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Munishwarnath Ashish Ganju

Munishwar Nath Ashish Ganju qualified from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in 1966. He returned to India in 1967 for higher studies and has since been researching through teaching and practice. He has taught at the School of Planning and Architecture, and the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi. He was founding Director of the TVB School of Habitat Studies, New Delhi, Visiting Professor at the University of East London, U.K., and the Universita IUAV di Venezia, Italy. Presently he builds with the Tibetan refugee community in Dharamsala to research the practice of a sustainable architecture in the Himalayas. He has been a member of several committees of the Government of India and has also won several prizes in national and international design competitions.

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Ashish Ganju and A.G.K. Menon on the problem with the architecture profession

Ashish Ganju and A.G.K. Menon on the problem with the architecture profession

May 18, 2021 No Comments

The architectural profession has approached a crossroads in its development in India, and the direction it now chooses will determine both its effectiveness in serving society and the validity of its future existence. In this respect, the profession must take the initiative in considering the relevant
factors concerning its future options, rather than have them forced upon it through necessity or expediency. These factors have either been ignored or have only been considered in a haphazard and piecemeal manner for too long and, thus, they have had no perceptible impact on the profession to date. – Ashish Ganju, A.G.K. Menon

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Dolma Ling Nunnery, Dharamshala

Dolma Ling Nunnery at Dharamshala – M.N. Ashish Ganju

September 6, 2016 No Comments

The project sponsored by the Tibetan Women’s Association, was executed as an exercise in self-build by the user community. The design was worked out in close consultation with the users, and in keeping with Buddhist principles of harmonious interdependence of all living being and objects.

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