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Creative Cartography: Making Pedagogy Playful but Political —Priya Joseph

In “Creative Cartography: Making Pedagogy Playful but Political” author Priya Joseph details an academic studio that uses Creative Cartography to transform a ruined 19th-century tile factory into a commentary on the Anthropocene and multispecies coexistence. Through film, gamification, and art, students challenge conventional mapping to resist capitalist land development and advocate for ecological sustenance.

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View of the setting, Asiad. Credits: Meaningful Design Labs

Brutalist India | Asiad Tower, New Delhi

As part of Brutalist India series Bhawna Dandona writes about the Asiad Tower on Khel Gaon Marg in New Delhi, originally designed as a revolving restaurant, but now used as a venue for functions and weddings. The structure stands in close proximity to the Asiad Village and Siri Fort Complex and was designed by the Architectural Department of the Delhi Development Authority.

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Edwin Lutyens' bust which was replaced by C. Rajagopalachari's bust in Rashtrapathi Bhavan

“Changing The Statue Does Not Change the Room”—Geethu Gangadhar on Edwin Lutyens’ Bust Removal

The current Indian government replaced Edwin Lutyens’ bust with freedom fighter C. Rajagopalachari’s at Rashtrapati Bhavan, framing it as decolonisation. But symbolic gestures don’t dismantle colonial mindsets embedded in governance, caste, and institutions. Geethu Gangadhar raises an important question: whether this removal is a way to eradicate colonial baggage or systemic removal of history.

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Vivek Rawal

Architecture, Power, and the Poor | “As a profession, architecture lacks moral position and has become complicit in the neoliberal dispossession of the poor.”—Vivek Rawal

Vivek Rawal argues that architecture—as a profession—is structurally aligned with political and economic power rather than social justice. He critiques how architectural education and practice prioritise developers and real estate over communities, turning housing into a market commodity. Even movements like sustainability and participation, he says, often become tools for elite consumption rather than genuine empowerment. True moral reform, according to Rawal, would mean architects relinquishing control and enabling community-led design and housing decisions.

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“The new architect must be an environmental thinker, a social listener, a technological innovator, and an ethical actor.” – Ravindra Punde on reimagining architecture education in India

Ravindra Punde, architect and academician, calls for a fundamental reimagining of architecture education in India, arguing it must shift from colonial pedagogies to address climate change, social inequality, and ethical responsibility through ecology-centred, community-engaged, and culturally diverse learning.

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The Blooming Haus, Bangalore, Karnataka, by Studio WhiteScape

Designed by Studio WhiteScape on a compact Bengaluru corner plot, The Blooming Haus is a 6,000-square-foot vertical residence wrapped in a perforated concrete veil. The design introverts around a series of light-filled internal courtyards, seamlessly blending traditional Vastu principles with a striking monolithic form.

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The Collage House – Residence for Rauts, at Nashik, by Kuldeep Chaware

Designed by Kuldeep Chaware, an young architect from Nashik, Rauts’ Residence is a collage of aspiration, a collage of memories, a collage of stories, a collage of opinions, a collage of idiosyncratic choices, a collage of dreams & collage of past & collage of today.
Raut Residence is a truly a “ Whole” which is greater than sum of its parts.

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Collage House, at Navi Mumbai, by S+PS Architects

A language emerges that is both new but strangely familiar at the same time and that makes us rethink notions of beauty that we take for granted around us. To make this mélange more “acceptable”, it is encased in a “garb of modernity” (Nehru). This concrete frame – in a rough aggregate finish outside and in a smooth form finish inside – wraps and connects all the spaces from back to front and across all three levels.

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Making Pedagogy Playful but Political Creative Cartography, Priya Joseph 5

Creative Cartography: Making Pedagogy Playful but Political —Priya Joseph

In “Creative Cartography: Making Pedagogy Playful but Political” author Priya Joseph details an academic studio that uses Creative Cartography to transform a ruined 19th-century tile factory into a commentary on the Anthropocene and multispecies coexistence. Through film, gamification, and art, students challenge conventional mapping to resist capitalist land development and advocate for ecological sustenance.

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Special Mention | Can a riverfront be an urban common?

The essay aims to understand the term ‘urban commons’ with respect to urban rivers, and advocates for an alternative planning framework that values socio-ecological landscapes over their commercial interests. The essay is a part of shortlisted entries for the essay writing contest, February 2024.

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Off Grid House at Delhi, by UnBox. Design

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