As young architects, it is a very important part of our job to question our role in today’s built environment and how our actions have an effect on the future of our built spaces. With this in mind, we are starting an entirely student-led exploration group called, ‘The Inquiry’. Under this, we’d be looking at various topics about design and the built environment. 

If you're a student or recent graduate of our college and would like to be a part of this group, write to us at- surgevolunteerssjjca@gmail.com.
You can also write to us if you have any suggestions, queries or feedback!

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In 15, An Exploration of Our Neighbourhoods

One of the many things the pandemic made us realise is the importance of the quality of our built environment. This quality can be looked at a personal as well as an urban scale. How do our cities respond to the growing needs of modern lifestyle? And do the urban models of the city develop with time?
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With our first explorative project, we wanted to explore the concept of a 15 minute city in our own context, that is, in the city of Mumbai. This was done by going out and about our own neighbourhoods, taking 15 minute walks, and observing everyday things we might have ordinarily overlooked. And to document this process of exploration, we created a set of mind maps to portray the various emotions of the neighbourhood, thus assessing the quality of life at a personal level. 

View the whole project here- 
https://issuu.com/surge-theinquiry/docs/in_15-_an_exploration_of_our_neighbourhoods_