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Indian renould mud Architect ‘Revathi Kamath’ passed away at the age of 65

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Revathi Sekhar Kamath, an earth touchy designer from New Delhi died on July 21, 2020, at 65 years old. She was maybe one of the best draftsmen that India has created in the contemporary period, who centered to give a fresher measurement to 'Mud Architecture'. She is likewise credited with planning the tallest tempered steel structure (a 33-meter high door) in India for a very warm force plant at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 

Tallest Stainless Steel Structure of India. Image © Indian Stainless Steel Development Association

She was conceived in Bhubaneswar, Orissa (presently known as Odisha, since 2011) in the year 1955. She got her Bachelor's certificate in Architecture in 1977 and a post-graduate program in Urban and Regional Planning in 1981 both from the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. From that point forward, she worked with Joseph Allen Stein, B. V Doshi, and Dr. J . R Bhalla (SDB Consultants) for a year and later with Rassik International, Architects, and furniture planners in New Delhi. In 1979, she began work with The GRUP (Group for Rural and Urban Planning), an association firm between Vasant Kamath, Romi Khosla, and Narendra Dengle. At last, in 1981 She had set up the firm of 'Revathi and Vasant Kamath', Architects, Delhi, with her significant other Vasant. The firm has hence become 'Kamath Design Studio', (2005 onwards) with their child Ayodh joining the firm. She has additionally worked for the National Institute of Urban Affairs in 1981. She was a meeting Faculty from 1984 to 1987 and Assistant Professor from 1987 to 1991 at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.

The Delhi-based firm Kamath Design Studio that she set up in 1981 with her significant other, late Vasant Kamath, investigated conventional procedures and materials in another structure, giving back the network what it might have lost with the coming of industrialization and modernization. Kamath Design studio produces work educated by an expressly ecological plan. The work inventively integrates mentalities and advancements into a stylish environment and lifestyle. The studio is currently under the aegis of their child, Ayodh Kamath.

Pic 2 Laxman Sagar Resort (2010)Image Credit: Courtesy of Kamath Design Studio

The studio tends to various social, financial, and topographical settings through its humble and grounded design. The Anandgram Project for the recovery of ghetto tenants in Delhi was one of the early tasks that picked up acknowledgment. "Revathi and Vasant Kamath will be associated with their long-lasting pledge to a biologically responsive, socially capable engineering, starting with the 1983 Anandgram resettlement venture," referenced Ranjit Hoskote, writer, writer, and workmanship pundit, on his Twitter account. Revathi is noted for her delicate endeavors for imagining the 'Developing Home' idea for redevelopment. She talked with 350 families to comprehend the individual needs and to give them a first home on the ground.
Three of her activities have been selected for the Aga Khan Award. They are the Akshay Pratishthan School in Delhi, Community Center at Maheshwar, and Nalin Tomar House at Hauz Khas, Delhi.

Revathi has added to the display – "Customary Architecture in India" for the celebration of India in Paris, in 1986. She was additionally on the contributing plan group for the Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum. She was co-caretaker and planner for the presentation "Art: A Tool for Social Change" for VHAI (Voluntary Health Association of India) in 2003. She is right now dealing with the Museum for Tribal Heritage, Bhopal, the Gnostic Center, Delhi, an examination community for the development of cognizance, Jiva Wellness Center, and Jiva University for Yogic Sciences. Whenever people would be discussing Indian architecture, without her name, and her contribution, that would be incomplete. She will be remembered for her work for eternity.