Sustainable Architecture: Past, Present, And Future

Dear Sir/Madam

As an ambitious aspirant, I have always wanted to epitomize and reflect the evolution of architectural excellence in India onto a global platform. My courtship with architecture began at a very early age when none in my family has any idea about it. I still recall the time when our house was under construction, though at that time I was very young barely three years but seeing my father supervising numerous workers under the searing sun and guiding them about the different construction activities was very exciting for me. I was so intrigued by all the hustle and bustle around me that I often myself start to build small houses of lying sand and brick and all the workers used to smile at my activities as a child. Visiting the

So far government of India has introduced a concept of “Smart Cities”. The focus is on sustainable and inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas, create a replicable model which will act like a light house for other aspiring cities. As my inclination is towards sustainable architecture and building smart cities as it is one of the possible solution for the prevailing condition of Indian cities. My intent is to bring about improvement in redevelopment in the best possible way which can be cost effective too. And I believe that a masters program with specialization in sustainable architecture will help me immensely. Also, my thesis project and the program with overall research clearly shows my interest in the field. Post masters I see myself starting my own practice wherein commercialization and profit will not be my objectives but designing sustainable spaces will be my aim keeping in mind the sustainable technicalities that is forgotten in today’s world. I want to serve my nation by building my country an architecturally better nation by introducing low cost and sustainable housing societies. Another important issue that I want to deal with is redevelopment, as my ultimate aim is to beautify my own place where I come from and according to me sustainable redevelopment of Indian cities is the need of the hour

A rich heritage of the country will have an overpowering impact and it will also provide an opportunity to learn how such devastations as done in German cities have been redeveloped again. All the more I believe in learning from the past and the course structure here will provide a strong base to develop my designs