Democratizing Design:

Making Architecture and Urbanism Knowledge Accessible to All

Founded in 2011, ArchitectureLive! began as a platform for architects, designers, and enthusiasts to collaborate on critical dialogues on our built environment in India. Over the years and thanks to the many people who have been a part of ArchitectureLive!, the digital platform has evolved into a media space, expanding into South Asia, working on dismantling the barriers between architectural knowledge and public engagement, recognising that open access to the design discourse is also essential to the process of shaping our built environment.

Our approach to this dialogue around the built environment encompasses three key pillars:

Accessibility:
Architectural knowledge shouldn’t be gatekept by specialised vocabulary or institutionalised access. Rather it should be accessible to everyone, regardless of background or expertise. We strive to dismantle this boundary so that dialogues around the built becomes an accessible narrative for the diverse communities ad recognising that “expertise” exists far beyond the boundaries of the architectural institutions.

Inclusivity:
For a platform to be inclusive, it means actively reshaping whose narratives are shared to inform our collective understanding. ArchitectureLive! is a space for perspectives that historically were and continue to be excluded from architectural discourse, understanding that systemic barriers continue to determine who gets to contribute to the conversations about the built environment.

Empowerment:
ArchitectureLive! has been built with an infrastructure for everyone including the students, the public, the workers in the industry, the designers, the communities to share their expertise, to interrogate the architectural practice and pedagogy, to engage in critical dialogues, and contribute to the collective understanding of the built.

ArchitectureLive! is committed to its mission of making architectural knowledge accessible, inclusive, and empowering through sustained dialogues, critical reflections, and collaborative learning. We believe that by fostering open dialogue and collaboration, we can shape a more informed, engaged, and diverse architectural community.

Team Members

Rajesh Advani

Founding Editor

Geethu Gangadhar

Associate Editor

Reshma Esther Thomas

Associate Editor

Pranav Mahajan

Technology Support and Development

Aashraya Joshi

Editorial Intern

Anchal Soni

Editorial Intern

Alumni

Anupriya Saaraswat

Aakrati Akar

Megha Pande

Priya Anandani

Pulkit Soni

Simran Gandhi

Contributing Authors

A Srivathsan

A.G.K Menon Associates

Anisha Shekhar Mukherji

Ar. Apurva Bose Dutta

Dr. Prof. Anand Achari

Durganand Balsavar ARTES ROOTS COLLABORATIVE

Dwaipayan Chakravarty

Earth Bound Architecture

Ink Trails Illustrations

JDAP Design – Architecture – Planning

M+P Architects Collaborative

Madhusudhan Chalasani

Miki Desai and Madhavi Desai

Minaz Ansari

Mobile Offices

Morphemy

Morphogenesis Architects

Mrinalini Ghadiok

Munishwarnath Ashish Ganju

MuseLAB

Nandini Biswas

Nandini Somaya Sampat

Narendra Dengle

Neeta Shubhrajit Das Associates

PK Das and Associates

R. Ramalakshmi and Surabhi Shingarey

Radha Hirpara

Raghavendra Kuppuswamy

Rama Raghavan & Sivagami Periannan

Sachin Agshikar Architects

Sameer Balvally

Sandeep Khosla / Amaresh Anand

Sanjay Prakash

Santhosh Shanmugam

Sarbjit Singh Bahga

Sathya Prakash Varanashi

Social Design Collaborative

The Purple Ink Studio

TRIPLE O STUDIO

Urvashi Vaijwade

Urvi Desai

Vaishali Mangalvedhekar

Testimonials

ArchitectureLive! is indeed a great platform. Thanks for it.

ArchitectureLive! is a grounds-up initiative to bring the community of architects, designers and artists together and help them network, share ideas and discuss problems which are often common across the industry. Senior voices give perspective and wisdom on this forum which proves to be very useful to younger architects and practices. It also gives a platform to younger voices as they share their hopes, aspirations and expectations from the industry and navigate through the complex and difficult task of creating architecture in our country. This forum also allows architects to broadcast to those outside the community in a unified voice giving weight and strength to the community's voice. I wish all the very best to ArchitectureLive! for its new initiatives.

ArchitectureLive! is a much required professional media. Today all ages of the profession demand and desire information that they can trust and study. AL provides this thrust with meaningful integration of thought and process. The younger one search inquisitively to find new avenues AL is a good platform. The ones engrossed demand and need quick solutions and inspirations AL is a good feed. AND the elder seasoned and often smirky ones want to know what it is all about and what they understood is in an illusory way right. It fulfils in a spectrum the goals and objectives of every professional in this field. from student to teacher, to intern to professional.

ArchitectureLive! has emerged as a platform for exchange of ideas, opinions, works of the architectural community. It is a unique space shared by students, academicians and practicing architects that lays equal emphasis on built and unbuilt projects and the written word. Kudos to Rajesh Advani and the ArchitectureLive! team for their hard work and persistence. Looking forward to greater achievements and initiatives from them in the coming years.

In this age of information technology, where realms of social media dominate so many aspects of the human experience... it is vital to acknowledge those few curators of quality content, who have understood the value of substance and meaning over 'appearances' in design imagery. As a platform for inclusive dialogue, ArchitectureLive! is a definitive forum for this essential discourse. Rajesh Advani and the editorial team of this unique portal, have effectively leveled the playing field for Architects and Interior Designers, by creating a qualitative space to showcase academic, professional, theoretical, built, un-built and conceptual works of varied scales and typologies. This democratized arena has consistently provided equal opportunities to all participants engaged in the conversation that is 'design', while maintaining the highest qualitative standards of journalistic integrity. We keenly look forward to witnessing the further growth and evolution of ArchitectureLive!

ArchitectureLive! is a platform that offers a wide range of information and fresh ideas on the trending projects. It’s an intelligent initiative that has already given wings to the creative minds of architects and future-architects. Its first of its kind from India as per my knowledge which portrays the Indian Architectural scenarios. The portal has an interactive interface and is useful for the professionals, students and public at large who are interested in architecture. It provides a uniform platform to connect, communicate and share ideas. I admire the works and effort of the people behind this page and wish that the portal becomes a success and eventually turn into a world-wide platform.

I have been following your page for a long time. I love what you guys do and I am confident that your hard work will lead to the desired results. A platform to share and spread the strength and creativity of the architectural community.

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