A. Srivathsan in his preliminary overview of the new Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, notes that the bill could transform architectural education. The VBSA Bill proposes restructuring India’s higher education regulation, by dissolving UGC and related authorities, creating three new councils for regulation, accreditation, and standards.
Kanay Shah in his post-graduate dissertation titled “Inequality in Architectural Education in India”, investigates structural disparities in architectural education across government and private institutions. He explores how financial constraints, faculty quality, curriculum design, and technological accessibility shape students’ experiences.
In this comprehensive analysis of architecture admissions and education, A. Srivathsan and Chirayu Bhatt reveal a concerning decline in enrolment figures, emphasizing the need for radical changes in the regulatory framework, autonomy for institutions, and a reevaluation of the profession’s role to address the structural issues and ensure the quality of architectural education.
On January 09, 2023, the Council of Architecture released an Interim Report- Architecture Education Way ahead, in pursuit of Education Reforms. In this article, A. Srivathsan briefly summarises the proposed new reforms and talks about the Council of Architecture’s role moving forward.
Nationalism and Architecture, Raghavendra Kuppusway’s essay on NATION, NATIONALISM AND NATION BUILDING.
The Architecture institutes functioning across the country are held culprit for the deterioration of quality of current generation of Architects entering the profession, with this conclusion, the focus shifts to the regulation of Architecture institutes.
Prof. Abhay Purohit, President of the Council of Architecture, outlines challenges from unauthorised practitioners to the potential of AI and smart buildings. He paints a vivid picture of both hurdles and hopes for architects tasked with shaping a modern yet culturally rooted India.
A draft of the Professional Engineers’ Bill 2025 is drawing criticism from architects who argue the proposed regulatory body (IEPC) threatens their profession, creates redundant oversight with existing institutions, and contains sweeping definitions that could overreach into established fields.
Dr. Vinod Gupta discussed the future of architecture in India with Suneet Paul, emphasizing ergonomic design, technology’s impact, and the need for young architects to be adaptable.
In this day and age, with unprecedented climate disasters caused by techno-industrial paradigms, Snehanshu Mukherjee focuses on how architectural education must be reformed to espouse critical, creative, and context-sensitive design thinking, moving beyond conventional practices, silos, and outdated curricula, to address climate and societal challenges and empower architects for diverse creative roles.
Kirtee Shah’s keynote address for “Laurie Baker Birth Centenary Celebrations” interrogates the architectural profession’s fundamental disconnection from societal imperatives, using Laurie Baker’s praxis as a framework for examining contemporary professional alienation and proposing transformative pedagogical and practice-based interventions within India’s built environment crisis.
This book “Strengthening Capacities for Climate Resilience”, authored by Dr. Vandana Sehgal, Dr. Ritu Gulati, Dr. Farheen Bano, and Ar. Abhirbhav Sanyal, documents the BCAUSYOUCARE Project, which addresses urban heat stress in Ayodhya, India. Through urban mapping, capacity building, and stakeholder engagement, the project develops and implements climate resilience strategies, offering valuable lessons for other cities.
The second Lucknow Architecture Festival 2025, organised by Lucknow Architects Association, held from January 10-12th, brought together various stakeholders from construction industry, architecture fraternity, and government for discussions, workshops, and exhibitions.
The architectural and urban design fraternity mourns the loss of Prof. Ranjit Sabikhi, a trailblazing architect, educator, and urban designer. Prof. Sabikhi passed away on
In an RTI response, the Council of Architecture makes a shocking revelation that they do not maintain the data of admissions in architecture schools.
Stories that provoke enquiry into built environment
www.architecture.live
