Sarbjit BahgaSarbjit Bahga (b.1957) is a Chandigarh based architect, urbanist, author, and photo-artist. He graduated from Chandigarh College of Architecture with Bachelor of Architecture in 1979. He is Principal Architect, Bahga Design Studio LLP, a Chandigarh bsed Architecture+Urban Design firm. Earlier Bahga has worked in the Department of Architecture, Punjab, Punjab Health Systems Corporation, and Punjab Mandi Board in various positions. He has 40 years of practical experience in designing and supervising various types of buildings, complexes, and large campuses. His completed works include an eclectic and impressive range of administrative, recreational, educational, medical, residential, commercial, and agricultural buildings. His buildings are interesting and responsive to function, climate, and materials. Bahga is a staunch modernist and an ardent, yet not blind, an admirer of Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Louis Kahn. Bahga is also a keen researcher and a prolific architectural writer. He has ten books to his credit, which include, Modern Architecture in India, New Indian Homes, Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret: Footprints on the Sands of Indian Architecture, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret: The Indian Architecture, Trees in Urban Habitat, Contemporary Indian Houses, and Landscaping Human Habitat, Dr SS Bhatti: Biographical Conversations, Hand-Drawn Perspectives & Sketches. His books are considered landmarks in the history of contemporary architecture of India. Apart from this, he is former Country Editor (India) for the international news portal, worldarchitecture.org where he has published more than 100 articles on contemporary Indian architecture. Bahga takes a special interest in the overall development of the profession of architecture. His contribution to architecture has been largely recognized and his buildings/articles have been widely published in many architectural journals. He is a three-time recipient of the World Architecture Community Awards. His name has been featured in the Guinness Book of World Records for designing the "longest covered concrete corridor" in Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar. Read More Read Less
