Anupama Kundoo facts for kids
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Anupama Kundoo
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Anupama Kundoo in 2016
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Architect, Professor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Anupama Kundoo is a talented architect from India. She is known for designing buildings that are kind to the environment. She uses local materials and works with communities. Her ideas help create buildings that are both beautiful and sustainable.
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Biography
Early Life and Education
Anupama Kundoo studied architecture at the Sir J. J. College of Architecture, part of the University of Mumbai. She earned her degree in 1989. Later, in 1996, she received a special fellowship. This was for her ideas on how cities can be eco-friendly. She also earned her doctorate degree in 2008 from a university in Berlin, Germany.
Building in Auroville
In 1990, Anupama Kundoo started her architecture work in Auroville, India. She designed and built many structures there. Her focus was on making buildings that save energy and water. She worked in Auroville from the mid-1990s until 2002.
Teaching Career
Anupama Kundoo has also been a professor. She taught at universities in Berlin and Darmstadt, Germany, in 2005. She then worked as an Assistant Professor in New York until 2011. After that, she moved to Australia to teach at the University of Queensland. In 2014, she returned to Europe. She began working at a university in Madrid, Spain. Since 2024, she has been a Full Professor at TU Berlin.
Work
Design Approach
Anupama Kundoo's way of designing buildings is special. She researches different materials to find ones that cause less harm to the environment. Her main idea is to use "waste materials, unskilled labour and local communities." This means she uses things that might be thrown away. She also works with people from the area who might not be trained builders.
Notable Projects
The Wall House
One of her most famous buildings is her own home, called the "Wall House." It was built in 2000 in Auroville. This house is shaped like an "L" and has a courtyard in the middle. It looks modern but uses traditional materials. These include compressed earth, concrete, and steel. The bathroom is open to the sky, blending with the outdoor space. A full-sized copy of her Wall House was made by hand. It was shown at a big architecture event called the Venice Biennale of Architecture. The New York Times newspaper called it "a gem among rubble."
The Liberty Project
Another interesting project is called "Liberty." This is a reading place designed as a free library. It has three types of trees in the center of a square space. The tree trunks and branches are made from steel. The leaves are made of old, salvaged books. The floor is made of concrete. This unique library was shown in Barcelona, Spain, from June to September 2014.
Recent Activities
In 2024, Anupama Kundoo joined the judging panel for the Dezeen Awards. She judged alongside other important architects. In the same year, she was part of a group that advised on the first Ammodo Architecture Awards.
Select Architectural Projects
- Wall House, Auroville, India, 1997-2000.
- Town Hall, Auroville, India, 2006-.
- Nandalal Sewa Samithi Library, Pondicherry, India, 2018.
- Sharana Daycare Center, Pondicherry, India, 2019.
Exhibitions
- The Architect’s Studio, Anupama Kundoo – Taking Time, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, 8 October 2020-16 May 2021.
- High‐speed housing, Roca London Gallery, London, United Kingdom 31 March-18 June 2016.
- Wall House One to One, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, 2012.
Awards
- 2021: The RIBA Charles Jencks Award, given by the Jencks Foundation and the Royal Institute of British Architects.
- 2021: The Auguste Perret prize.
See also
In Spanish: Anupama Kundoo para niños
