The foundation stone of the much-publicized Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November last year. The airport, sanctioned to be the largest in India, will cater to 12 million passengers upon completion under Phase 1, which will be spread across 1,334 hectares of land.
The scale sounds impossible, yet Ashwini remains unfazed by the seemingly gargantuan task. After all, this is her job. This is what she comes back to every single morning. Ashwini traipses through the barren land with self-assured confidence, educating us about the topographical nuances, the geographical concerns of the greenfield, and how she intends to navigate the airspace. Once Noida International Airport (NIA) becomes operational, the national capital region will have the distinction of hosting two international airports within a 100-kilometre radius. In the past decade, Ashwini has helmed the designs of Bengaluru Airport and the Navi Mumbai Airport.
She has to her credit, airports in Indonesia and Bahrain as well. Ask her what her dream project is and she poses a rhetoric instead, “Well, I've built airports. It's almost like developing a city. Within the airport, I've designed skyscrapers, I've built metros and roadways. What more can I build? My focus is now on building best airport for India!" Here's an excerpt from the rest of our conversation.
FROM ARCHITECTURE TO AVIATION ARCHITECTURE: THE TRAJECTORY
Seema Sreedharan (SS): To start with, I haven't met too many aviation architects. What is aviation architecture? Is it a stream of architecture that you can study? Or is it something that you learn on the job?
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A GRECIAN RETREAT
Shimona Bhansali imbues a subtle touch of opulence to this home in Mumbai
A BOLD STATEMENT
Dhampur Sugar Mills Limited's workspace in New Delhi designed and built by Officebanao adopts an industrial narrative
A BREATH OF FRAGRANT DESIGN IN DELHI'S HEART
An office that smells like perfumery; that is the vision that TWI brought to life in this office space designed for an acclaimed perfume company in India
MASTER OF ALL TRADES
The ethos of forward-thinking and ingenuity finds its architectural counterpart within the walls of Nikhil Kamath and Abhijeet Pai's office-a vision of organic design infused with the essence of India
A TOUCH OF OPULENCE
Designed by Aparna Kaushik, this Delhi office displays an interesting balance of classic aesthetics and contemporary sensibilities
THE WOODEN WONDERLAND
Priyanka and Piyush Mehra envision a stunning experience centre for Vikas Plywood
THE HUB: BUILDING COMMUNITIES
Studio Lotus designs a dynamic mixed-use community hub that activates Chennai's largest IT Park
THE WINNER'S PERCH
Baldiwala Edge designs a Singapore-based ship broker's office as a torch collector's paradise, offering a 360-degree bird's-eye view of the Mumbai skyline
THE DIRECTOR'S CABIN
Designed by Envisage, this office gives a new definition to the traditional notion of biophilia
Designing Corporate India
From weaving the magic of a Star Trek-themed command centre to crafting bespoke block-printed workstations, Vijaya Bhargav and Arnab Ghosh-the trailblazing co-founders of Ostraca-have astonishingly transformed a staggering 29 million square feet of office space for India's tech giants and global enterprises-all while maintaining a flat hierarchical company culture-fuelling a master class in corporate design
