Shalmali Wagle is an Architect and Architectural Writer, currently pursuing her Masters in Design Studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge. She has previously received a Bachelor of Architecture from Manipal University, India, and has worked for 3 years in the field of architectural practice and associated editorial curation. Her work operates at the intersection of architecture, theory, and social psychology.
Indian Architect & Builder, Mumbai, IN, Editorial Writer
Some of the major tasks undertaken included:
- Monthly contributions (72 articles) including the curation of 2 issues of the Young Designers Special of the magazine.
- 5 Co-curated and co-authored columns under the title, ‘Ethos’, attempting to decipher elements and ideas sacrosanct to the Architecture of India.
- Worked under the guidance of Architect Charles Correa to re-master and re-store the historic document on the Architecture of India - ‘Vistara’.
- 11 Interviews with renowned architects including Daniel Libeskind, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw and Sir Peter Cook.
- Part of a 5-member core team in the concept and execution of 361 Degrees: The Design Conference, with the themes ‘The New Spirit in Architecture’ in March 2012 and ‘Architecture of Purpose’ in March 2013.
- Conceptualization and execution of an Exhibition on the Interpretation of Sustainability in the Indian Context at the 361 Degrees Conference 2013.
- Part of 3-member team in conceptualization and execution of the 26th Anniversary Special issue titled ‘Practices of Consequence’.
- Coffee Table Books: ‘Earth Matters: Interpretation of Sustainability in the Indian Context’ and ‘High-Rise’.
- A part of the team organizing the Earth Matters Lecture Series: A travelling series with the theme of sustainability in architecture covering 40 Indian cities.
- Represented the magazine at the World Architecture Festival 2012, Singapore and the World Architecture Day 2012, Mumbai.
Arun S. Ghosh Architects, Gurgaon, IN, Architect
- The Punihani Farmhouses, Chattarpur: As a project architect (along with the Firm Principal), working on the design and execution of a pair of twin farmhouses.
- Holiday Homes, Satbunga, Nainital: As a part of a 3 member team comprising of the Chief Architect and a fellow architect in the design development of a holiday resort on a contoured Nainital slope.
- The Nangia Farmhouse Complex, Gurgaon: As a project architect (along with the Firm Principal), working on the design and development of a complex comprising of a Host Residence, Guest Cottages and support facilities.
- Mixed Use Development Complex, Rohtak: As a project architect guided by the Chief Architect, working on the design of a mixed use commercial complex.
- Ventura Estate Villa Complex, Gurgaon: As a part of a 3 member team comprising of the Chief Architect and a fellow architect in the design development of a gated community of 8 Villas.
- DLF Magnolias (Interior Design), Gurgaon: As a project architect (along with the Firm Principal), working on the design and execution for the interior design of 3 Apartments (2 Duplex + 1 Simplex).
- Spiretec International Competition Project: As a part of a 4-member team comprising of the Chief Architect and 2 students.
Opolis Architects, Mumbai, IN, Architectural Intern
- Weekend Residence, Karjat: Assistant (to the Chief Architect) in the concept, design and detailed development.
- Chowgule Residence, Goa: Assistant (to the Chief Architect) in the concept, design and detailed development.
- Bhabha House, Chennai: Assistant (to a Senior Architect) in the design and detailed development.
- Fort Kochi Boutique Hotel, Cochin: As a part of a three-member team in the conservation of an old fort and its adaptive reuse as a luxurious boutique hotel.
- Tan Tien Healing Centre, Mulshi: As a part of the four member team working on the concept, design and detailed development of the healing centre.
- KMC Office, Hyderabad: As a part of the four-member team working on the design and detailed development of a 6-storey office building.
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, US, Masters, Architectural History, Theory & Criticism
• MDes Student Research & Papers:
- Memory & Desire in the Story of a City: Fragmented Narratives of the Past & Future (Imagining the City through Literature, Film and the Arts).
- Segregated Sanities: To the Brink & Back - The Reason behind Mexico's Repetitive Crises and a Consolidation Policy for a National Urban Identity in Mexico City (Explicating Modernity & Crisis).
- Architecture through Non-Architecture: Organization, Provocation and Revolution in the Paper-Architecture of ARCHIGRAM (The Role of the Architect in History and the Evolution of Practice).
- Illicitness. Expression. Eroticism. - The Baroque Inheritance in Architecture (Buildings, Texts and Contexts).
- Ekphrasis: John Hejduk's Simultaneous Practicality and Symbolism (Buildings, Texts and Contexts).
- The (Boston) Chinatown Project (Case Studies in Critical Conservation Strategies for curating the Built Environment).
- Exploding the Myths of the Anti-Sprawl Dogma: The Suburban Sprawl Debate, Vanishing Identities and the War on the American Dream (Cities by Design).
- A Different Ornament and the Death of the Craftsman: Loss of Meanings and the Deterioration of Situational Responses in Architecture (Exploring Contemporary Architecture through Persisting Issues).
- The Real, The Unreal and the Anxieties of the Uncertain in an increasingly "Controlled" World: Explicating Power and Rationality in an Era of Psychology-driven Architecture (Buildings, Texts and Contexts).
- Points of Departure: Understanding the Indicators of Post-Colonial Syndrome in Indian Modernism (Situating the Modern: Modern Architecture & Vernacular Traditions).
- Tackling the Darker Side of the City through an Urban "Exodus" (The History & Theory of Urban Interventions).
- Masons, Monarchs, Midnight, Modernity & Millennium: The Evolution of Architectural Practice in India (Film on the Evolution of Architectural Practice)
- Masters in Design Studies: THESIS (on-going) - 'Architecture + Theory: Prescriptions against Urban Amnesia in Post-colonial India'.
Manipal University, Manipal, India, Manipal, IN, BArch, Architecture
• B.Arch Student Projects:
Architecture Projects:
- Correctional Facility at Trivandrum (Thesis):
Development of a secure correctional facility that detains accused and convicted individuals, to provide programs, services and supervision in a humane environment.
- DLF Township at Cochin (Live Project):
Understanding the urban context of the project and the development of a township with the use of “green inside and outside” that was demand of the average local dream.
- Ecotel at Hyderabad (Competition Project):
A competition entry for Transparence’09, the focus of the project was on eco-friendly ways of designing with glass.
- KMC Serviced Apartments and Mixed Use Complex at Manipal.
- Multi Storeyed Mixed Use Development at Karavali.
- School Design at Maravanthe.
- Meditation Centre and Ashram at Kollur.
- Student Centre for MIT at Manipal.
Interior Design Projects
- Interior Design of a 5 Star Hotel Lobby
- Interior Design of a Night Club (with Restaurant)
Documentations:
- Documentation of ‘The Mookambika Temple’ at Kollur: As a part of the 40 member team working for the live project.
- Documentation of ‘The Halsnadu House’ at Kundapur: An in depth analysis of its existing architecture and preparation of a professional comprehensive report for the conservation and adaptive reuse of the same.
- Documentation of ‘The Venugopal Temple’ at Manipal.
National Association for Students of Architecture (NASA), India:
- Represented the college at NASA ’05 (Mumbai) as a part of the 8 member team working for the G-SEN and Nari Gandhi Trophies.
- As a part of the 4 member team working for the competition at Zonal NASA ’06 (Hubli).
- As a part of the 8 member team for the Children’s Museum for Zonal NASA ’07 (Hyderabad).
- Part of the organizational team hosting the main NASA’07 at Manipal. Coordinated a team of 5 members responsible for the events, venues, signage and the overall itinerary for the event.
- Prepared the Report for the documentation carried out for LIK Trophy, NASA ’08.
