Gautam Bhatia (architect)

Gautam Bhatia
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Architect

Gautam Bhatia is an Indian architect. ^[1] He grew up in New Delhi and completed his master's degree in architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. ^[2] Gautam Bhatia is also a writer and an artist. He has published many books on architecture and satire and his drawing and scriptures have been displayed in galleries in India and different countries.

Education

Gautam Bhatia completed his bachelor's degree in fine arts in year 1974 from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., US. He is a Master of Architecture from University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. USA. ^{[3] [4]}

Books

• Laurie Baker: Life, Work, and Writings, Viking, 1991,
• Punjabi Baroque, Penguin, 1994,
• Silent Spaces, Penguin, 1995,
• Malaria Dreams, Penguin, 1996,
• Punchtantra, Penguin, 1998
• A Short History of Everything, HarperCollins, 1998,
• Eternal Stone, Edited, Penguin, 1999,
• A Moment in Architecture, Tulika, 2002,
• Comic Century, Penguin, 2004,
• Whitewash, Viveka Foundation, 2007,
• Lie, A Graphic Novel, Westland Press, 2010. ^[3]

Awards and honors

• 2011 First Prize, National Competition, Secretariat Building, Arunachal Pradesh,
• 2007 Archi-Design Award for Recreational Architecture,
• 2003 A+D National Award for Institutional Building,
• 2003 A+D National Award for Housing,
• 2003 A+D National Award for Hotels,
• Commendation Award 2002 Competition for the Mahatma Gandhi International University, Wardha,
• 2002 JK Architect of the Year Award for Monolith Resorts,
• 2001 Habitat Award, Visual Arts Gallery, Habitat Centre,
• 1999 Inside Outside Designer of the Year Award for Devigarh Palace Hotel, Udaipur,
• 1998 JK Architect of the Year Award for the Children's Retreat,
• 1994 First Prize Architectural Competition for the CRY-Oxfam Headquarters,
• 1987 First Prize Architectural Competition for Memorial to Mahatma Gandhi,
• 1986 Second Prize Architectural Competition for the Indira Gandhi Centre for Arts,
• Received Ford Foundation grant for Desh Ki Awaaz, a collaborative arts project, 2004,
• Received grant from the Charles Wallace Trust for research on Colonial Architecture at the India Office Library, London,1997,
• Received grants from the Graham and Fulbright Foundations for research on mud architecture at the Aga Khan Program at Harvard University and MIT, 1992,
• Received Ford Foundation Grant for a Documentation of Mud Architecture,1986,
• Awarded 1977 Louis Kahn Fellowship in Architecture, Univ. of Pennsylvania,
• Awarded 1976 Dales Memorial Fellowship for Architectural Study in Europe,
• Awarded First Place Lisner Gallery Art Exhibition, Washington, D.C. ^[3]

References

1. "Gautam Bhatia". The Indian Express. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
2. "Oral History of Gautam Bhatia". CEPT Archives. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
3. "Gautam Bhatia". gautambhatia.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
4. "India Architect, Critic, Satirist, Gautam Bhatia, New Delhi | Laurie Baker, Life, Works, Writings". ceptarchives.org. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

External links

• Gautam Bhatia columns at Indian Express.
• Gautam Bhatia columns at Outlook
• Gautam Bhatia columns at Mint
• Gautam Bhatia texts and drawings at Architexturez