Udan Crematorium, at Amalsad Town, Gujarat, by d6thD design studio | Himanshu Patel

Himanshu Patel

Our fear and discomfort with death have left crematoriums with segregated, cold and depressing spaces in urban context so far. To change such an underperforming Hindu crematorium into a vital place at Amalsad town in India, d6thD design studio had been commissioned by a private trust. Architects came up with the idea to create a place not limited to fulfill the cremation rituals but to make much-needed valuable public space for daily use in the urban setting. – d6thD design studio | Himanshu Patel

Morale boosters and changing work trends – Rahul Gore, Sonal Sancheti, Opolis

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Principal architects Rahul Gore and Sonal Sancheti from Opolis discuss the ideas which kept their team’s morale up during the lockdown, besides their learnings and experiences about the pandemic phase in 2020. They also share how the kind of project inquiries they recieved underwent changes in trends during the lockdown. With highlights such as occupation with studio research, retention of the core team, returning project inquiries and a relatively stable financial position, Opolis re-emerges out of the lockdown with their regular momentum.

Keeping up the momentum past the pandemic – Abin Chaudhuri, Abin Design Studio

Abin Chaudhuri

Architect Abin Chaudhuri shares how his studio resumed soon after the severe lockdowns with the same vibrancy before the pandemic struck. Besides elaborating on his work processes, Abin asserts how work-from-home is never a good option in our industry. Furthermore, Abin shares some insightful learnings about work and life experienced by the team at Abin Design Studio, during the pandemic.

Pedagogical exploration in architecture to increase quality of practice – Shantanu Poredi, Manisha Agarwal, Mobile Offices

Mobile Offices

Architects Shantanu Poredi and Manisha Agarwal higlighted how the pandemic has reflected their team’s sustained spirits by taking up new areas of work within architecture, while mainstream practice came to an unforeseen hiatus. The lockdown was also an opportunity for the architects to thrive on their potential with pedagogical exploartion, thanks to the growing number of remote teaching methods. The architects further emphasised that the team hung in together by focussing on the studio’s research in the state of Architectural Competitions around the world. Meanwhile, the lockdown was also a phase for emerging architects and graduates to equip new skills which would have otherwise appeared impossible.

Mobilizing new fundraising ideas – Tahir Noronha, Charles Correa Foundation

Tahir Noronha

Goa based Architect Tahir Noronha, the current convenor at Charles Correa Fondation (CCF), shares his experience as the studio lead in facing the challenges of fundrasing during the pandemic. A virtual Z-Axis conference, a newsletter, a design competition and new fundraising initiatives are some highlights of CCF’s efforts during the pandemic. Efforts to sustain the fundraising lockdowns helped Tahir and his team of CCF fellows to keep up the urban engagement with the city of Panjim in Goa. Tahir also speaks of how he faced a new tray of responsibilites apart from the original mandate as the pnademic tranformed everyone’s work routines.

Re-emergence of Architectural Practice in India from the Pandemic 2020

Varun Kumar

Using written and spoken discourse, ArchitectureLive! gathers illuminating thoughts on the status and conditions of architecture practice during the COVID-19 lulls. We witness how studios emerge from this unforeseen hiatus with refreshed processes.

May 17, 2021

Udan Crematorium, at Amalsad Town, Gujarat, by d6thD design studio | Himanshu Patel

Morale boosters and changing work trends – Rahul Gore, Sonal Sancheti, Opolis

Keeping up the momentum past the pandemic – Abin Chaudhuri, Abin Design Studio

Pedagogical exploration in architecture to increase quality of practice – Shantanu Poredi, Manisha Agarwal, Mobile Offices

Mobilizing new fundraising ideas – Tahir Noronha, Charles Correa Foundation

Re-emergence of Architectural Practice in India from the Pandemic 2020

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