Swiss Architect Peter Zumthor in Conversation with Bijoy Ramachandran

Swiss architect and Pritzker Prize Winner Peter Zumthor will be in conversation with Bengaluru-based Architect Bijoy Ramachandran. Swissnex in India, in collaboration with SwitzerlandIndia75, is hosting the two renowned architects to discuss bilateral perspectives on architecture in an open format.

A Conversation Across Cultures

This is a rare opportunity for architects and architecture enthusiasts to witness a cross-cultural exploration of ideas. As Switzerland and India celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations, this conversation becomes a significant milestone for Bengaluru’s design scene, fostering cultural exchange and collaboration in the field of architecture. Join us for an evening of intellectual discourse as these two architects weave a tapestry of diverse influences that shape the world of architecture. Due to limited seating capacity, RSVPs are required.

Speakers

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    Bio

    Peter Zumthor

    Architect

    Trained as cabinet maker at the shop of his father Oscar Zumthor, and as designer and architect at the Kunstgewerbeschule Basel, Vorkurs and Fachklasse, as well as at the Pratt Institute, New York, Peter Zumthor was born in 1943 in Basel. He was employed as building and planning consultant and inventarisator of historical villages with the Department for the Preservation of Monuments, Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. In 1978, he established his own architectural practice in Haldenstein, Switzerland. He was also a visiting professor at Southern California Institute of Architecture, SCI-ARC, Los Angeles; at the Polytechnic Institute Munich; and at the Graduate School of Design, GSD, Harvard University. He was also professor at the the Academy of Architecture and the University of Lugano, Mendrisio.

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    Bijoy Ramachandran

    Architect

    Bijoy Ramachandran is an architect and urban designer based in Bengaluru. He is currently a partner at Hundredhands, a studio he founded in 2003 with Sunitha Kondur. Bijoy has a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from BMS College of Architecture and a Master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA. He has also attended the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass. Bijoy is currently the Design Chair in the Department of Architecture, BMS College of Architecture, Bengaluru and serves on the Board of Reviewers of SEED, Kochi and the Board of Studies of the Balwant Sheth School of Architecture, Mumbai. Apart from architecture he has also made two films on the Indian architect B.V. Doshi, both directed by Premjit Ramachandran. These films have been screened nationally and internationally.

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