ARCHITECTURE : THE SELF LEARNING METHODOLOGY

Students, parents, followers of architecture......

I am Avinash Chirania, or you can say ARCHITECT Avinash Chirania as I am known to some people these days. As I write this designation before my name with pride, I recall the day when I was just  ‘Avinash’, an average high school pass out with the aspiration of being an Engineer or a Doctor as most of  my fellow age students used to think during that  phase of life.

Now as an architect heading a design team at 4LINE ARCHITECTS and also working as an Associate Architect for number of reputed architecture firms in the town, gathering knowledge from all the learned persons be it our Teachers at GCA, the Senior Architects, friends and fellow mates who so ever came my way in this extraordinary journey of 5 years of architecture and thereafter, I take the opportunity to thank the person who introduced me to the field of architecture.

I would here mention that in architecture, knowledge flows everywhere, every person you meet in your way, everything that happens in your surroundings, and everything that is right and also everything that goes wrong has something or the other to teach you. It is solely upto the student to cultivate the power of observation and grab the knowledge which is flowing.

I AM STILL LEARNING...........

Observe people, observe activities, observe the discussions and debates, listen to your

teachers, if a person talks to you about 10 things, you can consider 9 things would appear irrelevant to you but the one good thing you will pick will help you throughout your career.

THIS IS TIME TESTED I DID AND I STILL DO………...

No books, no person, no college, no studies, no supernatural power can make you a good architect they can only show you the right path to follow. It is you who will make yourself. Your problems, your observation, your own way of thinking, your way of dealing with people, and your approach towards life brings you success. The sooner you know yourself  the nearer you get to success...

I TRY TO BE POSITIVE ........WISH YOU THE SAME...

Avinash Chirania

Principal Architect at 4LINE ARCHITECTS

and always a student of architecture................................

Guwahati College of Architecture (2006 - 2011) 

Architecture from a layman's perspective

For the last 30 years of my life Architecture according to me was just planning the proper utilization of space after an Engineer builds a building. Call it my ignorance but I had no idea that there is so much more to this amazing course until I joined GCA as a P.R.O and got first hand practical information about this course and now the only thought that crosses my mind more often than not is “why I didn’t study Architecture myself”.

Like I said after joining GCA I, know the dynamics and technicalities of this particular course and the rewards one can reap after he or she is through with the course and mind you the sky is the limit when we talk about the rewards. Unlike some other technical course Architecture is not only limited to rod, cement, bricks or software’s, it involves immense creativity which is developed in every student during this course. Architecture is also the study of human nature and behavior to a certain extent, their needs such that nice habitats can be created according to everyone’s requirements.

The world and its inhabitants are very style savvy and at the same time very competitive /aware in this fast paced times. We want the best possible stylish houses at the most cost effective price. This is where an Architect comes into play who can give us our dream house in the most efficient and economic budget, which will be very unique in design and cater to each of our requirements. I have also learnt that Architects not only design houses, they also do townships, landscapes and furniture too. In a nutshell now I know that an architect knows more than an engineer, an engineer can make a building with pillars, posts and walls but an architect puts life and color to a building with his creativity.

Finally since this article is for the magazine voice I would also like to add what my inner voice actually tells me after joining GCA. This college is the vision of a man who himself is one of the most successful architect not only from Assam but has made his mark nationally by designing buildings, endless number of human abodes, townships, etc and now whose aim is to provide quality education to the people of Northeast so that the enormous talent we have in this part of the country doesn’t have to go through the pain and troubles of staying away from their families but can avail the best education in terms of architecture here itself because our MD sir knows this course and profession like the back of his hand. Who else can better guide the young creative minds of our State.

By

Saurav Kakoty - P.R.O,

Guwahati College of Architecture