Being Passionately Curious as an Architect
Sanjay Patil is a renowned Architect from Nashik Maharashtra and heads a award-winning firm called Environ Planners. He graduated from JJ School of Architecture in the 80s and went on to start his own practice soon after. He has always believed in being passionately curious and embracing sustainability in life in order to incorporate sustainability in Architecture as well.
Environ Planners Nashik Maharashtra
The firm was established in 1981 in Nashik as ‘Environ Planners’ by ‘Ar. Sanjay M. Patil’.
Respecting nature has always been an integral element of the firm’s approach. The need of the hour being sustainable development, the firm’s efforts is consciously directed towards application of energy efficient principles to the building design.
Environ Planners are famous for their work in Sustainable Architecture & Design and have garnered various awards and accolades for their exemplary work in this field. Some of which are the nomination for Aga Khan Awards in 2007, Awarded the building of the year by the Builder’s Association Nashik 2003-’ANANDAGANDHA’, and much much more.
Connect with Sanjay Patil & Environ Planners
Notable Projects of Sanjay Patil & Environ Planners
Shownotes
“Bombay gave me so many connections with different communities, religions and languages. And that really enriched my personal life and that added to my personality.”
“I was not carrying any particular philosophy of design with me. I was open minded and I was open to receive all ideas.”
“We must now know the performance of a building and that is one of the important aspect during the Architectural Education.”
“The approach is very simple. The site gives you all the solutions”
“I’m quite hopeful and I’m quite positive about the future Architecture in India. They’re not really behind style but they are really thinking in grassroots level.”
27:00 Favourite Style in Architecture “Contemporary Vernacular”
“I am passionately curious.”
“Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.”
- Mies Van Der Rohe
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