Thinking The Transformation

A WEBINAR BY ARCHITECT DIMPLE MITTAL

Organized by
School of Architecture, REVA University, Bangalore, India
Number of Students: 150 from all semesters
Date: 30.05.2020       
Number of Faculty members: 12         
Faculty coordinators- Prof Vidya Srikanth and Prof Raghuteja V
Moderator: Prof Vidya Srikanth
Platform: Microsoft Teams

The School of architecture marked the end of the Even semester 2020 with a Webinar by inviting Architect Dimple Mittal, partner and director of MayaPraxis to deliver a talk on “thinking the Transformation”. The design philosophy of MayaPraxis is defined by a rich material presence, rooted in context and collaboration between professionals and artists to deliver a well-crafted design. The firm was established in 2001 along with architect Vijay Narnapatti, both graduates from the School of Planning and architecture New Delhi. 
Architect Dimple opened her talk by touching upon the evolution of mankind by referencing the book Sapiens A brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari, much in the news today during the time of the Pandemic. She stressed upon the disconnect that happened between Nature and Humans right from the time the agrarian society came into being. She then moved on to the theme of transformation that has to happen in a larger context, not just in the architecture of the built envelope around. The talk then focused on the sensitive, sustainable approach adopted in the projects done by the firm MayaPraxis. The design process from conception to realization was a delight to observe as she explained each project, the swimming pool extension in an International School in Bangalore, a Sports facility and multipurpose hall at a school in Jalandhar, a retreat and Yoga center, and finally a peep into her own Home and office at Bangalore.
 
The next part of the Talk was the Q and A, moderated by Professor Vidya Srikanth. Students were eager to know her thoughts on sustainable design, on prefabrication as a solution in Post COVID times, on vernacular architecture and its relevance today and how to convince a client to build with nature avoiding completely air-conditioned spaces.
 
The two-hour talk was invigorating and ended with a formal expression of thanks from Director School of architecture, Dr. Vimala Swamy for taking the time to address the students.