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SURAJ ARORA

The role of an Architect is to process the limitations and opportunities provided by the realities of life, manifesting a reality of hope through tangible processes.

Mixed Use

MULTIPLICITY & MEMORY

Shahjahanabad is a place where  people of almost all backgrounds interact with each other mostly during daytime. Many people could see, how these multiple cultures have affected the architecture of Shahjahanabad due to variation in forms of the buildings, architectural elements (for example-A Roman semi-circular arch under a mughal arch) and even their use leading to spontaneous use of spaces.

Location: Shahjahanabad, Delhi, India
Program: Mixed use Complex
Materials: Stained Plaster Finish
Use: Mixed Use
Semester: 4
Professors: Amrita Madan, Kingshuk Datta, Sinidhuree Iyenger
Duration: 5 Months
Methods: Autocad, Sketchup. Lumion , Vray, Model Making , Sketching.
Concept: “Without yang there is no yin and Shahjahanabad is  a place which has lost its yin but still is prevailing as yang alone.” Something must be done be to restore its balance.”  

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