When Architecture Fails the People
Architecture and housing are fields where failure is not always visible in collapsed buildings, but in broken systems, exclusionary designs, and misplaced priorities. In this session, Kabir Vajpeyi critiques the tendency to ignore community-specific needs in favor of standardized models, leading to a lack of autonomy and ownership in the spaces people live in.
Shikha Parakh sheds light on how the housing sector, driven by affordability narratives, fails to serve its intended audience due to credit inaccessibility and speculative behaviors. Meanwhile, Brijal Brahmbhatt brings attention to the consequences of regulatory failures, where policy decisions without contextual understanding have led to land grabbing and increased vulnerability. Together, the panel advocates for a more grounded, culturally sensitive, and regulated approach to designing and building homes and communities.
