‘Conversations about the Urban, One City at a Time’
in the words of young writers
Contests | Workshops | Mentorship
Submissions Closed
Curatorial Note
We now exist in an era wherein our physical urban environment and digital data constantly collide—informing, altering, and evolving. With such abundance, capturing and maintaining people’s attention spans has become increasingly challenging. So, how might one write about the urban and architecture in such a way that it grabs not only the readers’ interest but also its ever-changing nuances?
Prompted by this, ArchitectureLive! opens—URBAN IMPRINTS—a monthly writing contest seeking submissions from writers under the age of 35 to delve into the complexities of urbanism, explore the intersections between their profession and urban/architecture, and dissect the social, economic, political, gender, and cultural dimensions of urban spaces that crop up around them in 300 to 400 words.
Whatever your profession, whatever your location … your voice is welcome in this investigation of the urban environments we inhabit.
We want your submissions to be daring, unique, and unapologetically curious. So, whether you find inspiration in the city lights, the streets, or an intricate design of a building in which you work or live, or whether you question architecture and urbanism from the perspective of your profession and seek out connections or aspects of economic, cultural, political, gender, class, or religion, we invite your unique narrative to the ongoing conversations about the world we build and inhabit.
The call is open, and the stage is yours…
About The Mentors
Arpita Das
Arpita Das is the Founder-Publisher of the indie publishing house, Yoda Press, and Editor of the South Asia Series at Melbourne University Publishing. She is also a Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Ashoka University and a Visiting Faculty, Writing for Research, at CEPT University.
Meghal Arya
Meghal Arya is a Professor of Architecture at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Meghal is a partner in Arya Architects and her research focuses on the relationship between water and the human-built environment. She encourages students to rethink/question the process of designing water infrastructure. Recently, she published a book titled ‘Spatial Ecology of Water’.
Peeyush Sekhsaria
Peeyush Sekhsaria is an independent development professional based in Delhi. He works in the areas of natural disaster and natural resource management. Peeyush is an author and has contributed to various publications. He has also co-created two environment education games.
Urban Imprints - Shortlisted Essays
Special Mention | Little Magic Highway Portals – Tamil Nadu and their Nakabandis
Shortlisted | The Globalised Resident and Living Spaces amidst Cultural Flows
Shortlisted | From the Archives – the Hyperbole and Romantic Nature of Memory of Spaces
FAQs
No. While the registration is free, you are required to pay to participate in the workshops.
Since, we announce winners monthly, we insist you send your submissions by 22nd of every month.
We do not have the provision for you to edit your article once submitted, so please make sure to carefully proofread your entries before sending them to us.
You can submit only one document: in either Word or PDF format.
The submissions received and selected every month will receive free mentorship from our mentors. Whereas the workshops are paid short courses.