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Sarbjit Bahga
Indian architect From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Career
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]
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Selected works
- Punjab Mandi Board Head Office, Mohali [5]
- Agriculture Bhawan, Mohali [6]
- Market Committee Office, Lehragaga [7]
- Sports Stadium, Badal [8]
- Sports Stadium, Bathinda [9]
- Hockey Stadium, Bathinda [10]
- Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
- State Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Badal [11]
- Dr. Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar [12]
- Civil Hospital, Samana [13]
- Yatri Niwas, Talwandi Sabo [14]
- Fish market, Ludhiana [15]
- Centre of Excellence for Fruits, Hoshiarpur [16]
- Modern Cattle Sheds, Punjab [17]
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Notable publications
- 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
- 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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