siliconindia | | July 20189sity) elucidates on the need for revolutionary thinking and multi-disciplinary approach to built eco-nomically viable and environmentally feasible structures. What are your thoughts on de-sign thinking being a catalyst in solving complexities, and how is multi-disciplinary approach carv-ing the niche of specialization?Designing is not just about making beautiful things; it's about problem solving, and design thinking is a process that bifurcates complexi-ties into multiple angles and creates space for core understanding. Be-sides designing next generation app and technology, this approach is cru-cial for design education and we, as the interpreters, must apply and exe-cute it in different frames for simpli-fied and sustainable results. Design thinking application is significant in India as well as worldwide for solving social problem, creating beneficiary policies and developing better schools inclusive of technol-ogy and in-person interactions. If we train students in proper design thinking with logical, methodologi-cal, strategic and comprehensive skills, their ability to compete with workers globally as industry-ready professionals will certainly explore new boundaries. The amalgamation of multi-disciplinary approach in design education frames canvas portraying the need for holistic learning and connected experience. Since these skills vary from person to person, cross-disciplinary courses predomi-nantly assist in etching key strength of communal learning. Career starts when you speak the similar language of history, identify industry players and explore market because sky is the limit sometimes and inspiration fuels the rocket of specialization. Anything from music, art or history can inspire an architect to explore the unexplored and choice based system in core curriculum constructs the foundation of being conversant in everything. The architecture & design in-dustry is witnessing a revolution-ary change in terms of automa-tion, space sharing, materialistic innovation and many more. Share your insights on this changing environment.Architecture is ever-evolving and ever-changing. Trends like automa-tion, space sharing and materialis-tic innovation are moving towards mainstream and real examples are coming under spotlight. The concept of shared workspace with its multi-dimensional designs and prominent facilities suffices all requisites of an entrepreneur in making and this culture booming is to no limits. All you need is an eccentric idea, basic investment and there you are ­ a contender transforming ideas into edifices. The challenge, however, for next generation designers and architects is how to rethink, lever-age and structure these innovations, sweeping into our culture, to the next level of design thinking. The way of sharing information is not technology based, but the underly-ing system can be adapted to work at scaled-up level. The national, regional and global perspective critical to innovative ide-as, in actual fact, roots back in some of prominent places in India. The traditional architecture in villages is robust as compared to contemporary buildings that fall apart within a lim-ited time period. And if not fostered properly, these centuries-old roots will soon erode into the soil. So, the need for mining the richness of our heritage, knowledge and wisdom for building great structures is alarm-ing bells. If we continue looking at inside-outside of metropolis only, the holistic approach will certainly narrow our focus and problem solv-ing capabilities. Experts having ver-nacular architecture knowledge are digging best examples in remote vil-lages to innovate and up-skill mod-ern architectural design.High-end luxury living is be-coming less popular and a new model of affordable housing is emerging. What strategies can be leveraged to inculcate this concep-tual change while imparting archi-tectural and design education?The advent of affordable housing has certainly affected high-rise ur-ban living. Under such conflicting concerns, designing and building solutions in a context that works for people affected by it defines the in-tegration of conceptual change into architecture & design education. Assimilation of housing, politics and household income often evolve into tougher combinations that re-quire sensitive insights befitting the economical scale. Setting an ethical conduct with the affluent and de-prived promotes a more design pro-ductive approach. However, if you Neha Bhatt
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