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: Architectural Reviews published in Mainstream Media

At the last meeting of the Architectural Collegium, it was felt that there was a lack of critiques/ reviews/ analysis of architecture in India - both within the profession and among the public in general. The aim of this project is to choose 12 contemporary buildings (one for every month) in India and have them reviewed by Indian architects. A review will be published each month in a well known mainstream magazine or national daily starting January 2012. It is hoped that the reviews will also be translated into regional languages for wider distribution.

How you can participate 
a)   Interested members are requested to email a list of contemporary buildings in India that they think should be critiqued.
b)   Email the Collegium if you would like to write a critique and which building you would be interested in discussing

List of buildings & reviewers will be finalised at the next meeting.

email: architecture.collegium (at) gmail.com