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Challenges as a woman architect and practitioner

Summary:

Reflecting on juggling between different roles of a woman architect, practitioner, and teacher, Parul Zaveri notes how it was quite tough, even though she received immense support from her sister-in-law, but not equally from her mother-in-law, which often created friction between them. She remarks how her husband did not participate in any activities or management of the household, or at the office, and this made things challenging for her, especially after they started living by themselves as a nuclear family. This further required her to install systems of checks and balances within the office. She then goes on to share details of her household management, and all the people she had to train, as well as notes the support she received from her own sister. She also talks about how she managed her house and its ecosystem after her child was born, shares gratitude for all the support she received from everyone, and further talks about gender-based and other experiences she had throughout her profession. She recalls how she always liked to feed people, clients or otherwise, at both her home, her office, and especially at the National Institute of Design (NID). She then digresses to talk about how her social skills allowed her to gain information and research from grassroots-level workers and locals. In conclusion, she revolves back to talking about her practice and project details.  

Practitioner:

Parul Zaveri

Interviewee:

Parul Zaveri

Interviewer:

Ishita Shah

Duration:

00.23.49

Mode:

Online

Date:

11/05/2022

Language:
English

Highlights:
(00:00:29:14) Juggling different roles as a woman professional, (00:04:22:10) Support from family to ensure home care, (00:09:16:11) Establishing community engagement, (00:11:41:23) Jaipur Virasat Festival, (00:12:46:09) Relationship with students, (00:16:56:17) Detail oriented concept development