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Mangalore: Architect Hafeez Contractor brand ambassador of the architecture of India and the most acclaimed architect of India graced the event which was organized by The Architects Guild Mangalore, today at Big Cinemas , Bharath Mall, Mangalore.
Attended by close to 350 students from the schools of Architecture from Manipal Institute and Srinivas College and a host of Arcitects and engineers it was a day to remember.
While the guest was introduced by Ar. Vinod Aranha, Ar. Manjari Saldanha compered the event. The Architects Guild of Ar. Venkatesh Pai, Ar. Praveen Saldanha, Ar.Oswald Veigas, Ar. Gulshan Roy, Ar. Vinod Aranha, Ar. Christopher Noronha and Ar. Peter Mascarenhas have been the torch bearers of bringing to the city unforgettable presentations.
The event was a great success and saw an overwhelming crowd. The students, the builders and architects all present just to hear and learn from what the Doctor of Architecture speaks.
One of his designs 23 Marina , Dubai won an award at International competition.The gathering was welcomed by Architect Vinod Aranha.
Architects Guild is a 10 year old organization that serves to building and fostering design and technical profession in Coastal Karnataka.It is a platform to educate, create awareness and a channel to build growth in the city.
Hafeez Contractors’s footprints are indelibly stamped across India’s built environment constantly eager to create structures that exemplify functional and aesthetic qualities, Hafeez Contractor has shaped and changed the Urban Built Landscape of the country through his provocative unpredictable revolutionary ideas in executing wide range of architectural projects of every conceivable kindle. His solutions for the slums of Mumbai resulted in a slum rehabilitation scheme. His conviction that high rise development had more advantages in terms of quality life versus intense low rise structures resulted in the tallest buildings in the subcontinent, The Imperial Towers, Mumbai. His buildings usually stand as tall iconic structures and behind every design there was a thought which acted as a reaction to the cause.
Mr. Hafeez Contractor in his address, said “Now a days each and every material is available in the world, so one can experiment with any kind of designs. We are open to create many creative and interesting designs. But we should never forget the ground rules that is, all the designs created should cater the demands of the client .It should be Client Centric and not your option based. We must fulfill the demands that our client wants. Never make a design which you like, the need of the client has to be delivered. Every firm should follow the necessity of the client and then you will get the results.”
He further mentioned itstime to think about the right useage of land without harming the ecology.
It’s like a client might like one say “X” design and may not like what have you done “Y” design, so don’t feel dejected over it. Preparing a unique design is an architect’s challenge.
Hafeez also spoke about classical and unique kind of designs. He shared his experiences and challenges he had faced in his carrier.
Recalling one of the incident he said, “in my early days as a budding architect I worked with my cousin for 13 years, but what I found out while working there is that they are never thinking about the clients. That’s when I realized this not gonna work out like this I need to think out of the box and major point being need to fulfill my clients dreams and demands.
Contactor believes that architecture should be honest and should respond to the spirit of time characterized by distinct ideas, disparate missions, contrasting convictions and divergent preferences. “Architecture”, he asserts, “should be based on current demand”. A very novel idea Hafeez put forth is about futuristic buildings – that is floating buildings made of helium.
Later on an interactive session was held, where in upcoming Architects and students got to discuss various points with Mr. Hafeez Contractor. Which will be of great benefit in their near future.
Ar. Hafeez Contractor, is recently Awarded with a degree of Doctor of Architecture, HonorisCausa by Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad.