renuka Rajendra Raut A24486 Satara 125 Ar. Ramprakash T S A24540 Mangalore-Manipal 72 Ar. Subham Paul A24487 Assam 126 Ar. Pratik Hemant Hemlata Dhanmer A24541 Maharashtra 73 Ar. Mathew L. Umdor A24488 Assam 127 Ar. Rahul Sahebrao Deshmukh A24542 Pune 74 Ar. Mohammed Ajmal A24489 Kannur 128 Ar. Nishanthini K A24543 Tamil Nadu 75 Ar. Ashithosh Pradeep K. P A24490 Kannur 129 Ar. Raajalasmi K A24544 Trichy 76 Ar. Shabareesh M. P A24491 Kannur 130 Ar. Winston Bruce J X A24545 Tamil Nadu 77 Ar. Anusha Vijayan A24492 Kannur 131 Ar. Jyoti Singh A24546 Delhi 78 Ar. Abid K A24493 Kannur 132 Ar. Nidhi Mishra A24547 Ahmedabad 79 Ar. Jigar Pramodbhai Mehta A24494 Ahmedabad 133 Ar. Donika Dipakkumar Shah A24548 Ahmedabad 80 Ar. Mustafeez Ahmed A24495 Delhi 134 Ar. Naitik Mauktik Trivedi A24549 Saurashtra 81 Ar. Arshak Ali A M A24496 Calicut 135 Ar. Khushbu Bipinbhai Doshi A24550 Saurashtra 82 Ar. Ankit Pahuja A24497 Rajasthan 136 Ar. Niravkumar Sureshbhai Khant A24551 Saurashtra 83 Ar. Arighna Mitra A24498 Jharkhand 137 Ar. Nimisha Saketkumar Kansagara A24552 Vadodara 84 Ar. Megala G A24499 Karnataka 138 Ar. Swara Kiritkumar Shah A24553 Vadodara 85 Ar. Manivanan D A24500 Tamil Nadu 139 Ar. Krishna Mohan V S Reddy A24554 Andhra Pradesh 86 Ar. Subiksha L A24501 Kannur 140 Ar. Swati Kalpit Jani A24555 Gujarat 87 Ar. Anagha Rajith A24502 Kannur 141 Ar. Harsh Rajesh Sharma A24556 Vadodara

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89 Ar. Pappal Suneja A24504 Ludhiana 143 Ar. Maulik A Pavagadhi A24558 Vadodara

90 Ar. Fayiz Muhammed M A24505 Tamil Nadu 144 Ar. Yashkumar Kiranbhai Patel A24559 Vadodara

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