Sarbjit Bahga
# Sarbjit Bahga

Sarbjit Singh Bahga is an Indian architect, author and photo-artist. He is known for designing Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar, India which was featured in the Guinness World Records for Longest covered concrete corridor.

## Career

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.
