unique forms expansive horizons with his architecture here on display at the beach design museum krishna da she has always push boundaries. really. a question of form and formlessness. the form should not be finite but should be amorphous soledad be experience with. people. in the 1990 s. the indian architect designed the i am divide nikki for art gallery as an underground cave she wanted to build something magical something with cosmic significance something still rooted in the local culture even more important was the building's location its site of the campus of the university where she founded the school of architecture. is ready to stick their good next review focused. we lose interest most of the word got around us so this school for. science has fruits of st. he built a school in his mid thirties in the indian city of a made a bad surrounded by nature with spacious rooms and large courtyards she encourages unlimited curiosity in his students he practices this in his own work by asking the question of how people can develop further with the help of architecture. she grew up in a large

western modernism with indian traditions the individual's freedom stands at the center of power krishna da she's worked he lives this creator himself saying if you have nothing to lose you have nothing to feel. and my colleague melissa holroyd from culture has joined me to tell us more about back krishna. absolutely amazing to me this man is 91 years old and yet it's also recent years that he's become a big name in architecture. yeah it is interesting because he worked with some of the greats worked on some very big projects with. and yeah with number of other very big architects. it was an it was only last year when he won the pritzker prize that he was sort of trust into the limelight and i think before that he was little known outside of not little known but he wasn't that will known outside of india. it's ready he obviously wasn't taking part in this whole sexy r. kapoor crowd and it seems he's got a much more humble approach that struck me is not famous for for designing airports or you know skyscrapers or things like that he's famous for designing houses and places for people to live

the brains behind all these projects is 90 year old architect krishna das she wants his buildings to be more than merely impressive. piece of. the. shadow. is. a log. and naturally leverage. his own studio mirrors that concept it's a mixture of traditional influences and those of his mental swiss french architect . things. and. over the course of his professional life he has completed over 100 projects mostly situated in his hometown. thing cleared housing estates like. built for a textile company's employees. the vittra design museum in southern germany. is currently showcasing she's work. amongst the exhibits a model of the iranian housing estate for people on low incomes in the late 1980 s. every resident was given a small plot of land with a toilet. themselves depending on their needs and. design. 80000 people live here. the notion of designing your own home according to your personal needs is more relevant than ever right now in western countries as well. almost on but cannot pass a housing shortage cities berlin especially are increasingly having to struggle with rising housing