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Gautam Bhatia (architect)

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Gautam Bhatia
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationArchitect

Gautam Bhatia is an Indian architect.[1] He grew up in New Delhi and completed his master's degree in architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.[2] Gautam Bhatia is also a writer and an artist. He has published many books on architecture and satire and his drawing and scriptures have been displayed in galleries in India and different countries.

Education

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Gautam Bhatia completed his Bachelor degree in Fine arts in year 1974 from George Washington University, Washington DC, USA. He is a Master of Architecture from University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. USA.[3][4]

Books

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  • Laurie Baker: Life, Work, and Writings, Viking, 1991,
  • Punjabi Baroque, Penguin, 1994,
  • Silent Spaces, Penguin, 1995,
  • Malaria Dreams, Penguin, 1996,
  • Punchtantra, Penguin, 1998
  • A Short History of Everything, Harper Collins, 1998,
  • Eternal Stone, Edited, Penguin, 1999,
  • A Moment in Architecture, Tulika, 2002,
  • Comic Century, Penguin, 2004,
  • Whitewash, Viveka Foundation, 2007,
  • Lie, A Graphic Novel, Westland Press, 2010.[3]

Awards and honors

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  • 2007 Archi-Design Award for Recreational Architecture,
  • 2003 A+D National Award for Institutional Building,
  • 2003 A+D National Award for Housing,
  • 2003 A+D National Award for Hotels,
  • Commendation Award 2002 Competition for the Mahatma Gandhi International University, Wardha,
  • 2002 JK Architect of the Year Award for Monolith Resorts,
  • 2001 Habitat Award, Visual Arts Gallery, Habitat Centre,
  • 1999 Inside Outside Designer of the Year Award for Devigarh Palace Hotel, Udaipur,
  • 1998 JK Architect of the Year Award for the Children's Retreat,
  • 1994 First Prize Architectural Competition for the CRY-Oxfam Headquarters,
  • 1987 First Prize Architectural Competition for Memorial to Mahatma Gandhi,
  • 1986 Second Prize Architectural Competition for the Indira Gandhi Centre for Arts,
  • Received Ford Foundation grant for Desh Ki Awaaz, a collaborative arts project, 2004,
  • Received grant from the Charles Wallace Trust for research on Colonial Architecture at the India Office Library, London,1997,
  • Received grants from the Graham and Fulbright Foundations for research on mud architecture at the Aga Khan Program at Harvard University and MIT, 1992,
  • Received Ford Foundation Grant for a Documentation of Mud Architecture,1986,
  • Awarded 1977 Louis Kahn Fellowship in Architecture, Univ. of Pennsylvania,
  • Awarded 1976 Dales Memorial Fellowship for Architectural Study in Europe,

References

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  1. ^ "Gautam Bhatia". The Indian Express. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Oral History of Gautam Bhatia". CEPT Archives. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Gautam Bhatia". www.gautambhatia.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  4. ^ "India Architect, Critic, Satirist, Gautam Bhatia, New Delhi | Laurie Baker, Life, Works, Writings". www.ceptarchives.org. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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