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Years spent in college and thesis project

Summary:

Recalling the time she spent at college, Sujatha mentions how the best time of college was the experiences she gained while travelling, learning, and growing with her peers. She goes into detail about memorable experiences like taking a trip together to Calcutta, sketching sessions, engaging with local architects, and witnessing the grandeur of buildings like the Victoria Memorial Hall, as well as the visit to Delhi, Chandigarh, etc. She lists out the many attractions she saw in all these cities, shares anecdotes about spending time with her peers and faculty members, and talks about unique memories from visiting each place. She notes how impressed they were with Charles Correa’s work, and describes the insights and philosophical responses she has felt about those travels over the years. She then goes into detail about visiting South Indian temples and other places of worship and the response it demands in terms of its space, built, and energy. She compares the journey of discovering the layers within the architecture of such places, to the journey of discovering layers within oneself. Talking about her thesis, she mentions how she picked the National Institute of Sports for her thesis topic, given her engagements and passion for sports, and then describes the details of the project.  

Practitioner:

Sujatha Shankar

Interviewee:

Sujatha Shankar

Interviewer:

Ishita Shah

Duration:

00.28.31

Mode:

Offline

Date:

09/12/2021

Language:
English

Highlights:
(00:00:23:07) College tours as experiential learning, (00:03:50:14) Discovering personal family history, (00:07:44:15) Train journey from Calcutta to Delhi, (00:10:06:00) West India College tour, (00:14:00:27) Description of South Indian temples and churches