This week on Modern Home Mastermind, we sit down with visionary architect Amit Upadhye, AIA. From his upbringing in India surrounded by ancient temples, to designing homes in the Arizona desert that literally align with the sun, Amit shares how architecture can transcend time, place, and even dimension. Discover how the sun, science, and soul shape his work, including homes designed around Polaris, Equinoxes, and even a concrete wall cast with beer.
Chapter estimated timings:
00:00 - Intro to Modern Home Masterminds
01:00 - Meet Amit Upadhye: Roots, influences, and heritage
03:30 - Growing up in India and discovering architecture
06:45 - Louis Kahn, Le Corbusier, and architectural lineage
09:30 - Khan’s influence and working on IIM Ahmedabad
12:10 - Teaching architecture at ASU
14:00 - Core values in architecture: honesty, materiality & sun as consultant
17:20 - The Sun Temple in India and Surya Namaskar in architecture
20:30 - "Essence of the Desert": designing for sunrises, sunsets, and celebration
25:20 - Casting concrete with beer: the broken waterline story
27:30 - Creating architecture with emotional and spiritual resonance
29:00 - “ET” Project: aligning Polaris and NASA inspiration
33:30 - Designing light, shadow, and sacred geometry
36:00 - Guest house as an asteroid: storytelling through design
38:30 - Invited to Venice Architecture Biennale
40:00 - Designing with nature, birds, and the Big Dipper
42:00 - END of Chaptered Section
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