Role of Architecture In Nation Building: Formulating the Image of India’s Built Future Process of Nation Building - Revolutionary rather than evolutionary - Architecture as ‘social science guiding force - ecosystem engaging -‘contemporary Indian sensibility’- effective propagandist toolPost the British Raj - Indian Institute Act, 1961 -Architects Act of 1972-ideologies initiating ‘nationbuilding’- economic policies are the backbone - Stimulus Package-2020 - ‘Smart Village’- rural-tourban migration - Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY)-development of villages and cities is a synergistic process. - aims of globalising- architects following global cues -sustainable development“new normal”-discipline of ‘problem-solving’ - tech-embodied ecosystem-future of architecture -‘Make In India’-‘Design In India’ Introduction: A Frame Of Reference on Nation-Building “It was time when the unthinkable became thinkable, and the impossible really happened.“ -Arundhati Roy, God Of Small Things The world we inhabit is a manifestation of reflections and projection of ideals taking place within space, time and affected by external stimuli. It was only yesterday, times flew by, as our childhoods were often spent in summers by the beach building sandcastles and watching the persistent waves, tearing them down only for us to come back the next day and build them again. Little did we know, the process of doing and getting undone, enriched our childhoods with resilience developed- a memory serving as a metaphor for life. The process of nation-building could be considered a repetitive process, oscillating between visualised ideals of a society and the duality of the built and the unbuilt, shaping the cultural philosophies reflective of its time. Nation-Building, as a proposition, is connected with the evolution of various aspects of modernization, political development, reconstruction and peace-building. Conventional wisdom peddled by nationbuilding advocates many people perceive the process as revolutionary rather than evolutionary. However, in reality, it is an exploration in progress. “This is what nation-building is - building a common dream, rendering that vision to reality.” Sociology In Architecture Architecture considered the artistic representation of ‘social science’, turns values embedded in society's memories into an exhibition of tangible history. The very term ‘social science’ infers that the process of building involves a highly participatory, diverse group of professionals. Thus, designing a social science would require an architect at the helm: armed with education, foresight and building codes that chisel an equitable agency in collaboration with multiple fraternities for all participants alike. As a performance art, in general, the profession gauges its value from the lives it affects. Description of nations and civilizations are often spoken of as a part of the whole, using architecture as the means. The architectural edifice gives an insight into the place and its evolution with time and becomes a canvas on which national identity can be showcased. 1 Role of Architecture In Nation Building: Formulating the Image of India’s Built Future