Conservation Architect Gurmeet Sangha Rai by Avani Rai in Vogue India August 2021
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Mother-daughter duo Gurmeet Sangha Rai and daughter Avani Rai invite us to Chinar Haveli, their family home near Delhi. Both women are connected to legendary lensman Raghu Rai, called India’s best-known photographer alive by Fortune India. His website is awesome.
The women are not mere appendages in the life of Raghu Tai. Gurmeet Sangha Rai is one of India’s most important conservation architects. Priyanka Kapadia styles ‘Lay of the Land’, with hair and makeup by Deepa Verma.
Gaining access to the Vogue India story online is impossible this morning [unlike Vogue Arabia, who always does a great job of helping advance online narratives]. So we turn to Platform Magazine, to introduce us to Gurmeet Sangha Rai.
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Located two hours from Delhi is Chinar Haveli, a lush and private farmhouse located in the kingdom of nature. The 15-year-old home is build by hand using natural materials. It melds Western concepts with Indian karigari, writes Vogue India.
It’s here that the esteemed conservation architect is captured by her daughter, photographer and artist Avani Rai [IG].
In this interview with TheDesignBridge, Rai talks about the history of architecture and how it has been an evidence to a more intelligent and sensible solution to the world's environmental problems. She also highlights upon the fact that the smallest of the decisions can lead to a larger repercussions.
