Programme of Architectural Reviews

Every month, one review of a recently built building will be submitted by the Collegium to the magazine who will publish it in a special section. The first year (12 months – 12 buildings) will focus on Delhi & North India.

Each review will be about 1800-2000 words with 1-2 photographs of the building. Prospective reviewers can take a personal point of view or discuss it from an academic/ theoretical point of view. The review can take the form of a discussion between 2 reviewers in the format of the Indian Express ‘Idea Exchange’ series. In fact, it can also be submitted to the Idea Exchange for publication.

List of buildings proposed for review

i)             MCD Headquarters

ii)           Khalsa Heritage Museum

iii)         Akshardham, Delhi

iv)         French Information Centre at French Embassy

v)           HUDA City Centre

vi)         American Institute of Indian Studies, Gurgaon

vii)       CBI Headquarters at the CGO, Lodi Estate

viii)     DMRC Headquarters (Behind Shankar Road)

ix)         Royal Bank of Scotland building, DLF Phase 3

x)           New Indian Oil Building, BRTS

xi)         Kingdom of Dreams

xii)       BSNL Building, Janpath

xiii)     Devi Art Foundation, Gurgaon

xiv)    Sandstone Crest, Gurgaon

xv)      Airtel Building, NH8

If you would like to review one of these, or any other structure/space, OR would like one of your own structures reviewed, please write to us at architecture.collegium(at)gmail.com

Activity: Developing a network of media contacts

All of the Architecture Collegium's activities focus on stimulating debate, and encouraging it as widely as possible – even outside the profession. It has been previously felt that the discussions that happen within the Collegium and other forums stay limited to that event or meeting. It is extremely important to ensure that this is no longer the case. The Collegium hopes to disseminate all of its presentations, articles & debates widely through both word of mouth and media. It is necessary to build up a network of contacts in print and other media who can help with this.

How you can participate 
a)      If you have any contacts within the media, please (with their consent) forward their details to the Collegium
b)      If you are in the media and are interested in our activities, please do email us.

email: architecture.collegium (at) gmail.com