Prem Chandavarkar, Partner at CnT Architects, writes about the firm’s manifesto that is defined by four frames—Integrity, Empathy, Emancipation, and Transcendence—advocating a collective, ethical, and human-centered practice that upholds spatial coherence, nurtures inhabitation, challenges convention, and aspires toward beauty and the joy of existence.
Navnath Kanade struck you as soon as you met him as a good person, not a bad bone in his body, unpretentious and genuine, ever ready to smile, eager to share,’ remembers architect Prem Chandavarkar in a moving tribute to his friend and colleague.
Prem Chandavarkar reviews “6 Metros: Urban Planning & Implementation Compared” by Sirish Patel, Oormi Kapadia, and Jasmine Saluja. Divided into two volumes, Signposts and Mappings, they provide a groundbreaking comparative study of urban planning across six global cities. The book, spanning London, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Delhi, and Mumbai, offers a dispassionate overview, presenting a humanist perspective and utilizing a unique two-volume structure.
Prem Chandavarkar shares his views on evolving demographics within the architecture community of India and what it means for the two regulatory bodies- the Council of Architecture and the Indian Institute of Architects.
Prem Chandavarkar shares his views on the President Habeeb Khan’s tenure at Council of Architecture.
An article in The Indian Express of 25 December 2020 raises some of these concerns and cites you as stating that you have written a letter on 23 December 2020 to all IIMA alumni, and all queries are answered in the letter. I have been through this letter and feel compelled to state that many concerns still remain.
Prem Chandavarkar’s rejoinder to Bimal Patel’s Webinar on Central Vista Redevelopment, where there are more questions that remain unanswered
Prem Chandavarkar responds to Bimal Patel’s Essay in LA Journal Issue 61, on the Central Vista Redevelopment and “Democracy, Participation and Consultation”
The State of a Nation Seen Through an Urban Design Competition – Prem Chandavarkar
CnT Architects: The project was to design a multi-dwelling for corporate managers on a site spread across 1.9 acres with large existing trees on the periphery, and low-rise dense residential development in context.
Clearly, we need to fine-tune our perception of what exactly heritage is, and why we should consider it valuable. We may reject outright this strange notion of a qualifying age that was argued in the Hall of Nations case, but that will not take us out of the woods. The descent to these levels may have occurred because our conventional perception of heritage is limited and erroneous.
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