{"id":98,"date":"2018-04-11T09:57:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T09:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/?p=98"},"modified":"2019-04-17T11:08:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T11:08:16","slug":"brinda-somaya-architect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/brinda-somaya-architect\/","title":{"rendered":"Brinda Somaya – Architect"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brinda Somaya<\/strong><\/a> was born on 28 June 1949 is an Indian architect and urban conservationist. She is also an author<\/a> who wrote Silent Sentinels. In May 2012 she was the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Smith College. In 2014 she was awarded the Indian Institute of Architects \u2013 Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement. She was named as Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University in 2017.<\/p>\n

Education<\/h2>\n

She completed her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Mumbai University and her Master of Arts from Smith College in Northampton, United States.<\/p>\n

She started her practice in 1978 in Mumbai, India. From 1978 to 1981 she was joined by her sister Ranjini Kalappa, also an architect.<\/p>\n

Career<\/h2>\n

Brinda Somaya has merged architecture, conservation and social equity in projects ranging from institutional campuses and rehabilitation of an earthquake-torn village to the restoration of an 18th-century Cathedral, showing that progress and history need not be at odds. Her philosophy: ‘the Architect’s role is that of guardian \u2013 he is the conscience of the built and unbuilt environment. This belief underlines her work that spans large corporate, industrial and institutional campuses and extends to public spaces, which she has rebuilt and sometimes reinvented as pavements, parks and plazas. Master-planning and building design of multiple corporate and educational campuses have become one of her areas of expertise.<\/p>\n

Award-winning works<\/h3>\n