The State of Architecture in South Asia, a new multi-year project, will research, document, and create conversations around architecture in South Asia and the emergent frameworks and models of practice. This multi-year project will utilize podcasts, lecture series, exhibits and conferences to ask the fundamental questions:
The project is coordinated by the Mittal Institute, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), and supported by The Architecture Foundation, India and The South Asia GSD Student Group.
New Lecture Series: The Architecture of Transition: Emergent Practices in South Asia
“The Architecture of Transition: Emergent Practices in South Asia” series will convene young practices that have displayed a rigorous engagement in making architecture in the public realm and in response to the spectrum of issues that societies in acute transition are experiencing.
Upcoming Virtual Lectures: “Emergent Practices in South Asia” Series
The Architecture of Transition: Emergent Practices in South Asia: Lecture 2
Saturday, October 8, 9:00 am EST / 6:30 pm IST | Virtual Talk. Register here.
The second lecture includes Anand Sonecha and Varna Shashidhar from India, who will present their work virtually.
Vinu Daniel + Rohan Chavan
Saturday, October 15, 9:00 am EST / 6:30 pm IST | Virtual Talk
TBD
Saturday, November 5, 9:00 am EST / 6:30 pm IST | Virtual Talk
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Saturday, November 5, 9:00 am EST / 6:30 pm IST | Virtual Talk
TBD
Saturday, November 12, 9:00 am EST / 6:30 pm IST | Virtual Talk
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Saturday, November 19, 9:00 am EST / 6:30 pm IST | Virtual Talk
Upcoming In-Person Lectures: “Contemporary Practices in South Asia” Series
Contemporary Practices in South Asia #1 | Christopher Benninger
Monday, October 10, 6:30 pm EST | Gund Hall 111
Join us for a conversation with Christopher Charles Benninger [M’Arch ‘67], which will range from his experience at the GSD in the ’60s, working with Josep Lluís Sert, establishing the first planning school in India at CEPT and working in South Asia for over four decades.
Contemporary Architecture in Bangladesh: Sources and the Way Beyond
Monday, October 17, 6:30 pm EST | CGIS South S250
Modern architecture in Bangladesh finds it roots in numerous influences, including the pioneering Bangladeshi architect Muzharul Islam, numerous western architects such as Paul Rudolph and Stanley Tigerman, and the iconic Louis Kahn-designed National Parliament House and its surroundings, among others. This coincided with development of the first school of architecture in Dhaka, which then saw a rise of local architects in the mid-to-late 20th century who designed increasingly noteworthy buildings; now, local architects are gaining international recognition on award-winning projects. However, these works exist in a landscape beset with troubles such as rapid population growth and environmental disasters worsened by climate change. Bangladeshi architects are increasingly working for disadvantaged populations who were previously unserved by modern architecture, which provides a promising insight into how the next generation of architects can provide solutions to everyday and longstanding problems facing the country and its people. Featuring Fuad H. Mallick, Professor and Dean of the School of Architecture and Design, BRAC University. Moderated by Rahul Mehrotra, John T. Dunlop Professor in Housing and Urbanization, Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Sameep Padora
Monday, October 31, 6:00 pm EST | Stubbins
Sanjeev Vidyarthi
Wednesday, February 22, 6:00 EST | TBD
Past Lectures
The Architecture of Transition: Emergent Practices in South Asia
Saturday, September 17
Watch the event video
The first lecture included Nripal Adhikary from Nepal and Rizvi Hassan from Bangladesh.
