Himanshu Burte

Himanshu Burte, is an architect and an Assistant Professor at the School of Habitat Studies, at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. A graduate of Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai (B. Arch. 1990), has been actively involved in architectural practice, research, writing and teaching. Himanshu has written extensively on architecture, art and urbanism in the popular and professional press, and has been invited to speak at many national and international conferences in India and abroad.

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Belief and Building | Himanshu Burte

April 24, 2012 1 Comment

I was recently at IIM Ahmedabad walking around Louis Kahn’s masterpiece. I have always enjoyed being there, but this time during my third or fourth

“Form never followed anything… But questions certainly do (and ought to) follow form.” —Himanshu Burte

January 15, 2012 1 Comment

Himanshu Burte highlights that the visual appeal of sloped and tilted building surfaces in India comes at a cost, trapping dust and demanding energy-intensive materials, urging designers to justify form beyond mere aesthetics.

Himanshu Burte

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Belief and Building | Himanshu Burte

“Form never followed anything… But questions certainly do (and ought to) follow form.” —Himanshu Burte

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