Sarbjit Bahga Explained

Sarbjit Singh Bahga is an Indian architect, author and photo-artist. He is known for designing Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar, India which was featured in the Guinness World Records for Longest covered concrete corridor.^[1]

Career

Sarbjit Bahga obtained Bachelor of Architecture from Chandigarh College of Architecture in 1979. From 1980 to 2016, Bahga worked in the Department of Architecture, Punjab; Punjab Health Systems Corporation; and Punjab State Marketing Board on various positions. In 2016 he founded Bahga Design Studio LLP.During his career spanning more than three-and-a-half decades he has designed many architectural projects which include administrative, recreational, educational, medical, residential, commercial, and agricultural buildings.^{[2] [3]} His selected works are published in the book titled Modern Regionalism: The Architecture of Sarbjit Bahga'.^[4]

Selected works

• Punjab Mandi Board Head Office, Mohali ^[5]
• Agriculture Bhawan, Mohali ^[6]
• Market Committee Office, Lehragaga ^[7]
• Sports Stadium, Badal ^[8]
• Sports Stadium, Bathinda ^[9]
• Hockey Stadium, Bathinda ^[10]
• Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
• State Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Badal ^[11]
• Dr. Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar ^[12]
• Civil Hospital, Samana ^[13]
• Yatri Niwas, Talwandi Sabo ^[14]
• Fish market, Ludhiana ^[15]
• Centre of Excellence for Fruits, Hoshiarpur ^[16]
• Modern Cattle Sheds, Punjab ^[17]

Notable publications

• Modern Architecture in India: Post-Independence Perspective, Galgotia Publishing Company, 1993 ^[18]
• New Indian Homes: An Architectural Renaissance, Galgotia Publishing Company, 1996 ^[19]
• Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret: Footprints on the Sands of Indian Architecture, Galgotia Publishing Company, 2000 ^[20]
• Trees in Urban Habitat, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2014 ^[21]
• Contemporary Indian Houses, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2014 ^[22]
• Landscaping Human Habitat, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2015 ^[23]
• Architectural Rendering: Hand-Drawn Perspectives and Sketches, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2021 ^{[24] [25]}
• New Indian Architecture: 1947-2020, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2022 ^{[26] [27]}

Awards and recognition

• Featured in the Guinness World Records for designing Longest covered concrete corridor (1018.89m) in Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar in 2014.^[28]
• World Architecture Community Award in the 13th Cycle, for the design of Market Committee Office, Lehragaga, Punjab in 2013.^[29]
• World Architecture Community Award in the 16th Cycle, for the design of CLTA Cafeteria, Chandigarh in 2014.^[30]
• World Architecture Community Award in the 17th Cycle, for the design of Nocturnal House, Chhatbir Zoo, Punjab in 2014.^[31]
• Celebration of Architecture Award for the designs of Multipurpose Sports Stadiums in Punjab by the Business India Exhibitions and Inside Outside Magazine in 2012.^[32]
• First Friday Forum Award For Creative Excellence in 2017.^[33]

Notes and References

1. News: BUILDING-IN-THE-GARDEN: A Unique Campus Designed by Sarbjit Bahga Enters into Guinness World Records. 18 November 2017. Chandigarh Herald.
2. Web site: Sarbjit Bahga on Architizer. Architizer. 24 November 2017. en.
3. Web site: Sarbjit Bahga. World Architecture Community. 24 November 2017. en.
4. Book: Bahga. Supreet Singh. Modern Regionalism: The Architecture of Sarbjit Bahga. 2016. White Falcon Publishing Solutions. 9780996025539. 1. English.
5. Web site: Punjab Mandi Board Head Office, Mohali, Punjab. World Architecture Community. 24 November 2017. en.
6. Web site: Agri Bhawan, Mohali . Architizer. 24 November 2017. en.
7. Web site: Market Committee Office, Lehragaga, Punjab. World Architecture Community. 24 November 2017. en.
8. Web site: Sports Stadium, Badal, Punjab. Architizer. 24 November 2017. en.
9. Web site: Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda, Punjab. World Architecture Community. 24 November 2017. en.
10. Web site: Hockey Stadium, Bathinda, Punjab. Architizer. 24 November 2017. en.
11. Web site: State Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Badal, Punjab. World Architecture Community. 24 November 2017. en.
12. Web site: Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar. Institute of Mental Health. en.
13. Web site: Civil Hospital, Samana, Punjab. Architizer. 24 November 2017. en.
14. Web site: Yatri Niwas, Talwandi Sabo, Punjab. World Architecture Community. 24 November 2017. en.
15. Web site: Fish market, Ludhiana, Punjab. World Architecture Community. 24 November 2017. en.
16. Web site: Centre of Excellence for Fruits, Hoshiarpur, Punjab. architizer. 24 November 2017. en.
17. Web site: Modern Cattle Sheds, Punjab. World Architecture Community. 24 November 2017. en.
18. Book: Bahga. Sarbjit. Bahga. Surinder. Bahga. Yashinder. Modern Regionalism: The Architecture of Sarbjit Bahga. 1993. Galgotia Publishing Company. 9788185989006. 1. English.
19. Book: Bahga, Sarbjit. New Indian Homes: An Architectural Renaissance. 1996. Galgotia Publishing Company. 9788185989051. 1. English.
20. Book: Bahga. Sarbjit. Bahga. Surinder. Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret: Footprints on the Sands of Indian Architecture. 2000. Galgotia Publishing Company. 9788185989051. 1. English.
21. Book: Johl. Hardial Singh. Bahga. Sarbjit. Trees in Urban Habitat. 2014. White Falcon Publishing Solutions. 9781500661281. 1. English.
22. Book: Bahga. Sarbjit. Bahga. Surinder. Contemporary Indian Houses. 2014. White Falcon Publishing Solutions. 9781634154628. 1. English.
23. Book: Johl. Hardial Singh. Bahga. Sarbjit. Landscaping Human Habitat . 2015. White Falcon Publishing Solutions. 9788193078099. 1. English.
24. Book: Bahga. Sarbjit. Architectural Rendering: Hand-Drawn Perspectives and Sketches. 2021. White Falcon Publishing Solutions. 9781636402123. 1. English.
25. Web site: Hand-drawn-perspectives-and-sketches-architectural-rendering. ArchDaily. 19 January 2022. en.
26. Book: Bahga. Sarbjit. New Indian Architecture: 1947-2020, White Falcon Publishing Solutions. 2022. White Falcon Publishing Solutions. 978-1636405636. English.
27. Web site: NEW INDIAN ARCHITECTURE: 1947-2020 . ArchDaily. 10 November 2022. en.
28. Web site: Longest Concrete Covered Corridor In Amritsar Leads To Guinness World Records. World Architecture Community. 24 November 2017. en.
29. Web site: World Architecture Award Winners, 13th Cycle. World Architecture Community. 24 November 2017. en.
30. Web site: World Architecture Award Winners, 16th Cycle. World Architecture Community. 24 November 2017. en.
31. Web site: World Architecture Award Winners, 17th Cycle. World Architecture Community. 24 November 2017. en.
32. News: Sarbjit Singh Bahga, Bags National Award. 24 November 2017. The India Post.
33. News: Professionals honoured. 18 November 2017. The Tribune (Chandigarh).