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Master's studies and overview of practice

Summary:

She begins the session with a quick recap and some more additional details about her thesis project, for which she travelled to Patiala. She remarks on how she was impressed by the accommodation provided to her, since the institute site used to be a palace before. She also mentions how she engaged with several people concerning the project, went to the German Consulate and Russian Cultural Centre for her research, and how it was a great learning experience. She notes the difference in research methods that her generation was exposed to, as compared to now. Moving on, she talks about how she got married and immediately afterwards she left for her master’s studies at the University of Minnesota. Interestingly, she remarks how one of the reasons she chose Minnesota for her studies was to experience all four seasons in full bloom, and goes on to recount that time vividly. She then goes into detail about her master’s programme, studying subjects like urban and landscape design, and comments on the different learning and teaching cultures and methods. She also talks about the different projects she worked on while she was there, as part of her curriculum, and talks about her continued association with the faculty there. On the topic of documenting her own work, she mentions collating her work and experiences with photography. She also talks briefly about her own approach while working, and concludes by talking about the projects she likes to do.

Practitioner:

Sujatha Shankar

Interviewee:

Sujatha Shankar

Interviewer:

Ishita Shah

Duration:

00.27.18

Mode:

Online

Date:

03/05/2022

Language:
English

Highlights:
(00:02:11:25) Case study of NSNIS, (00:02:43:00) Stadiums of 1982 Asiad Games in Delhi, (00:05:16:03) Russian Cultural Centre Chennai, (00:10:58:15) International architectural education in 1980s, (00:22:47:16) Perks of running a small practice