Udit Mittal (B.Arch, SPA Delhi 2015, Diploma in Fine Arts) is the Principal Architect of QX Design and guest faculty at NIFT Bhubaneswar. He is committed to explore material sensitive construction methods to design emotional and social spaces. His projects focus on experimentations with bamboo, ferrocement, debri wall, mud lime etc. largely in rural context involving community participation in the design process. In this episode we speak at length about his experience of building multi-hazard resilient structures in the Sunderbans after super cyclone Amphan and exploring new building techniques with the people. Udit and team learnt how to introduce a set of innovative practices which would fit in with traditional knowledge in the community. In Udit’s words, “We gave them new words which they can use in their current language.”

I hope you feel inspired by the work that Udit’s team pulled off and the impact this co-created project has started creating in the community. 

I can’t wait to visit the project at Purba Sridharpur, Sunderbans and I am sure you would also feel the same after listening to Udit. More about the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXAYO-Pe8FA&t=680s