Sarbjit Bahga

Sarbjit Bahga obtained Bachelor of Architecture from Chandigarh College of Architecture in 1979. From 1980 to 2016, Bahga worked in the Department of Architecture, Punjab; Punjab Health Systems Corporation; and Punjab State Marketing Board on various positions. In 2016 he founded Bahga Design Studio LLP. During his career spanning more than three-and-a-half decades he has designed many architectural projects which include administrative, recreational, educational, medical, residential, commercial, and agricultural buildings. His selected works are published in the book titled Modern Regionalism: The Architecture of Sarbjit Bahga. ==Selected works==

• Punjab Mandi Board Head Office, Mohali • Agriculture Bhawan, Mohali • Market Committee Office, Lehragaga • Sports Stadium, Badal • Sports Stadium, Bathinda • Hockey Stadium, Bathinda • Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar • State Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Badal • Dr. Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar • Civil Hospital, Samana • Yatri Niwas, Talwandi Sabo • Fish market, Ludhiana • Centre of Excellence for Fruits, Hoshiarpur • Modern Cattle Sheds, Punjab ==Notable publications==

• Modern Architecture in India: Post-Independence Perspective, Galgotia Publishing Company, 1993 • New Indian Homes: An Architectural Renaissance, Galgotia Publishing Company, 1996 • Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret: Footprints on the Sands of Indian Architecture, Galgotia Publishing Company, 2000 • Trees in Urban Habitat, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2014 • Contemporary Indian Houses, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2014 • Landscaping Human Habitat, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2015 • Architectural Rendering: Hand-Drawn Perspectives and Sketches, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2021 • New Indian Architecture: 1947-2020, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2022 ==Awards and recognition==

• Featured in the Guinness World Records for designing Longest covered concrete corridor (1018.89m) in Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar in 2014. • World Architecture Community Award in the 13th Cycle, for the design of Market Committee Office, Lehragaga, Punjab in 2013. • World Architecture Community Award in the 16th Cycle, for the design of CLTA Cafeteria, Chandigarh in 2014. • World Architecture Community Award in the 17th Cycle, for the design of Nocturnal House, Chhatbir Zoo, Punjab in 2014. • Celebration of Architecture Award for the designs of Multipurpose Sports Stadiums in Punjab by the Business India Exhibitions and Inside Outside Magazine in 2012. • First Friday Forum Award For Creative Excellence in 2017. ==References==