Narendra Dengle

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Narendra Dengle (born 1948) is an architect, academician, and author based in Pune. [1] His architectural designs have been a part of VISTARA in Paris as part of the Festival of India exhibition in 1986, and State of Architecture Exhibition in Mumbai in 2017-18. [2] [3] He has partnered and worked on various academic and architectural projects with Achyut Kanvinde, Vasanth Kamath, Romi Khosla, M.N. Ashish Ganju, and Kamu Iyer.

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Architectural practice and design

Dengle began practicing architecture in 1974. [4] In the same year, he founded a partnership firm with Vasant Kamath and Romi Khosla called The GRUP (Group for Rural & Urban Planning), in which Revathi Kamath was an employee. [5] From 1983 to 1987, he was the resident director of SEMAC(I) Private Limited in the Sultanate of Oman. He is the Principal of the firm Narendra Dengle and Associates. [6] He has designed residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings, many of which have received critical appraisal and awards. [7] His awards include HUDCO low cost housing in 1975 and the first prize for the Archaeological Museum in Srinagar in 2000. [8]

Among his notable architectural projects are the Ramakrishna Math (2002), Maharshi Karve Museum (2007), and a bird observatory (2019), all in Pune. [9] [10] [11]

Academic career

Narendra Dengle taught at the School of Planning and Architecture from 1974 to 1981. [12] He has been the Design Chair at institutions including KRVIA (2006-2011), and also the Academic Chair at the Goa College of Architecture (2012-2014). He has been closely associated as a faculty member with the Building Beauty Programme at the Sant'Anna Institute in Sorento. [13] Dengle continues to teach and be on the juries of several schools of architecture and design. [14] [15]

Dengle was one of the founders of the Forum for Exchange and Excellence in Design (FEED), a public platform where he interviewed eminent architects from across India from 1999 to 2006. [16] A selection of interviews and writings eventually resulted in the book Dialogues with Indian Master Architects, which features Achyut Kanvinde, Raj Rewal, Anant Raje, Hasmukh Patel, Balkrishna V Doshi, Uttam C Jain and Charles Correa. [17]

Selected publications

Books

Essays

Awards and honors

12-20-2006

Yesterday morning ended up very good after we got past getting dressed. Fairly good night last night. (c) enjoyed decorating the tree, then she got tired and insisted I "help" her which meant she just wanted to watch me do it.

Started out fine today. On feelings faces sheet says she is "scared" + "confused" -> this she used a lot. Wondering whether she really does have significant anxiety issues. Today when it was time to go from regular class to LS class, (c) expressed a desire to stay with main class. Of course, she is so far behind them + I can't count on consistent behavior, but at least she is starting to care. Tomorrow is their gift exchange at school + Friday they will be doing Polar Express activities All Day + (c) can wear pajamas to school. Good job in centers today. Tough to motivate at end. Recess, solitary, but good. Swings. Lunch. Ate 1/2 of it. Looking at books.

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