As we sat down today to discuss the presentations we have been sending out, Sai brought up my blog ' Jumping to Solutions ' The process we followed for developing the initial design presentations was one that Sai had been wanting to instill not as a concept but rather as a process. The design should be viewed as an exciting opportunity, not just as a problem that needs to be solved. This is something that I'll be taking back with me as a principle.
In this way Sandarbh has been integral as a part of my development as an architect. As important as academic education is, personally I believe that the short internship has taught me just as much. Yes, my college education was a pre-requisite for me to be here, but the progress I have made here in terms of my understanding of architeture has been equivalent through that gained from 4 years in college.
A lot of this progress has to do with the work environment at Sandarbh. It is a hands-on approach in all terms. From supervising and instructing marble cutting in the workshop to watercolour painting, from sculpting to writing, from sketching to estimating, from moodboards to vendor interactions. We get exposure to all projects - those involving only designs an drawings and others involving on-site execution too. And the encouragement through all of this is indiciuastic ans so is the approach. Each one of us possess a different skillset and Sandarbh has been able to identify that as but has also helped us hone our respective skills. Yes, designing and making drawings is a given in an architectural office, but at Sandarbh its also about what more you can bring to the table (and these may be things you're not even aware of but Sai's keen observations will probably catch up on it!)
Luckily, I've had an opportunity to be a part of Sandarbh and learn of the processes and principles here- some of them which have literally been life changing for me. But these principles, ideas, ways of working - these are all things we would like to share with people beyond the office environment as well. How exactly do we intend to do that? Be back tomorrow for an answer...
In this way Sandarbh has been integral as a part of my development as an architect. As important as academic education is, personally I believe that the short internship has taught me just as much. Yes, my college education was a pre-requisite for me to be here, but the progress I have made here in terms of my understanding of architeture has been equivalent through that gained from 4 years in college.
A lot of this progress has to do with the work environment at Sandarbh. It is a hands-on approach in all terms. From supervising and instructing marble cutting in the workshop to watercolour painting, from sculpting to writing, from sketching to estimating, from moodboards to vendor interactions. We get exposure to all projects - those involving only designs an drawings and others involving on-site execution too. And the encouragement through all of this is indiciuastic ans so is the approach. Each one of us possess a different skillset and Sandarbh has been able to identify that as but has also helped us hone our respective skills. Yes, designing and making drawings is a given in an architectural office, but at Sandarbh its also about what more you can bring to the table (and these may be things you're not even aware of but Sai's keen observations will probably catch up on it!)
Luckily, I've had an opportunity to be a part of Sandarbh and learn of the processes and principles here- some of them which have literally been life changing for me. But these principles, ideas, ways of working - these are all things we would like to share with people beyond the office environment as well. How exactly do we intend to do that? Be back tomorrow for an answer...
-Mannat
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