ARCHITECTUREOF CHANGE COLLABORATIVE WORK FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

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Ninad Tipnis, Founder & Principal, JTCPL Designs sharing his perspective stated, “One cannot thrive in architecture without collaboration and if there is one thing that has remained constant over the centuries when it comes to architecture it is the convergence of capabilities that brings forth newer content and this content has led to emerging credibility and building of new communities.”

Shibani Jain, Founder & CEO, Baaya Designs said, “I have been working with artisans of India for the last 20 years and for me this collaboration is a cultural connection. They possess incredible skills but are disconnected with today’s market. I bring in their skills for interiors to suit the contemporary context.”

Sabeena Khanna, Founder & Principal Architect, Studio KIA added, “Collaboration defines architecture. Great buildings are never one person’s efforts but a product of team of people. The collaboration process starts from understanding the site, the economics, culture and context of the place and working with the experts from various disciplines to contribute together to the stability of the project’s efficiency and the quality.”

Kavita Sastry, Principal Architect, KS Designs, Chair IIID Bengaluru expressed a thought, “Collaboration is empowering each other. We as architects and designers can bring a change by donating our professional expertise for community services. We can give design for free for a worthy project. This would need a collective approach from the NGOs, government and various disciplines of design and construction.”

In the similar context, Nidhi Aggarwal, Founder, Spacemantra elaborated on the role of ecommerce platform in design industry. “Collaboration in the construction industry requires consolidation of services. The technology helps integrate all segments on one platform for everyone from architects and designers to contractors and project owners to access the product or a service. And the entire supply chain management could contribute to sustainable development.”

Sheetal Bhilkar, Founder Director, Urja Building Services Consultants stated, “Collaboration to us as MEP consultants starts with being mindful of a designer's aesthetics and designing services accordingly. We look at a project from value engineering point of view and providing solutions to their innovative vision for the project.”

Pallavi Matkari, Chief Design & Sustainability Officer, Runwal Group shared a developer’s view, “A unique aspect of a builder's projects is that it is not designed for a specific person but for a specific demography and therefore the first step of collaboration here is understanding the demography and working with various other departments of finance, sales, marketing etc."

ARCHITECTURE IN ITSELF DEMANDS COLLABORATION AND WHEN YOU ADD ASPECTS OF SALES, MARKETING AND INVESTOR NEEDS, ECOSYSTEM BECOMES EVEN MORE COMPLEX. ONE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TECHNICALITIES SIT WITH THE VISION OF THE DEVELOPER AND NEEDS OF THE TARGETED DEMOGRAPHY. PALLAVI MATKARI

MEP DESIGNING PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN A PROJECT AS IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION. IT ALSO REQUIRES THE DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND MEP CONSULTANTS WORKING HAND IN HAND TO BRING OUT THE BEST FOR THE PROJECT. SHEETAL BHILKAR

THE EXTENSION OF COLLABORATION IS THE COMMUNICATION AND THE CONTEXT. IT TRANSCENDS ALL USE, PURPOSE, AESTHETICS, AND FUNCTIONS TO CREATE THE END ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCT WHICH IS UNIQUE, MEANINGFUL AND REFLECTIVE OF THE ACCUMULATIVE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE OF THE DESIGNERS AND CLIENTS. SABEENA KHANNA.

WHEN YOU ARE COLLABORATING WITH THE COMMUNITIES, DEVELOPMENTS BECOME MORE HOLISTIC AND SUSTAINABLE. RATHER THAN WAITING FOR THE AUTHORITIES TO TAKE STEPS, EXPERTS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS CAN COME TOGETHER TO WORK TOGETHER WITH LOCALS FOR CREATING BETTER CITIES. KAVITA SASTRY

OVER THE YEARS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS THE CONVERGENCE OF CAPABILITIES AND VARIOUS DESIGN STREAMS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, BY VERY NATURE OF DISCIPLINE, ARCHITECTURE HAS ALWAYS BEEN COLLABORATIVE. NINAD TIPNIS

THE COLLABORATION THROUGH MEDIUM OF CRAFTS IS IMPORTANT. AS DESIGNERS WE CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE BY INCORPORATING IT IN MODERN LIFESTYLE AND PRESERVE THE OLD ART OF THE COUNTRY. SHIBANI JAIN\

A TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM WITH ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SHOWCASED TOGETHER CAN CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS WITH EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION, WHICH IS A CRITICAL NEED IN CURRENT TIMES TO ACHIEVE ESG STANDARDS IN BUILDINGS.NIDHI AGGARWAL

Tags : Architecture Change Ninad Tipnis Founder & Principal JTCPL Designs Shibani Jain Founder & CEO Baaya Designs Sabeena Khanna Founder & Principal Architect Studio KIA Kavita Sastry Principal Architect KS Designs Chair IIID Bengaluru Nidhi Aggarwal Founder Spacemantra Sheetal Bhilkar Founder Director Urja Building Services Consultants Pallavi Matkari Chief Design & Sustainability Officer Runwal Group