LAURIE BAKER TROPHY
Annual NASA Convention 2018
Every year the LBC Centre in honour of one of the greatest architect Laurie Baker organizes a competition where in vernacular methods are explored and combined with the modern knowledge, we are supposed to bring out solutions to daily used buildings. In 2017, the design problem was to remodel and redevelop an existing primary school with no or very little facilities in a rural setting in any part of the country. We chose a school nearby our college which was on the verge of being shut down. We worked together in understanding the problem, working from inside out. Following the 5 mile radius rule for acquiring the materials and delving deep into the local techniques and methods, we arrived at the style of construction.
THE FINAL OUTPUT
Handworked Sheets done by a team of 8
“I want young architects and masons to understand why this so-called Baker style has come about so that ordinary people can afford to build houses for themselves. Then, they must understand how cost reduction is achieved. Fancy brickwork or fancy shapes for rooms and buildings do NOT make a building Baker style. I think they must be consistent, that is, they should only think in terms of affordability, of suitability for the clients' needs, of being truthful and honest in their approach to design, and they should definitely not do anything merely to be showy or outstanding.”