Sangeet Sharma

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Sangeet Sharma
Born1962 (age 60–61)
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Government College of Architecture, Lucknow (University of Lucknow)
Occupation(s)Architect, Writer
Organization(s)SD Sharma & Associates
A3 Foundation
Parent
  • Shivdatt Sharma (father)
Awards GRIHA Exemplary Performance Award (2018)
Poet of the Year by The Poetry Society
Website Official website

Sangeet Sharma (born 1962) is an Indian architect and writer from Chandigarh, India. [1] He has authored six books on architecture, including Architecture, Life, and Me (2008), The Corb's Capitol (2009) and Castles in the Air (2017). [2] [1] [3]

Contents

Sharma is known for his contribution to architecture and literature. He has designed architectural work at the NIT Jalandhar, University of Jammu, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research [3] [4] and the PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, which was awarded the GRIHA Exemplary Performance Award by GRIHA Council. [5]

Career

Architecture

NIT-Jalandhar's Mega Boys Hostel was designed by Sangeet Sharma NIT Jalandhar Mega Hostel Boys.jpg
NIT-Jalandhar's Mega Boys Hostel was designed by Sangeet Sharma
PSG Institute designed by Sharma PSG Itech.jpg
PSG Institute designed by Sharma

He is a practicing architect as a partner in SD Sharma & Associates, a firm founded by his father, Shiv Dutt Sharma. [6] In September 2009, he was awarded the Outstanding Concrete Structure for 2009 by the Indian Concrete Institute for his project KMG IT Towers at Mohali, in Punjab. He was given a commendation award for excellence for his project Timex Factory at Baddi, in Himachal Pradesh, by the Indian Building Congress. Some of his notable projects include Damcosoft IT Park at Chandigarh, Mega Boys Hostel for NIT Jalandhar, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research at Coimbatore, Examination block & Wadia Museum of Natural History at the University of Jammu, Auditorium for Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry at Solan, Cafe cum Library block at Punjab Police Housing Corporation, KMG IT Towers at Mohali, TIMEX Factory at Baddi and Boys Hostel for National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali. [3] [4] [7] He is the founder-chairperson of the A3 Foundation, which promotes sustainable Architecture of India. [3] His architecture is known as 'cubist modernism'. [8]

Writing

Sharma's first book, Architectural Aesthetics, was published in 2005. In 2008, Rupa Publications published his second book, Architecture, Life, and Me: Reflections on Constructing Life, Brick by Brick, which recounts Sangeet's journey through architecture and life. [9] Architecture, Life and Me was widely sold in India. [10] His third book was The Corb's Capitol, published by Abhishek Publications in 2009. [11] [12] In 2010, he co-authored Step by Step Hospital Designing and Planning, published by JP Medical Publishers, followed by authoring Archi Talks: Architectural Opinions in 2015. His sixth book was Castles in the Air: Misadventures of a Profession, a fiction inspired by true events, [13] [14] was launched by Sharma in August 2017. [15]

As a poet, Sangeet has penned a poetry collection titled The Touch of Moon. [10] He was awarded the Poet of the Year by The Poetry Society (India). [8]

Books

Reception

In January 2020, reviewing his book for the Construction Week , Dr. SS Bhatti, former principal of the Chandigarh College of Architecture, said, "Sangeet Sharma's Corb’s Capitol is an important milestone in architectural writing as a narration which says something serious, without being stodgy." [10]

Reviewing Sharma's book, Castles in the Air, Soumyabrata Gupta of The Asian Age writes, "Written in a comical manner, Sangeet Sharma delves into the lives of architects as they, often unwittingly, or with oblique aspirations pursue a career to realize others’ dreams. The book, in a humorous manner deals with everything from trying to pursue a degree in architecture to the frustration of dealing with clients and their general distrust with architects." [16]

Personal life

He is the son of noted architect SD Sharma. [1] [17]

Awards and recognition

See also

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