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Formative years, SPA, & relationship with Vasanth Kamath

Summary:

Ayodh Kamath, Revathi Kamath’s son, talks about having accompanied his mother for field visits and projects such as the Anandgram one. He describes his educational journey and time spent dabbling  in disciplines across the arts and sciences while going over his career timeline. He talks about Revathi as  a mother and an architect and how both roles were carried on seamlessly and without much differentiation. Recalling  her many drawings and paintings, he talks about a specific few he especially liked, including a set of detailed drawings of their house. He recalls having observed her other hobbies such as birdwatching, recording and studying them and other species, and how that epitomised her unique view of the world around her and its translation into her work. He traces what he was told about her childhood, formative years, and the impressions her elders had of her. He recalls tense stories and pivotal moments from her young years. 

Discussing  the many professors they shared from their time at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), he recalls stories of her experiences with them. He notes how she had assessed the quality of education she had received as compared to his and why she felt the latter seemed lacking. She was pressured to do her masters abroad, which she refused to oblige. He also speaks further about the different factors which attracted foreign architects to join Indian projects in Revathi’s time as compared to now. He draws a timeline of Revathi and Vasant Kamath’s lives before they met to collaborate, and goes on to recall his observations from growing up around the time Vasant and Revathi were establishing and developing their architectural firm. Noting how his parents preferred to not distinguish their home and work, he speaks about learning about their work at a nascent age. He talks about how his early observations advised his educational decisions.

Practitioner:

Revathi Kamath

Interviewee:

Ayodh Kamath

Interviewer:

Ishita Shah

Duration:

00.30.07

Mode:

Online

Date:

01/04/2021

Language:
English

Highlights:
(00:00:47:01) Practice approach of Revathi Kamath and Vasanth Kamath, (00:14:42:12) Technology, (00:18:41:10) Vasanth Kamath's approach, (00:20:56:25) Revathi Kamath's design approach