Category Archives: Studio

Contemporary Practice, Interviews, Praxis, Studio

STUDIO: Pratyush Shankar

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Studio culture – as with all manifestations of the human intellect – is the embodiment of a pattern of work that nurtures the craft of building. Architecture workspaces are especially readable in this context as architects are, in this case, designing for themselves. With every workplace as distinct and specific as the work it produces, the people who design and work in these environments reveal their ideas about space-making.

In this edition of the STUDIO series, we enquire about the processes, approaches, work ethics, and the trajectory of a Baroda-based multi-disciplinary practice led by academician and architect Pratyush Shankar.

Q: Tell us a little about the initial years of your practice. Continue reading STUDIO: Pratyush Shankar →

Architecture, Contemporary Practice, Design Thinking, Praxis, Projects, Studio

Exploring Emergent Architecture by Studio Advaita

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The architecture of Studio Advaita taps into the essential purpose of building with structure, skin, and details that are contextual and inspired from the immediate: a practice where the eye draws from observations of cultural and historical contexts. 

Shivsagar School, Assam

Reflecting on the past, there still exists a recollection of a time where good architecture was once identified with spaces of worship such as Temple Architecture, or with structures of power such as kingdoms, forts, and assemblies- among many other forms of public architecture. Today, the scope has broadened and architecture is mostly a setting for everyday, ordinary activities. Despite this familiarity of architecture in our everyday lives, very often we find ourselves asking, “What is good architecture?” Continue reading Exploring Emergent Architecture by Studio Advaita →

Architecture, Contemporary Practice, Design Thinking, Dialogues, Discourse, Interviews, Praxis, Studio

Sanjay Mohe on Practice of Architecture in India

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In a discussion with Sanjay Mohe, Principal, Mindspace Architects, we explore the relationship between architecture and the specific peculiarities of the Indian landscape to try and decipher a unique way of seeing that is at the core of our experience of the built environment in India.

Q: You practise architecture in India – a landscape of great diversity and multiple cultures. What do you think is unique about practising in India? Continue reading Sanjay Mohe on Practice of Architecture in India →

Architecture, Contemporary Practice, Projects, Site Visit, Studio

SITE VISIT: KHAMIR CRAFT RESOURCE CENTRE

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Situated in the midst of a vast arid expanse in Kutch, the architecture of Khamir Crafts Resource Centre in Kukma is one of participation in the celebration of the crafts from the region. Designed to facilitate a network with the artisans by responding to their way of life and work, the place builds upon the complex cultural relationships therein.

In a region that faces natural extremities, craft, in Kutch, is a means of self-reliance. Continue reading SITE VISIT: KHAMIR CRAFT RESOURCE CENTRE →

Architecture, Contemporary Practice, Interviews, Praxis, Projects, Studio

STUDIO: BPS ARCHITECTS

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Studio culture is the embodiment of a pattern of work that nurtures the craft of building. Architecture workspaces are especially readable in this context as architects are, in this case, designing for themselves. With every workplace as distinct and specific as the work it produces, the people who design and work in these environments reveal their ideas about space-making.

In this edition of the STUDIO series, we enquire about the processes, approaches, work ethics, and the trajectory of a Rajkot-based practice BPS Architects led by Parth Shah and Brinda Shah.

In conversation; photographed by Aman Amin

Q: How long has it been since the completion of your studio space, and how has it transformed?

Parth Shah [PS]: Our studio was completed in August 2007. Since then, it has transformed in more ways than one. Some of the immediate physical changes are visible in the way the ‘green’ has become a part of the building over a period of time. Continue reading STUDIO: BPS ARCHITECTS →