Ar. Sheila Sri Prakash Shilpa Architects

My learnings in design go almost five decades. While technology, materials, resources, typologies and scale of the built environment have changed, I find that the fundamental principles that guide the philosophy of design have not changed at all. Responding to context and time has been very fundamental to successful design in my experience. The translation of these responses into physical environments for people is architectural design.

When you believe in this philosophy of design, you automatically weave the intricacies of the design with culture and ethos that is predominant in that specific location where the design has to be executed. It is the location and community that we are building for, that delineate the design. The timing of the design, however, governs the priorities and choices with respect to materials used, technology, budget allocations, and resource availability – which influence the detailing of the design. So, my architectural designs have been a continuation of a theme, which is Reciprocity.