Saptarshi Sanyal — Associate Consultant
I am an architectural historian and educator whose work examines modern architecture as a process shaped by labour, material practices, and cultural exchange rather than as a finished object. I am currently Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in the Department of Architecture at the National University of Singapore, with prior teaching experience at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi (2013–25), and The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL (2019–21), where I completed my PhD in Architectural History and Theory as a Commonwealth Scholar (2018–22). My doctoral thesis received an Honourable Mention at the 2023 UC Berkeley South Asia Art and Architecture Dissertation Prize. My research focuses on modern architecture and urbanism in colonial and postcolonial South Asia, with particular attention to under-documented actors, experimental pedagogies, and the social life of construction. It sits at the intersection of postcolonial and production studies, construction history, and the environmental humanities, and has appeared in peer-reviewed venues including The Journal of Architecture, architectural research quarterly, and Architecture Beyond Europe. I currently serve on the editorial board of Architecture Beyond Europe and have previously served on the board of SPACE: Journal of Planning and Architecture.
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Location: Singapore, Singapore
Experience: 17 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- University Lecturing
- Research
Career Highlights
- PhD in Architectural History and Theory from UCL.
- Honourable Mention at UC Berkeley Dissertation Prize 2023.
- Expertise in modern architecture and urbanism in South Asia.
Work Experience
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
Associate (6 mos)
National University of Singapore
Assistant Professor (9 mos)
The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
Lecturer (Teaching), Architectural History and Theory, Master of Science in Architecture [MSci] (5 mos)
Postgraduate Teaching Assistant in Architectural History and Theory (Y3, BSc Architecture) (7 mos)
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
Assistant Professor of Architecture (11 yrs 9 mos)
EXPOSURES
Photographer, imaging professional (15 yrs 9 mos)
Archaeological Survey of India
Consultant Conservation Architect (3 yrs 2 mos)
Abha Narain Lambah Associates - India
Sub-Consultant (4 mos)
PV Architects
Architect (1 yr 2 mos)
Prof. Nalini Thakur; principal Consultant to ASI for IMP for Hampi
Trainee (2 mos)
COSTFORD
Trainee (2 mos)
Education
PhD in Architecture (History and Theory) at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
MArch at School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
BArch at School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya
