Harshad Bhatia examines contrasting architectural desires—urban nostalgia for vernacular forms versus rural aspiration toward concrete modernity. He critiques sustainability rhetoric and Smart City initiatives as quantitative exercises divorced from qualitative human needs, advocating instead for indigenous wisdom and stakeholder engagement.
Harshad Bhatia emphasizes the importance of urban design in enhancing habitats by considering the interdependence between whole and parts over time and that there is no standardized definition of urban design.
The inquiry by Harshad Bhatia delves into the potential of academic projects being implemented in reality.
George Wittet is credited for designing several of the Bombay Presidency’s known public buildings and memorials, such as the Gateway of India. In this article, Harshad Bhatia pays tribute to George, widely cited as “Bombay’s architect no. 1”.
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