An Update from the Field: Arijit
Oasification of the desert: The Agrobelt around Khiva leads to Nukus-the mouth of the Amu Darya. Sandwiched between two deserts in the steppes the river water is diverted to irrigate deserts for agriculture; a glimpse of Stalinst legacy -a geophysical force. (Image… Read More
2023 Theme and Jury Announcement
Architecture shelters and protects. Yet too often, the built environment also perpetuates entrenched biases as well as a domineering and extractive view of the natural world. But what if architecture were rooted in a more holistic ethos? What if architecture tended not only to the… Read More
Announcing the 2021-22 Steedman Fellow Arijit Chatterjee
A rendering for the Villanueva Boat Builder’s Refuge and Boatshed (2014-15) in Patagonia, Chile, by Arijit Chatterjee, winner of the 2021 Steedman Fellowship. (Image courtesy of Arijit Chatterjee) Arijit Chatterjee, an architect based in Ahmedabad, India, has been selected as winner of the… Read More
2021 Theme “Disruption” and Jury Announced
Climate change, COVID-19, the fight for social justice. In disruptive times, how can architecture help to chart new paths and implement far-reaching solutions? That’s the question posed by “Disruption,” the 2021 James Harrison Steedman Fellowship in Architecture. Read More