What this project is really about
Cities are shaped by their built spaces, influencing how people live, work, and connect. However, urban structures are often designed without fully considering cultural identity, community needs, or sustainability. In this project, students will explore how architecture contributes to building better cities by reflecting history, social values, and functionality. Using research, ideation, and hands-on design, they will construct a model of an urban structure—such as a bridge, marketplace, or public square—that balances aesthetics, purpose, and cultural significance. Deliverables include a design of a physical model of the structure explaining its design choices. Through this project, students will develop creativity, problem-solving, teamwork, and an understanding of how architecture can make cities more livable and inclusive.
The buildings and spaces we inhabit profoundly shape how we think, feel, relate to each other, and understand ourselves — yet most of us move through cities without ever asking who designed this, for whom, and what it says about us.
You will explore the relationship between architecture, culture, and identity — analysing built environments in your own city and around the world — and design a concept space that reflects and enriches the culture of a specific community.
Architecture is one of the most powerful and permanent forms of cultural expression. The spatial thinking, cultural analysis, and design skills you build here are foundational to architecture, urban planning, and cultural heritage preservation.
What you'll walk away knowing how to do
This project isn't about memorising facts. It's about building capabilities that transfer — to your next project, your next class, and beyond.
Learn from people who do this for a living
You're not learning from a textbook. You're learning from practitioners.
Sourabh Gupta
Sourabh Gupta is the visionary founder and Principal Architect of Studio Archohm, a leading design studio established in 1999 in Noida, India. With a Bachelor’s in Architecture from CEPT University, Ahmedabad, and a Master’s in Urban Design from TU Delft, Netherlands, Sourabh brings a global perspective to contemporary Indian architecture....
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