20250927 Pattarai- Site as classroom @ Bapughat, Hyderabad “We never realized that it’s not that difficult to work with lime. If we knew this before, we would never have used those chemical-filled paints,” said one of the participants. From stories of the conservation of the stepwell, we slowly started understanding how versatile the material lime
20250718 Pattarai- Site as classroom @ Madipakkam, Chennai ‘It was a two mark question… didn’t know there was so much design, craftsmanship and such intricate labour behind this filler slab’ said one of the participants; surprised how the one line answer took more than one week’s prepration work. ‘Visualizing the concept of hourdi blocks was
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Date: 2025 July 12Time: 5:00 pm-7:00 pmPlace: CLD, Akarmaa, SecunderabadVarna is a series of workshops in the exploration of fabric painting. Travelling with them to learn and understand the nature and language of the art.Celebrate the cultural values of “Bonalu” by hand-painting on the fabric. Learn to outline and paint on the fabric through the
In commemoration of the World Heritage Day 2025 ‘Psychic Visualisation’ of the past ‘as-is’ by Kaushik Kumar across centuries of the stepwell, led the participants to imagine the narratives of kings, queens, children, sepoys, fakirs, travellers, camels and the river – weaving a unique experience of the space for oneself. The experiential walk commenced with
Kua ek hai, Aru~Uru 20201120 Date: 2021 November 20-25Place: Hyderabad Description coming up soon For Facebook Post
“Wow! Is this how I designed it?” said the photographer without blinking his widely open eyes. It was him who had conceptualised the long window during his architectural internship.A large-small home. ‘I wore a yellow dress to match the floor colour !” said the client, as she walked out of the bedroom; we found her
The ARK Fitness Studio is designed to club wellness with pleasure. Planned within concrete walls with a single glass frontage on the upper floors, the space calls out through its modern and minimalist design elements. The design intended to create an environment to motivate individuals to work on themselves and provide a support infrastructure to
Architecture & Dialogue 20200314 Date: 2022 March 14Place: Cuckoo Forest School “The creations of a great tree-planter take time to mature, but in the end they are all the more beautiful for it.” – Jean Giono, The man who planted trees For Facebook Post
Niyathi Maya, Niyathi 20220219 Date: 2022 February 19-23Place: Cuckoo Forest School, Tamil Nadu Warm smiles welcomed the fifth batch of the Niyathi through the gates of Cuckoo. A sense of joy, connection, and excitement filled the air. The land had already begun a dialogue with each person wanted to explore themselves deeper. The rhythmic sound
Niyathi-2, Niyathi 20210917 Date: 2021 September 17-21Place: Cuckoo Forest School, Tamil Nadu “In the opening session of the first day, a slim, humble man welcomed us to Niyathi with all his heart….Cuckoo was full of stories.” said a participant in the blog after a 5 day experience.The Invocation of Niyati happened in the voice of
