JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS REFEREED JOURNAL OF IIA ● ISSN-0019-4913 JUNE 2021 VOLUME 86 ▲ ISSUE 06 ● RS. 100 HONESTY The responsibility of the copyrights of all text and images lies with the authors of the articles. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors/contribu- tors and do not necessarily reflect those of JIIA’s Editorial Committee. JUNE 2021 07 EDITOR’S NOTE Ar. Lalichan Zacharias 08 research PRESIDENT’S 35 MESSAGE PROTEAN LIVING Ar. C. R. Raju, President, IIA ADAPTING TO THE comments CLIMATE CRISIS Ar. Anushka Samant 09 & Ar. Mridula Pillai Gudekar LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 41 4 theme CALL FOR PAPERS 10 dialogue HONESTY 44 Ar. Brijesh Saijal AR. CHRISTOPHER research BENNINGER 12 Dr. Kaiwan Mehta COLLAGE CITY in memoriam URBANISM 51 Ar. Deepashree Choudhury & Dr. Sanjukkta Bhaduri FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT research REFLECTIONS ON THE SOURCE OF 23 ‘CONTINUITY’ IN A STUDY OF ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTION AND THE INNER WORKERS’ SELF OF THE ACCOMMODATIONS ARCHITECT CONTENTS JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL Ar. Himani Tawade Parte Ar. Prem Chandavarkar JUNE 2021 photo essay 90 poem STROLLING THROUGH THE OLD 77 STREETS CHANGE Ar. Nimisha Shaijal young practice Ar. Chintan Shah travelogue 57 different strokes METARCH STUDIOS 96 RANCHI, 78 JHARKHAND NALA PONNAPPA BURMA BURMA Ar. Gita Balakrishnan Ar. Anupam Deb Ar. Leena Kumar acsr design feature interior design project 61 79 100 TALUKA COURT TURVO ARCHITECTS CORPORATE SOCIAL COMPLEX HUBBALLI Designer WEB RESPONSIBILITY Ar. Mahesh Hiremath & Er. Sushama Hiremath article (ACSR) 5 Ar. B. 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No.9469/57 [email protected] Cover page designed by November [email protected] www.nvmbr.in REDBOX DESIGN STUDIO [email protected] www.redboxdesignstudio.in Printer’s Email [email protected] JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL [email protected] EDITOR’S NOTE JUNE 2021 “A NO uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a YES uttered merely to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.” Mahatma Gandhi Honesty in Architecture comes to the fore when the structure of the building is truly expressed. Frank Lloyd Wright’s works are great testimonies of architecture being true to itself. Wright deployed natural materials like stone and slate and the whole picture came together as a prodigious depiction of what the architect and the building set out to achieve. A study of his approach to design will reveal lessons in understanding the relationship between Man, Nature and Ar. Lalichan Zacharias Ar. Gita Balakrishnan Architecture. To commemorate Wright’s birthday which was on 8 June, we are delighted to present an essay by Ar. Prem Chandavarkar as a feature in this issue. As Architect Buckminister Fuller said, Integrity or Honesty is the Essence of everything Successful. Ar. Brijesh Saijal Dr. Shilpa Sharma It’s very important that as architects, we should be trusted by our clients and all the different stakeholders that we interact with. And that trust is the foundation for the relationship between the different role players. Being honest and true to our profession, playing by the rules to succeed in 7 our professional life are tools and important building blocks to build a career that we can be proud of. Let us create a Practice which gains respect from all and can be emulated by others. The theme for the month is HONESTY. Ar. Manguesh R. Ar. Mukul Goyal Prabhugaonker We are happy to include a dialogue between Ar. Christopher Benninger and Ar. Kaiwan Mehta in this issue. The Journal would like to carry good practices, issues and challenges in the newly introduced section for Education. We also call upon members who work in various government, semi-public or private offices to contribute articles on their experiences, challenges and opportunities in those sectors. We invite members to submit features on Dr. Pratheek Ar. Tushar Sogani OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL architectural design, interior design and landscape design Sudhakaran projects among others. We place on record our gratitude to all those EDITORIAL TEAM companies, manufacturers and dealers of building materials and products, for supporting the Journal by releasing advertisements in JIIA. These gestures are greatly appreciated and will be remembered. Honesty has a Power, Very Few People Can Handle. Ar. Lalichan Zacharias Editor JUNE 2021 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Members, Greetings! As the rays of hope emerge slowly with the improve- ment in the situation, relaxation of curbs with caution, the pace and improvements in health facilities, let us look for- ward. The efforts of Chapters and Centres in coming to the aid of the local communities, both in cash and kind, apart from the vaccination drives and help to local authorities are very much appreciated. The Journal has been making a steady progress with a lot of features. It is also good to see Chapters and Centres publishing their magazines and newsletters with excellent content and composition. Our profession has grown thus far with the dedicated contribution of members across the country with Honesty in their approach to design, practice and academics, engage- ment with stakeholders, an enduring coordination during the process of execution and delivery with integrity. This is the way to sustain the growth of our profession with a steady progress leading to increased awareness amongst the mem- bers of society. The IIA Awards for Excellence in Architecture have been launched. It’s a good opportunity for members to share 8 their exemplary architectural works and research papers for Ar. C.R. Raju President, IIA their due recognition and as a source of inspiration for others. We have a growing number of young architects who are establishing their credentials even during these difficult times. To bring out the design talent amongst youngsters, it is proposed to have a National Competition on low cost/ af- fordable housing to be announced shortly with the support of the Young Architects Committee and the Chapters. It is time to articulate our thoughts to enhance the scope of architectural practice and to explore the benefits of forming consortiums and also an organisational structure Ar. Vilas Avachat Ar. Jitendra Mehta, Ar. Gyanendra that allows for multi-disciplinary practice, with architects as Vice-President, IIA Jr. Vice President, IIA Singh Shekhawat Hon. Treasurer, IIA the major stake-holders. This can aid in more number of firms meeting the criteria for taking up large scale public projects. Truth is the foundation on which we build integrity, the hallmark of strong moral and ethical principles and val- ues. Honesty as always is the best policy. Wishing you all good health and cheer. Ar. C. R. Raju Ar. Ashutosh Kr. Ar. Leena Kumar Ar. Satish Mane President, IIA Agarwal Jt. Hon. Secretary, IIA Jt. Hon. Secretary, IIA Jt. Hon. Secretary, IIA IIA OFFICE Ar. Divya Kush, Immediate Past JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL BEARERS President COMMENTS JUNE 2021 The two monthly Journals of IIA imparted ‘lemon fresh’ reading and were full of marque knowledge for I just saw the latest issue of the JIIA and I am very hap- IIA members. The winsomeness is that one cannot skip py to see the new everything. Wish you and the entire any page and the quality of all the articles and content team well always. is tempting. Ar. Anand Palaye Hope the Editorial team will sustain the predication of the Journal ! Ar. N. Mahesh 9 The IIA Journals are really good. Top notch. Extremely happy to see such content coming out as well. Kudos Congratulations on IIA’s recent publication. It's a to the whole team. great example and really very inspiring.