Ar. Shubhayan M

Shubhayan M is a graduate architect from the Dept. of Architecture, Town & Regional Planning, IIEST Shibpur. Currently a student of Rural Management at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand, and a freelance design journalist, he is passionate about visiting places and exploring the local rituals, cultures, traditions, and people. He is the co-founder and managing editor of Sthapatya, the only platform in the world that discusses design and architecture in Bengali with the aim of raising design awareness amongst the common populace by using a colloquial language of expression. He won the third position in the International Essay Competition 2020 organized by the Council Of Architecture, India in August, 2020. He was also awarded the A3F Architectural Journalism Award '17 by the A3F Foundation in Chandigarh in November 2017 for his constant efforts to promote the field of design literature in India. He has been awarded the Writing Architecture Trophy ’17 in the 61st NASA Convention in Jaipur. In the past, he has served as the convener and editor-in-chief of the Indian Arch '16, the annual journal of National Association of Students of Architecture, India, and has been the student editor of the Indian Institute of Architects West Bengal chapter.