Architecture Discipline

Architecture Discipline is a multi-disciplinary architecture design practice based in New Delhi. The firm is known for designing the “Make in India” Pavilion at the Hannover Messe 2015 in Germany, which was selected as the best Pavilion in the 65 years history of the MESSE.

History
Architecture Discipline was founded in 2007 by Akshat Bhatt.

In 2019, the firm partnered with and designed a co-working space for The Common Room Foundation, a non-profit based in Delhi's Dhan Mill compound.

In May 2020, the company developed sChoker, a neck brace device inspired by Choker for social distancing. It comes with an infrared-based smart warning system that alerts the wearer when other people get too close. It is lightweight and made with carbon fibre. In the same month Architecture Discipline also conceptualized the Capsule for Automated Transit (CAT), a prototype of automated pod vehicles for rapid, personal public transit. The vehicles enable physical distancing and are fitted with sanitization capabilities for travel during the pandemic.

The firm also developed the idea of recycling shipping containers into makeshift hospitals and community medical centres after refurbishing them with the necessary medical technology to meet the increased need of medical infrastructure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable Works
The practice's notable projects include:
 * Discovery Centre at Bhartiya City (Bengaluru, 2014)
 * The India Pavilion at Hannover Messe, Hannover, Germany 2015
 * Restoration of Toorji Ka Jhalra, an 18th-century step-well in Jodhpur, JDH Urban Regeneration Project, Jodhpur

Awards & Recognition
The practice has received many national and international awards:
 * Felicitation by Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Trade & Commerce, Government of India, and the Department for Industrial Policy & Promotion
 * Indian Institute of Interior Designers (IIID) Awards,
 * NDTV DAA Architect of the Year Award (2013)
 * Architectural Digest India, Top 50 Most Influential Names In Architecture And Design For 2015
 * Felicitation from the National Gallery of Modern Art (2015), Felicitation by the Government of India
 * AD100 award 2020 for the 100 most influential Architects and Interior Designers in India
 * "Make in India" Pavilion, Hannover Messe 2015, selected as the best Pavilion in the 65-year history of the MESSE
 * Emerson Cup 2014 for hotel Mana Ranakpur