Sangeet Sharma is a well-known practicing architect in Chandigarh. He is widely published, awarded, quoted and celebrated for his sustainable and contemporary modern architecture. Sangeet is a multifaceted personality: An architect, poet, architectural critic, artist, author, Motivational Speaker, thinker, and a musician.
He has authored four books on Architecture: Architalks,(A3F Publications) Step by Step Hospital Designing and Planning(Jay Pee Publications), Architecture Life & Me (Rupa & Co.), and Corb's Capitol (A3F Publications). He has also published a book on English poetry titled 'The touch of moon'. He is a winner of two literary award namely National Book Honor Award for Castle in the Air and Award for Creative Excellence by First Friday Forum.
He has varied passions.
He has authored five cult books on architecture; his latest “Castles in the Air” took the profession by storm. He has been awarded two literary awards in authorship including ‘National Book Honour Award’-2017. He is also a poet and has penned his poems in English under the tile “The Touch of Moon”. He was awarded the ‘Poet of the year’ by the poetry society.
His essays on architectural aesthetics culminated in the book called “Archi Talks”. His popular book on Chandigarh “Corb’s Capitol” has been translated into three languages. He has been involved in many “writers workshop” that delves in teaching writing expressions both literary and prose. He is the only profession’s pride who has been invited in many literary festivals.
He is a sought after motivational speaker and have delivered almost hundred and fifty talks including in many Universities abroad. He was invited to deliver the TEDx talk at NMIMS Hyderabad. His talks on design, Chandigarh, modernism, sustainability and life are very popular with the students. He has developed a workshop IDSS-In depth with Sangeet Sharma, that he and his team conducts in the colleges, comprises of lecture series and active design exercises in the studios.
He is an artist, and was award the state award by world wild life fund in Bangalore. He is also an educationist, profoundly taking interest in the promotion of education.
He founded “A3 Foundation”, a forum that promotes Art, Architecture and Aesthetics. The foundation organizes seminars, conferences and awards students, teachers and associates professionals in the profession every year. A3 awards are today a name to reckon with.
The book is a compilation of articles by the author. comprises of both published and unpublished. The articles are broad based that narrates the primary function of architecture. The author delves deep in understanding the relationship between architecture and the world around it. The reader is born to be moved by the intensity, passion, involvement and the sheer poetry of both the built form and the words that describe them. A new addition from an award winning architect and a reputed author.
Laughter is said to be the best elixir and the book is a satire on architecture written by one who knows the bricks and concrete of the profession by heart. The author, an architect himself, delves into the journey of a professional practice. The book is witty with acerbic humor. Word by word, sentence by sentence, page by page, every scene unfolds like a screenplay, leaving the reader amazed with the brutalities of life in architecture, and life itself.
This book is a Step by Step arrangement for designing a clinic and a small personal hospital. In this world of excess information, it is important to know the crux of the planning principles of design. Effectively illustrated with pictures and diagrams. The book will be an asset for planning.
This book is a Step by Step arrangement for designing a clinic and a small personal hospital. In this world of excess information, it is important to know the crux of the planning principles of design. Effectively illustrated with pictures and diagrams. The book will be an asset for planning.
Corb’s Capitol is a dialogue between the city of Chandigarh and the architects. It is a compelling narration of Chandigarh’s growth alongside the city’s transformative experiences with the rhythm of Time. The book is a delightful orchestration of the author’s intimate conversations with the visitors who come to Chandigarh to seek inspiration and insight; besides stimulation for enhancing their sense of aesthetic appreciation or to exalt their ability for artistic creation.
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