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 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
A year has passed since the fateful day when the edifice of architecture itself was brutally returned to dust by the hand of authority. The
The students are the future. How we initiate them into the profession will have a tremendous impact on design – whether ideological, professional, or academic.
In India, the need to include internship as a part of the undergraduate degree programme arises more from the shortcomings of the professional licensing system than from the intrinsic requirements of education.
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