In this tribute to Conservation Architect Minakshi Jain, who passed away on June 14, 2023, Architect Darpana Athale reminisces about her interactions with Minakshi and Architect Kulbhushan Jain.
On January 24, 2023, one of India’s most renowned architects passed away. With the passing of B.V. Doshi at the age of 95, Indian Architecture witnessed the end of an era. This tribute by Doshi’s student and later contemporary, Bimal Patel, was first published in ‘The Indian Express’.
Kuldip Singh architect – the name immediately conjures up visions of two iconic Delhi buildings designed by him to most people – Palika Kendra on Sansad marg and NCDC office building on Siri fort road – not realizing that he and his work were much more than these two buildings.
Professor Anand Swarup Arya, Padma Shri (2002), United Nations Sasakawa Disaster Prevention Award (1997) was a rare professor, academic administrator, scholar and mentor. His passing away after a singular life of service to the engineering and architecture community of India and the world perhaps did not get the attention it deserved. These two tributes by two of his students, both highly reputed Structural Engineers will hopefully help convey Professor Arya’s life and work to the larger architecture and construction community.
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