Sarbjit Bahga

Sarbjit Singh Bahga (b1957) is Principal Architect, Bahga Design Studio LLP, a Chandigarh-based Architecture Urban Design firm. He graduated from Panjab University, Chandigarh, with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1979. He has more than 40 years of practical experience in designing and supervising various types of buildings, complexes and large campuses. His completed works include an eclectic and impressive range of administrative, recreational, educational, medical, residential, commercial, and agricultural buildings. His buildings are exciting and responsive to function, climate, and materials. Bahga is a staunch modernist and an ardent, yet not blind, admirer of Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Louis Kahn.

Bahga is also a keen researcher and a prolific architectural writer. He has 13 books to his credit, which include Modern Architecture in India, New Indian Homes, Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret: Footprints on the Sands of Indian Architecture, Contemporary Architecture beyond Corbusierism, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret: The Indian Architecture, Trees in Urban Habitat, Contemporary Indian Houses, Landscaping Human Habitat, Hand-Drawn Perspectives and Sketches, Dr SS BHATTI: Biographical Conversations to Explore Many Fascinating Dimensions of His Versatile Creativity, A 100-YEAR JOURNEY - Centenary Celebrations: Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Garhdiwala, Hoshiarpur, Punjab (1921-2021), Building a Sustainable and Bio-Diverse Organic Farm: Case Study of a 1 Acre Model Farm in India, and New Indian Architecture: 1947-2020. His books are considered landmarks in the history of contemporary architecture in India. Apart from this, he is a keen photo artist, particularly in architectural photography and has won several coveted awards in this field.

Bahga takes a particular interest in the overall development of the profession of architecture and the improvement of the built environment. He is an active member of many professional associations, including the Indian Institute of Architects. His contribution to architecture has been largely recognized, and his buildings/articles have been widely published in many architectural journals and books. He is a three-time recipient of the World Architecture Community Awards. His name has been featured in the Guinness Book of World Records for designing the “longest covered concrete corridor” in Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar.

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