Architects R. Ramalakshmi and Surabhi Shingarey, in their review of the Lilavati Lalbhai Library at CEPT University by RMA Architects, dwell on its dual challenge of addressing contemporaneity and context responsiveness—standing as a definitive, self-contained, contemporary object in Doshi’s accretive campus.
In our efforts to engage a cohort of architects who had previously contributed to design competitions—both as participants and/or as jurors—for their perspectives on the contemporary competition paradigm, we invite R. Ramalakshmi and Surabhi Shingarey, Founders and Principal Architects at Samvad Design Studio.
In their insightful analysis of Bangalore’s contemporary architectural landscape, Surabhi and Ramalakshmi, from Samvad Design Studio, delve into the nuanced public intent and architectonic qualities of two prominent buildings. With keen observations, they dissect the Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) and the Bangalore International Centre (BIC), revealing their spatial strategies and societal implications.
In a nation regarded as a palimpsest, how does one build? This is the task ahead of architect Bimal Patel and it is against the backdrop of layered history, we analyse the proposal for the Central Vista. While, much of the opinions in public domain about the project revolve around its politics, this article attempts to analyse the proposal as a polemical as well as technical exercise in urban design and architecture – where the program, site, client, budget and time-lines prescribed are regarded as a given. The reading of the proposal reveals a conciliatory approach at the urban level, post-ideological position at the architectural level and literal treatment of the interiors. – Samvad Design Studio
