Studio Symbiosis wins International Design Competitions for Gwalior and Baiyappanahalli Railway Stations

March 24, 2018

Studio Symbiosis, the architecture firm led by Amit Gupta and Britta Knobel Gupta, has won the international design competitions for two railways stations in India - Bangalore (Baiyappanahalli) train station along with Masterplan, and Gwalior Railway Station.

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Studio Symbiosis, the architecture firm led by Amit Gupta and Britta Knobel Gupta, has won the international design competitions for two railways stations in India – Bangalore (Baiyappanahalli) train station along with Masterplan, and Gwalior Railway Station.

Studio Symbiosis - Gwalior Railway Station — Platform View of Gwalior Station

Amit Gupta shared on Facebook:

“Bangalore the garden city of india has a green cover depletion of 62%. The design looks critically at this aspect and reflects the past of Bangalore”

and

“Gwalior is a mystical place famous for its palaces and forts. Our design looks at echoing this rich history and creating an amalgamation of old and new.”

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Gwalior Railway Station

Studio Symbiosis - Baiyapanhalli Railway Station, Bangalore

Bangalore (Baiyappanahalli) train station and Masterplan

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“Appropriation of public spaces is the genesis of political movements, of ideological apparatus, and of endangering the city’s multi-dimensional fabric.”
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