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Is this the school of the future ? - Enter the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge.
Started Aug. 8, 2008
10 Myths About Architecture for Humanity
Started Aug. 5, 2008
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- Home town
- New Delhi
- Profession
- Painter, Architect, Interior designer, Illustrator
- About me
- Hello, its great to be here. I shall introduce my self here briefly as it would be impolite of me not to do so.
I am all those things described above. Received my degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in India. After completing my formal education there, I worked for around thirteen years in mainstream architectural offices in India before setting out on my own. My experience covers projects in the sectors of Hospitality, Health-care, Business corporations, IT R&D complexes, Temples ( worked closely with traditional craftsmen) and Residences. I have been in the profession now for nearly thirty years.
Before setting out on my own I spent three years working with interior architect Carl Christiansson from Stockholm in Sweden as his resident architect and man-friday here in India. While with him I got to work on the design, development and prototyping of office chairs, modular demountable office systems, soft furnishings and designing of offices for a leading IT corporation. This was probably the first mass produced, truly modular and demountable office system in India. Also worked in association with scientists of IPIRI and the Rubber Board to develop specifications for the use of rubber wood in high end furniture.
Small things matter.
Explorations:
I have experimented with animation in films ( made one 10 second commercial ) in the days when the work was still done on Cels. Looked at animation as an art form.
I am the lead architectural illustrator in India for Dorling Kindersley, UK, and have illustrated buildings and heritage sites in Cambodia, United States, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Brazil, Kenya, Baltic States, Argentina, Peru, Alaska, Belgium and India. Current work includes drawings for the Romanian Parliament.
I am also a painter, currently working on urban landscapes in water colour.
I have over sixteen years experience as a primary caregiver for the elderly ( my mum and dad). For a while my career and care-giving responsibilities went in parallel. In 2003, I decided to downsize my practice to become a full time caregiver as that was the need of the moment. My parents passed away recently and my care-giving responsibilities are now over. This experience has opened my eyes to how inaccessible our cities really are and am networking with other voluntary agencies to be able to make a contribution in this field. In June 2008, along with my friend and colleague Kim Parkinson, an architect from London, I set up Architecture for Humanity-New Delhi (AfH-New Delhi) which is the first chapter of Architecture for Humanity in India. The green chapter icon was designed by Kim using one of her own photo creations.
AfH-New Delhi is a virtual network of design professionals who wish to donate their services to communities in need.
- Books
- Love to read almost anything I can lay my hands on, a few that have left an imprint are: Design like you give a damn, Locked homes empty schools, Delhi: A thousand years of building, Vanished civilizations, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Leonardo da Vinci, The complete works of Pieter Brueghel, Anatomy for the artist, The language of graphics, Foundations of modern art, Gaudi, Sculpting in time, Charles Correa, Frank LLoyd Wright, Lunuganga, Landscape design that saves energy, Colour, Hindu temples, Intelligent spaces, David Gentleman's Italy, City of Djinns, Ancestral images, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, One hundred years of solitude, Innocent Erendira, Chronicle of a death foretold, Clandestine in Chile, In evil hour, Getting to know the General, Lajja, The Castle, Paraja, Napoleon, Walden-essay on civil disobedience, The reprieve, The last battle, Many lives many masters, Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, A touch on the times: songs of social change 1770-1914, The book of Indian birds, Jonathan Livingston seagull, Freud-The interpretation of dreams, The history of KL-Aushwitz, The journey of man-a genetic odyssey, The naked Ape,Siddhartha, Regionalism in architecture, New Testament and selected Psalms, Islam: creator of the modern age, An interpretation of Islam, Introduction to the Baha'i Faith, Autobiography of a yogi, Vedanta and Ramakrishna, Selections from the complete works of Swami Vivekananda, How to be a yogi, Exploring harmony among religious traditions in India, Reincarnation, The practice of zen meditation, Compassion, The power of compassion, The Human revolution, The New Human Revolution, The writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Buddha and his message, Buddhism in action, Record of the orally transmitted teachings, Buddha by Karen Armstrong, The Power of Now and Stillness speaks by Eckhart Tolle, The Devil and Miss Prym and Eleven minutes by Paulo Coelho.......
- Music
- Leonard Cohen, Ravi Shankar, The Beatles, MS Subbalakshmi, Kishori Amonkar, Zakir Hussain, Kavi Pradeep, Elvis Presley, Yanni, Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis, Amjad Ali Khan, Ray Charles, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Erkan Ogur
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Dennis vanEngelsdorp: a plea for bees
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TED invites the world to affirm, celebrate and discuss the Charter for Compassion.
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Posted on November 13, 2009 at 1:20am —
World Challenge 09-Vote now for India's Barefoot solar engineers!
“They come as women, and they go back as tigers – they are so confident – oozing with confidence” Bunker Roy, Barefoot College
It’s hard to imagine that in parts of Africa south of the Sahara as little as 2% of the villages have access to electricity – that means no TVs, no microwaves, no fridges, and no electric light at night. Now the Barefoot College in India is training a small cadre of women to install solar panels in areas far away from any electricity grid. And Bunker Roy,… Continue
It’s hard to imagine that in parts of Africa south of the Sahara as little as 2% of the villages have access to electricity – that means no TVs, no microwaves, no fridges, and no electric light at night. Now the Barefoot College in India is training a small cadre of women to install solar panels in areas far away from any electricity grid. And Bunker Roy,… Continue
Posted on November 2, 2009 at 11:20am —
Architecture for Humanity is hiring!!
Hi all,
The economy is still really tough. Many people are still uttering the word 'layoff' we are shouting at the top of our voices 'let's hire'. We cannot stress this enough. If you don't apply, you won't get the job. This is the moment to take a tour of duty to help improve the lives of a community and remind yourself why you became a designer in the first place. Now is the time to give a damn. X10
This includes:
FULL T… Continue
The economy is still really tough. Many people are still uttering the word 'layoff' we are shouting at the top of our voices 'let's hire'. We cannot stress this enough. If you don't apply, you won't get the job. This is the moment to take a tour of duty to help improve the lives of a community and remind yourself why you became a designer in the first place. Now is the time to give a damn. X10
This includes:
FULL T… Continue
Posted on October 16, 2009 at 9:03am —
Transformative Urban Public Works Plan for Medellín, Colombia Wins 2009 Curry Stone Design Prize for Emerging Humanitarian Innovation
A bold and ambitious public works plan for the Colombian city of Medellín that helped revitalize its poorest neighborhoods and transform what was considered the deadliest city in the world into a vibrant, urban hub is the winner of the 2009 Curry Stone Design Prize. Alejandro E… Continue
Posted on September 25, 2009 at 8:00am —
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World Deaf Information Resource Project Launches
A new initiative enables users to find deaf organizations and schools in 149 countries around the world. Launched by the Gallaudet University Center for International Programs and Services (CIPS) in October 2009, the World Deaf Information Resource Project provides contact information for hundreds of international-, national-, and local-level organizations and schools globally. http://cips.gallaudet.edu/wdi.xml
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY for Human Rights Projects by Disabled People Organizations (DPOs)
Disability Rights Fund Releases Second 2009 Request for Proposals, Extending Another Year of Grantmaking to Existing Target Countries and Opening Grantmaking to the Pacific July 15, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON, MA – The Disability Rights [...]
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I'm currently living in London, but I'll move to Pune in February.
I'm already looking forward to actively working with the AFH community.
Best regards
Laura
It is nice to get in to the group.
Thank you.
I need to ask you if i can attend the Green architecture and Carbon free Living Seminar in IIT Kharagpur. What all formalities need to be fullfilled. Kindly, brief me about the same.
Cheers,
Vaibhav
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Best,
I will be more than glad to serve this society. I am returning from USA and want to actively participate and help the community by my physical presence. Please guide me how should i take my first step towards this.
need to sound out a proposal with you - would like to check whether AFH could be involved.
anila
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