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

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for ''Longest covered concrete corridor''. Sarbjit Bahga - A self portrait

Modern Regionalism - The Architecture of Sarbjit Bahga

Career

Sarbjit Bahga obtained Bachelor of Architecture from

Chandigarh College of Architecture The Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) is a college imparting education and research in the field of architecture. It covers the north-western region of India including the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh as well as the Un ...

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. His selected works are published in the book titled ''Modern Regionalism: The Architecture of Sarbjit Bahga'.

Selected works

* Punjab Mandi Board Head Office, Mohali * Agriculture Bhawan, Mohali * Market Committee Office, Lehragaga * Sports Stadium, Badal * Sports Stadium, Bathinda * Hockey Stadium, Bathinda *

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, Jalandhar * State Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Badal *

Dr. Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar also known as Dr. Vidyasagar Government Mental Hospital is public mental health institution and hospital run by Government of Punjab, located at circular road, Amritsar, Punjab. It serves the mental health pa ...

, Amritsar * Civil Hospital, Samana * Yatri Niwas, Talwandi Sabo * Fish market, Ludhiana * Centre of Excellence for Fruits, Hoshiarpur * Modern Cattle Sheds, Punjab

Notable publications

* Modern Architecture in India: Post-Independence Perspective, Galgotia Publishing Company, 1993 * New Indian Homes: An Architectural Renaissance, Galgotia Publishing Company, 1996 * Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret: Footprints on the Sands of Indian Architecture, Galgotia Publishing Company, 2000 * Trees in Urban Habitat, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2014 * Contemporary Indian Houses, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2014 * Landscaping Human Habitat, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2015 * Architectural Rendering: Hand-Drawn Perspectives and Sketches, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2021 * New Indian Architecture: 1947-2020, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2022

Awards and recognition

* Featured in the

for designing ''Longest covered concrete corridor'' (1018.89m) in Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar in 2014. * World Architecture Community Award in the 13th Cycle, for the design of Market Committee Office, Lehragaga, Punjab in 2013. * World Architecture Community Award in the 16th Cycle, for the design of CLTA Cafeteria, Chandigarh in 2014. * World Architecture Community Award in the 17th Cycle, for the design of Nocturnal House, Chhatbir Zoo, Punjab in 2014. * Celebration of Architecture Award for the designs of Multipurpose Sports Stadiums in Punjab by the Business India Exhibitions and Inside Outside Magazine in 2012. * First Friday Forum Award For Creative Excellence in 2017.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bahga, Sarbjit Living people 20th-century Indian architects 1957 births