Architecture Off-Centre is a podcast that foregrounds the narratives that have been conventionally relegated to the periphery of architecture. It features conversations with some exceptional individuals who have extrapolated the traditional fields of architecture, planning, landscape and urban design to unexplored frontiers. Geared towards an audience of architecture students and young professionals, the primary goal of the podcast is to introduce its listeners to alternate streams of thoughts from fields that typically fall beyond the realm of architecture.
Architecture Off-Centre liberates architecture from its traditional mode of practice and distances it from the need to build. In a lot of ways, the podcast minimises the aggrandized idea of architecture as a solution to all global problems and highlights the work of non-architects to demonstrate how important it is for architects to learn from other experts. Architecture Off-Centre aims to build a community of radical thinkers who are united in building a healthy society.
Team
Vaissnavi Shukl
Founder & Host
Vaissnavi is an architect and researcher, who investigates the religio-political influences that shape Indian architecture and planning. She received her Master in Design Studies degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and Bachelor of Architecture from CEPT University.
Ayushi Thakur
Research Intern
Ayushi is a student at Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Mumbai and has a keen interest in people-centric design and sustainability. She believes that architects hold the power to create a better, more equitable society and is working towards the same.
Kahaan Shah
Theme Music Composer
Kahaan is a percussionist / music producer based in Mumbai. His life revolves around exploring sounds and frequencies. Cooking up the right combinations of these, is his search always.