Opening up windows of Creative thinking
“In the last few decades, our architects have walked amongst international and indigenous idioms in search of an identity. Many buildings have come up Since Independence, but only a few can lay the claim to being genuine Architecture”. Indira Gandhi (1968) During the '70s, as a young architect, faced several dilemmas. These were not to do with job and money, but with more substantive issues. The main dilemma was whether the Indian architects would continue to hang their heads in shame for poor quality of architecture? Whether Indian architecture would ever achieve the global standards and a place of pride? Would We, the young architects be able to keep pace with the changing and evolving knowledge of architecture? Will we keep judging our architecture by the values and standards set by the West? How long our 'tendering AK Jai mindset (i.e. lowest rates) will perpetuate and "Survive the worst"? During last 25 years, things have changed drastically, and the Indian...