Hindi

​Architecture in Translation is a project that celebrates the wealth embedded in each different language in the production and dissemination of different forms of research in architecture. The project identifies terms, concepts, and values inherent to different linguistic and cultural contexts to produce a "Multilingual Dictionary of Architectural Terms" for the 21st century.

The third Jury in Translation will be held in Hindi on Friday, 26 February, following juries held in Mandarin in January 2020 as well as Arabic in February 2020. Students will present projects produced across Hindi-speaking contexts to a panel of invited experts from architecture and related disciplines. The jury will take place in both English and Hindi with live simultaneous translation.

‘Juries’ are part of AA terminology – referring to student presentations to a panel of experts who provide constructive feedback on the projects presented. These juries aim to foster intellectual curiosity and create an opportunity to expand our architectural vocabulary through an investigation into specific terminology, contexts and cultures.

This project is partially supported by the Graham Foundation

Schedule

10:00 - Introduction
10:15 - Anahita Brahmbhatt, Diploma 4 - Cosmopolitical contestation of salt
10:45 - Apurv Aggarwal, SED MArch - Revisiting Hotels - A Holisitic Approach to Increase Guest Comfort and Save Energy - Gurugram (Delhi NCR), India
11:15 - Tanuj Kohli, Diploma 7 - Waste(d) Boundaries

11:45 - Break

12:00 - Reva Kushwah, Experimental 2 - Sitayana- Sita's Journey
12:30 - Armaan Bansal, Experimental 10 - The Lost Trail ( Khoyi Pagdandee)
13:00 - Shreya Kochatta, Diploma 13 - The disobedient landscape
13:30 - Discussion

14:30 - End

Critics include:

Pooja Agrawal is co-founder of social enterprise Public Practice and co-host of spatial-equality platform Sound Advice. She is an architect and planner who works as a public servant at Homes England and previously at the Greater London Authority, Publica and We Made That. She is a Fellow at the Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose, Associate at the Quality of Life Foundation and a member of the Design South East Review Panel. She has previously mentored at FLUID and Stephen Lawrence Trust, and taught at Central Saint Martins. She was nominated for the Planner’s Woman of Influence in 2018 and 2019.

Samuel Barclay is Co-Founder & Principal of Case Design. After earning bachelor degrees in architecture and civil engineering from Lehigh University, Samuel went on to obtain his M. Arch from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI_Arc) in 2004. He practiced in Los Angeles with Studio Works Architects before moving to India in 2006 to work with Studio Mumbai and co-founded Case Design in 2013 with his wife Erica Barclay. In addition to his experience in the design and construction of architectural projects, he has worked on furniture, interiors, and exhibitions and founded the brand Casegoods in 2015.

Saleem Bhatri is the Director of Product Design at Case Design. Saleem graduated from the Academy of Architecture in Mumbai and then trained as an Industrial Designer (Furniture Design) at the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad and Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris. He attended the Post Graduate Program in Modern and Contemporary Indian Art History at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum. His furniture is in the permanent collection of the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. He was director at Playn, founding program director of Product Design at ISDI Parsons Mumbai, and head of design at Reliance Brands (Muji etc.).

Shumi Bose is a teacher, curator and editor based in London. She is a senior lecturer in Architecture at Central Saint Martins, and visiting lecturer at Royal College of Art. She is an alumnus of the AA and taught at the school between 2010-17. Shumi has worked as a curator of exhibitions at the Venice Biennale and at the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Sthuthi Ramesh is an independent Graphic Designer based in London. Starting her career at leading design studios such as Pentagram, Wieden+Kennedy, Made Thought and Browns Design she now runs a small design practice in London. She is also a co-founder of Nicety Materials, a digital library for physical materials.

Rashid bin Shabib is an urbanist and researcher of cities across the Middle East and North Africa. Working with his brother Ahmed they founded Brownbook, a magazine that documents cities across the region. They have curated several exhibitions and collaborations including the Boisbuchet (2021), UAE National Pavilion in Venice (2021), Lars Müller Publishing (2019), AA (2018), Vitra Design Museum (2017), Serpentine Gallery (2016), UAE Pavilion Milan Expo (2015). They both studied urbanism and architecture at the University of Oxford and Cambridge, and have been nominated for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2010 and 2019.

With simultaneous interpretation between English and Hindi by:

Amina Saif graduated with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature and Applied Psychology from Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan. She is an interpreter and translator with experience working with people from a wide range of social and professional backgrounds. Saif has worked with the BBC, Al Jazeera and NATO and has worked with UK Prime Ministers Teresa May, David Cameron and Boris Johnson and Indian PM Modi. As well as working as an Interpreter and Translator Amina works as a Magistrate for the West and Central Hertfordshire branch.

Nazneen Lakhani graduated with an MA in Islamic Cultures and Muslim Civilisation from SOAS, University of London. She is an interpreter and translator with experience of working in diverse settings within the health, legal and educational sectors working regularly with Hertfordshire Police and Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service.