Good For Construction

This episode was recorded in 2020 during the pandemic. Join us as we discuss how architecture schools coped with the pandemic.

Join us as we talk to Dillraj Bhatia about choosing lighting design as a profession after graduating as an architect. 

Join us as we learn and discuss from Shreyas about material innovation and sustainable building material technologies. Tune in to dive into the fascinating world of green building technologies and crazy new materials like memory alloys, mushrooms roots ad more! Gain insights into the process of research and what it takes to become an expert in material innovation! About Shreyas More: He is the lead researcher at the New Materials Research Centre at the Indian School of Design and Innovation, Mumbai where he develops the practice of material driven designs and system innovations for sustainable futures. His work is centred at the intersection of materials, design, biology, technology and digital fabrication. He has been the former interim Program Director of UG Interior Design 2016-17. His on-going research The Green Charcoal entails the development of biodegradable concrete that allows the growth of living ecosystems on buildings. The Green Charcoal has been exhibited at the Future of Architecture and Bui

Join us as we talk about admission into design colleges, clear many misunderstandings and discuss probable ways in which the subject of design, in India, can be dealt with in a systematic way. Good For Construction collaborates with Ishaan Dixit of Chaigate, who is NID alumni, for this episode. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mQYVICFUnVycZrmnmytIU?si=KyI0LqG2SlaZwpK1JrwwyA Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzQ5ODgyOTUucnNz&episode=dGFnOmF1ZGlvYm9vbS5jb20sMjAxOS0 About Ishaan: Ishaan Dixit is a Designpreneur, Design Educator and TEDx speaker with an academic history of architecture and Visual Communication. He is the founder of 'The India Design Project' that advocates, celebrates and actively pursues 'the various roles' that design can play for a population of 1.3 billion Indians. He is dedicated to creating collaborative platforms for system thinkers, designers, social entrepreneurs and public bodies for a purposeful design impact i

The business of architecture is a tricky one!  Join us, this Friday as we talk to architect Naman Ahuja, the youngest entrepreneur amongst his peers, about learning from failures, growing a business and creating an architectural empire! Instagram: @contrive_exquisite Connect with Naman: 01126025859 Web: www.cearchitects.co.in/

It is our choices that make us who we are. Join us, this Friday as we talk to architect Richa Arora about exploring new paths, the importance and impact of choices and Studio Make's interesting new projects!  Instagram: @studiomakeindia Connect with Studio Make: hellostudiomake@gmail.com

This Friday we talk to an architect who is descovering the realms beyond the standard notion of architecture. Join us as we talk to Designkar Parush Grover of Designkari Studio  Designkari’s work: Website:https://www.facebook.com/designkari/ Instagram: @designkari Connect with Designkari: parush@designkari.com

Tactus Design Studio is a design firm that focuses on the ingenious designs and sustainable solutions and performance of architecture responding firstly and primarily to its ecology and available resources; this criterion, they believe, will change how the design performs throughout its life cycle especially in a rapidly evolving world.  Tactus’s work: Website: https://www.facebook.com/tactusdesignstudio/ Instagram: @tactusdesignstudio Connect with Tactus Design Studio: mudit@tactusds.com 

Introduction: Studio Bipolar is a design firm focused on creating spaces that are functional and visually impactful. Their spaces blur the lines between art and architecture. They like to draw from a company's/persons core values to develop our design concepts.  Studio Bipolar’s work: Website: https://studiobipolar.in/ Instagram: @studio_bipolar Connect with Studio Bipolar: sanjana.mathur@studiobipolar.in

Introduction: SIAN is a young, small-scale, almost a personal incubatory for our expressions. All of us at the studio are attuned to crafting atmospheres and impressions and the studio then gives us the opportunity to realise these ‘impressions’ into spaces. Deriving from the personalities and distinctive thought processes of our team, collaborators, technicians and clients, models and drawings, we try to put forth, probably in the only way known to us, our eclectic ways of understanding, thinking and doing architecture. SIAN’s work:  Instagram: @sianarchitects Connect with Sian: sianarchitects@gmail.com Time Stamps: Following are some highlights from the conversation 1:30 - (Eesha) When did you feel that it was the right time to open a firm? 1:48 - (Surbhi) It happened after under graduation, however there wasn’t any one moment. 2:36 - (Deepanshu) Architecture is such a subject field, you are always working through someone else’s lens  3:27 – (Deepanshu) You have to analyze the

Introduction Niveditaa Gupta has an architecture photography studio in Delhi. Her interest in photography has been growing since her bachelor's degree when she did her dissertation on architecture photography. As founder, Niveditaa has a bachelor's degree from Sushant School of Art & Architecture, Gurgaon in architecture and has a masters degree in fine art photography from IED Spain. Niveditaa Gupta's work: Instagram - @niveditaagupta Website: https://niveditaagupta.myportfolio.com/ Connect: guptaniveditaa@gmail.com Time Stamps: Following are some highlights from the conversation 1:08 - (Eesha) How did you go from architecture to photography?  4:15 - (Niveditaa) While reading for my dissertation I came across the work of Helene Binet 4:36 - (link) Vivian Maier http://www.vivianmaier.com Annie Leibovitz https://g.co/kgs/aJDqoJ 4:55 - (Niveditaa) She (Helene) made me like Zaha Hadid's work https://www.designboom.com/architecture/architecture-of-zaha-hadid-by-helene-binet/ 6:18 - (Niveditaa) I

Introduction Unorthodox designs is an independently-owned design studio, founded by three young and passionate creators who believe in translating happiness into spaces. Specializing in different mediums of architecture and design, Unorthodox design's work transforms the ordinary into beauty, with functionality at its core. Their portfolio ranges from high-end hospitality spaces, commercial outlets to luxurious residences. They believe that one size doesn't fit all and they cater to every client’s needs individually. From efficient solutions to new-age contemporary styles, Unorthodox designs demonstrate that design can be glamorous, fresh and chic at the same time. Unorthodox Design's work: Instagram - @un.orthodoxdesigns Connect: https://www.facebook.com/unorthodoxdesignsindia/ Time Stamps: Following are some highlights from the conversation 1:26 - (Eesha) Let's talk about what Unorthodox Designs is about 3:28 - (Eesha) Where and how did Unorthodox Designs start? 4:10 - (Samiksha) In college

Introduction: Shitij Dogra Architects founded in 2017 is a multifaceted practice which aims to create spaces that respond to the context and aesthetics of a given environment. Through thorough theoretical research the firm aims to establish a philosophy which experiments with, and integrates different material sensibilities into a given context.  The firm is a multidisciplinary unit covering wide arrays of design principles such as interior, architecture and furniture.  The firm is currently working on projects of different scale and sensibility. Some of the on-going projects include two biomass plants in Punjab, a residence in Nainital, a few residences in Gurugram and a farmhouse extension in Delhi. The firm has launched a major section of its flagship furniture series ‘Newborns’ in the India Design 2019 symposium. Shitij's Work: @shitijdograarchitects (Instagram) Connect: mail@s-da.com Time Stamps: 1:50 - (Eesha) How would you define Shitij Dogra Architects?   4:06 - (Eesha) Did you always know you'

Introduction: Suryan//Dang is a collaborative practice for visual storytelling through various available mediums. We are two hosting partners as Saurabh Suryan & Lokesh Dang, formed the practice to help architects photograph their works. We host a variety of works ranging from portraiture, landscape, documentary photography and filmmaking. Suryan studied B.Arch from Sushant School of art & architecture, Gurgaon and worked as an architect with many renowned firms across India before establishing the photography practice in Delhi. Dang studied PGD in Creative Photography from Sri Aurobindo Center for Arts and Communication and has been practising as a documentary photographer, for which he has won National Media Award. The duo has exhibited their works at various galleries across the nation. Suryan//Dang’s work:  https://www.archdaily.com/photographer/suryan-dang https://www.google.com/amp/s/hypebeast.com/2018/6/the-woodside-morphogenesis-india%3Famp%3D1 Connect with Saurabh: http://

Welcome to the pilot episode of Good For Construction. Good For Construction is a podcast for architects and architecture in India. With GFC, we want to create a space for creative individuals to find answers to vital, path defining questions through stories of fellow architects, designers and creators. Season 1, which is set to release on the 1st of March explores the topic of 'How to open an architecture firm in India'. The main aim of this season is to help students and individuals looking to become entrepreneurs, learn the process of becoming entrepreneurs. Most importantly, to realize that with entrepreneurship, there is no one path to success and the focus must be on developing ideology and a strong foundation of skills rather than imitating the paths of those who are successful.