Acclaimed Indian architectural author and award-winning architectural journalist Ar. Apurva Bose Dutta pivots her new book, Architectural Inheritance and Evolution of India, on families, architecture, and India through the narratives of ten architectural families in India.
The association of writing and architecture remains unexplored to its full potential. This is attributed to the relatively less awareness that the integration of these two disciplines can yield, which is not to stay oblivious to the fact that the awareness today is hugely more than in the past. Having walked the path of architectural writing, I have invariably felt the responsibility to raise its awareness, train interested minds, and persuade the architectural profession to embrace it. Invigorating discourses are imperative in creative fields, and writing can be a significant contributor towards driving these discourses. – Text : Ar. Apurva Bose Dutta
CELEBRATING ARCHITECTURE THROUGH INNOVATION, DIVERSITY, COLLABORATION, & COMMUNICATION, Apurva Bose Dutta in Conversation with Sumita Singha
Globally, the concept of designing libraries has been witnessing a revolution. In the following piece, Ar. Apurva Bose Dutta, who recently visited Helsinki and Espoo as a part of a four-member Indian delegation for an Architecture and Design Media Visit, on the invitation of the Finland Government, writes about some of the libraries she visited there.
Calling them the “missionaries of Indian architecture”, Ar. Apurva Bose Dutta– in her first book as an author, Architectural Voices of India: A Blend of Contemporary
Bengaluru-based architect Apurva Bose Dutta works as a freelance architectural journalist presently, following an interesting work stint with India’s notable architectural journals. With a degree
Chandigarh-based A3 Foundation, an organization promoting sustainable architecture in India and in the vicinity is organising a one-day conference on Architectural Journalism – ‘The Need
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