Panel discussion on architecture and the city: a Bangalore perspective
By: Bijoy, Ramachandran
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Publisher: Mumbai The Indian Institute of Architects 2022Edition: Vol.87(6), June.Description: 44-50p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: In late July of 2005, I was invited to participate in an expo in Bangalore. The
idea was to give young architects like me a chance to get noticed. I took the
stall, but instead of designing and building the perfect bedroom, I set it up
with a TV, two speakers and an amp and screened a film. It was odd, to put
it mildly. Many people stopped and wondered what this was about. Many
wanted my television, some even offered a good price on my jute rug, and then
there were some who would sit on the floor and watch.
The film was 82 minutes of architects talking about design, the profession,
public processes, professional frustrations, and personal manifestos. Suddenly
architecture was out in the public domain, lay people started commenting
on design; they found to their utter disbelief that architects didn’t drive
Ferraris, and holiday in Bora Bora; that planning efforts required designers;
that architects did more than just elevations; that truth be told vaastu was
the enemy; and that though architects loved to talk (as was evident to anyone.
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In late July of 2005, I was invited to participate in an expo in Bangalore. The
idea was to give young architects like me a chance to get noticed. I took the
stall, but instead of designing and building the perfect bedroom, I set it up
with a TV, two speakers and an amp and screened a film. It was odd, to put
it mildly. Many people stopped and wondered what this was about. Many
wanted my television, some even offered a good price on my jute rug, and then
there were some who would sit on the floor and watch.
The film was 82 minutes of architects talking about design, the profession,
public processes, professional frustrations, and personal manifestos. Suddenly
architecture was out in the public domain, lay people started commenting
on design; they found to their utter disbelief that architects didn’t drive
Ferraris, and holiday in Bora Bora; that planning efforts required designers;
that architects did more than just elevations; that truth be told vaastu was
the enemy; and that though architects loved to talk (as was evident to anyone.
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