Kulkarni, Vishwas  <br/><br/>
Architect and the city: a symbiotic relationship 

 - Vol.87(11), Nov 
 - Mumbai  Indian Institute of Architects  2022 
 - 26-30p. 
<br/><br/> As an established architect practising in the city for half<br/>a century, Ar. Vishwas Kulkarni has witnessed Pune’s<br/>transformation from a ‘Pensioner’s Paradise’ to a bustling<br/>metropolis. Having started off as a junior architect with<br/>Charles Correa in 1972 after receiving his bachelor's<br/>degree from the JJ School of Architecture in Mumbai, he<br/>moved to the rapidly expanding town of Pune in 1973.<br/>The establishment of Vishwas Kulkarni Architects, now VK<br/>Group, and the integration of the growth of the city into<br/>the nation-building aspirations of the country at the time<br/>nurtured a symbiotic relationship.<br/>When asked about his 50 years of practice, the creases of<br/>wisdom on Ar. Vishwas Kulkarni’s face lift into a nostalgic<br/>smile as he reminisces his hand-drafting, sun-printing days.<br/>However, he continues to speak of the perks of digitisation<br/>and technological developments, reminding us that they<br/>were one of the first to adopt computers in the architectural<br/>design domain in Pune. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)