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Sarbjit Singh Bahga is an Indian architect, author and photo-artist. He is known for designing Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar, India which was featured in the Guinness World Records for Longest covered concrete corridor.[1]

Key Information

Modern Regionalism - The Architecture of Sarbjit Bahga.

Career

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Sarbjit Bahga obtained Bachelor of Architecture from Chandigarh College of Architecture in 1979. From 1980 to 2016, Bahga worked in the Department of Architecture, Punjab; Punjab Health Systems Corporation; and Punjab State Marketing Board on various positions. In 2016 he founded Bahga Design Studio LLP. During his career spanning more than three-and-a-half decades he has designed many architectural projects which include administrative, recreational, educational, medical, residential, commercial, and agricultural buildings.[2][3] His selected works are published in the book titled Modern Regionalism: The Architecture of Sarbjit Bahga.[4]

Selected works

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Notable publications

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  • Modern Architecture in India: Post-Independence Perspective, Galgotia Publishing Company, 1993 [18]
  • New Indian Homes: An Architectural Renaissance, Galgotia Publishing Company, 1996 [19]
  • Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret: Footprints on the Sands of Indian Architecture, Galgotia Publishing Company, 2000 [20]
  • Trees in Urban Habitat, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2014 [21]
  • Contemporary Indian Houses, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2014 [22]
  • Landscaping Human Habitat, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2015 [23]
  • Architectural Rendering: Hand-Drawn Perspectives and Sketches, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2021 [24][25]
  • New Indian Architecture: 1947-2020, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2022 [26][27]

Awards and recognition

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  • Featured in the Guinness World Records for designing Longest covered concrete corridor (1018.89m) in Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar in 2014.[28]
  • World Architecture Community Award in the 13th Cycle, for the design of Market Committee Office, Lehragaga, Punjab in 2013.[29]
  • World Architecture Community Award in the 16th Cycle, for the design of CLTA Cafeteria, Chandigarh in 2014.[30]
  • World Architecture Community Award in the 17th Cycle, for the design of Nocturnal House, Chhatbir Zoo, Punjab in 2014.[31]
  • Celebration of Architecture Award for the designs of Multipurpose Sports Stadiums in Punjab by the Business India Exhibitions and Inside Outside Magazine in 2012.[32]
  • First Friday Forum Award For Creative Excellence in 2017.[33]

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