The first in the series of articles that focus on the state of architectural competitions in India – We discuss with Sameep Padora, Sidhartha Talwar, Amritha Ballal and Nikhil Dhar, what all is wrong and the way forward.
Pulkit Soni is his note shared the struggles many architecture students go through when doing architectural case studies. Unapproachable architects, clients (specially government) unwilling to answer queries, drawings not being made available, permissions to visit the site, and many more.
Pulkit Soni weighs in on Photoshopped Architecture and talks about the role of storytelling in architecture and conceptual conveyance. Below: As a final year student,
A lot is being talked about architectural education these days. I must admit that I have been there, done that, written about it quite a
Dear Sir, We know you must be feeling the tremors of the fiasco that the CoA’s logo design competition has turned out to be. And
Kudos! Martin Filler, a prominent architectural critic had said “Architecture is not a profession for the faint-hearted, the weak-willed, or the short-lived”. So welcome aboard
Revered sir, Some 3.5 years ago I chose to take up architecture as the course of my study if not a profession. I joined the
Choosing architecture as the course of study has been the new hippie in the last 5-7 years in India. It is another 5-7 years that it is going to retain that hippie status before being talked about only the face value such as infrastructure deficit in India, rising housing needs etc. Over 300 institutions are offering architectural education in India. The sad thing about this course is that in a nation where people are taught only to dream about the IITs and IIMs and the AIIMS, architecture is yet to find mainstream buyers, i.e the cream is continuing to look into engineering and management courses for education and profession.
Images: Matharoo AssociatesText: Pulkit Soni Ralph W Emerson said “God enters by a private door into every individual”, then this door must have been
“The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.” – Charles Kettering In the last two decades, the world has
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