My first tryst with architecture was back in 2000; I was about 10 years old and my parents had started the construction of our new house. We took weekly trips to the construction site and I remember being so fascinated with how a few walls and ceilings, an entity so basic, could create spaces so vastly varying and yet so personal. This had now opened up a whole new spectrum of the built form for me, I was suddenly more conscious of its presence, something I hadn’t even noticed until that time. The small doodles on the empty spaces of my text books, the drawings and sketches I did so frequently, were now progressively transitioning into sketches of the houses around me and from there on transforming to rendition sketches of how I wanted them
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My eternal love for arts and crafts, how I always enjoy creating new things; the doll houses, the innumerable hours my hands spent with the rain drenched earth, making miniature humans and furniture; the handmade gifts I get so excited about making. The nostalgia I feel every time I look into a design magazine and find that one building that emotionally resonates with me. The power of being able to elicit that level of emotion has contributed immensely in drawing me towards architecture. Looking back at everything, I haven’t had that one ‘ah-ha’ moment when I suddenly realized an Architect is what I want to be, but instead, it has been a more gradual process; the initial fascination intensifying into a deep-rooted passion for the art.
After garnering excellent scores in the Architecture aptitude exams I had the opportunity of studying Bachelors of Architecture at one of the best colleges in India – M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology. The 5 years through college have been demanding but extremely rewarding. My bachelor’s education has given me an excellent foundation, proficiency in learning the complexities of architecture and the satisfaction of investing my hard work and time into exactly what I love and enjoy …show more content…
I trained at the firm, ‘AsAFFA Design Practice’, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Firstly for the reasons of travel and secondly for Malaysia’s new and upcoming architecture, it had a lot to offer in terms of learning. My time there helped me experience sustainable architecture and the juxtaposition of nature and the built form. ‘What a beautiful sight it was when I first laid eyes on the D7 Building, the central courtyard had these miniature streams of water, flowing through the wooden platform closely resembling rivers meandering through the woods.’ The building made me feel, it had the capacity to stir the senses in me and that to me is the true paradigm of
My eternal love for arts and crafts, how I always enjoy creating new things; the doll houses, the innumerable hours my hands spent with the rain drenched earth, making miniature humans and furniture; the handmade gifts I get so excited about making. The nostalgia I feel every time I look into a design magazine and find that one building that emotionally resonates with me. The power of being able to elicit that level of emotion has contributed immensely in drawing me towards architecture. Looking back at everything, I haven’t had that one ‘ah-ha’ moment when I suddenly realized an Architect is what I want to be, but instead, it has been a more gradual process; the initial fascination intensifying into a deep-rooted passion for the art.
After garnering excellent scores in the Architecture aptitude exams I had the opportunity of studying Bachelors of Architecture at one of the best colleges in India – M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology. The 5 years through college have been demanding but extremely rewarding. My bachelor’s education has given me an excellent foundation, proficiency in learning the complexities of architecture and the satisfaction of investing my hard work and time into exactly what I love and enjoy …show more content…
I trained at the firm, ‘AsAFFA Design Practice’, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Firstly for the reasons of travel and secondly for Malaysia’s new and upcoming architecture, it had a lot to offer in terms of learning. My time there helped me experience sustainable architecture and the juxtaposition of nature and the built form. ‘What a beautiful sight it was when I first laid eyes on the D7 Building, the central courtyard had these miniature streams of water, flowing through the wooden platform closely resembling rivers meandering through the woods.’ The building made me feel, it had the capacity to stir the senses in me and that to me is the true paradigm of