Parul Zaveri, CoFounder, Abhikram, Ahmedabad

Apurva is an excellent teacher who puts her heart into teaching. She can encourage students with the right kind of feedback that can only help one to get better. I learnt a lot from her and am looking forward to a course focusing on writing books on architecture. Thank you, Acedge for starting such on-line courses that were required since long. Thank you Apurva.

Utkarsh Anand, Student, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

Ar. Apurva Bose Dutta is a really great mentor and instructor. The course was well-structured, the assignments were informative and all the sessions were interactive and engaging. From students to professionals, Apurva mam treats everyone with great professionalism. Her work in architectural writing and journalism is inspiring, and it was an amazing experience to get to learn from her for six weeks.  From students exploring architectural writing to professionals looking to brush up on their writing skills, this 6-week course satisfies all learners and helps develop our understanding of architectural design and writing.

Juulia Kauste, Founder, Sky Shore, Finland 

Thank you for an excellent course! It was really a pleasure to be part of the course and to learn from you as well as from the other learners. The course was very well organized and the course readings provided a great variety of different types of writings in architecture. For me personally, the course renewed my faith in the relevance and importance of writing about architecture. It also helped me to reflect on how I would best like to contribute through using writing as a medium. I really appreciate the work that you are doing in the field!

Shivani Ravindra Iyengar, Freelance Architect, Indore 

I feel I am fortunate to have found this course and mentorship of Apurva ma’am. Her feedback has been very insightful. My interest in this field has only grown deeper after the course. All the content and topics covered were very new to me and helped my vision grow. Furthermore, I have learned about ethics and work disciplines. I respect Apurva ma’am immensely for the wonderful person that she is. (If she’s reading it) I would like her to know that all the positivity, love, and passion that she has, could be felt even across the screen. It was a wonderful and enriching experience. Looking forward to more such courses and interactions.

Ipshita Seth, Student, Piloo Mody College of Architecture, Kolkata 

The course was very insightful and very well-paced for having been a short duration of six weeks. All the sessions were equally interesting and informative and all the assignments and exercises given were very helpful. Thank you, Ma’am, for an amazing six weeks, for making every single session equally engaging and for being one of the best teachers I’ve ever had.
I will remember all our teachings forever and try to use them to the best of my possibilities.

Meera Venkatesh, Freelance Architect, Chennai 

I enjoyed every session of the course, especially the interactive sessions. The personalized approach to clearing doubts and providing suggestions were the best parts! The articles shared were of great significance and they brought in a paradigm shift in my way of thinking about the subject. Thank you so much for curating a course like this.

Ahalya Vedaparayana, Recent (2021) Post Graduate Student from Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany

It was a wonderfully structured course. The weekly interactions and the tasks helped me diversify my interests and broaden my perspective as an architect/ urban designer. It gave me access to the right tools in optimal time to explore various genre of writing and identify my own interest. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone with an aptitude towards architecture.

Maria Florian, Architect, Vlad Sebastian Rusu B.I.A, Romania

What I like about the course is that it is very directly applied to the actual act of writing, containing practical advice but also takes into consideration some theoretical aspects, like intent and purpose of writing.

Neha Soni, Architect, Team2dzign, Mumbai

The course is much beyond the mentioned syllabus. Absolutely insightful and informative! The six weeks have been well structured and designed. Ma’am, you have definitely widened the horizon for us. Reading and writing both were given due importance. Appreciate your feedback on the writing exercise and practical advice every week. Wish you more success ahead!

Nivedita Tambad, Architect, Spv architects, Hubli

My experience during the course was amazing. It taught me the techniques of technical writing and understanding the style and genre of writing. The experience taught me the skills that will enable me to continue to develop my writing skills.

Priyanshi Shukla, Student, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon 

It was an interactive course and Apurva ma’am puts in a lot of effort to make it easier for the students to understand writing.

Harini Eranki, Architect, The Build Workshop, Abu Dhabi  

Apurva mam has immense patience and the course was much more detailed, elaborate and well-structured than expected. It is an honour to be taught by Apurva mam herself who is self-made and is exemplary in the field of architectural journalism and writing.

Sweata Pradhan, Architect & Green Building Consultant, Hyderabad 

This course is a great stepping stone for anyone interested in writing about architecture and other building disciplines. It provides a view into the world of writing through the lenses of a professional, allowing the students to learn lessons from Apurva’s experiences.

Bhumika Tejwani, Postgraduate Student, Chandigarh College of Architecture

Our mentor explained things very nicely. Her communication skills influenced me a lot. It was a great experience. All the learnings, exercises and assignment were helpful.

Sakshi Kodhey, Architect, ARK Designs Pvt. Ltd. Nagpur

Firstly, thank you to Apurva ma’am and Acedge for this course. It was a very knowledgeable course. It was well structured by Apurva ma’am, and she introduced each topic with the help of exercises which was very helpful. This course gave deep insights into this genre of writing and definitely helped to start the journey in architectural writing. The way ma’am shared her experiences, listened to each learner and answered all the queries was great. Every session was well structured which made it more interactive. It was a fun learning experience. As it was my first experience in writing, it made me little confident. So thankful to you ma’am for this course.

Anjali Sreekumar, Freelance Architect, Cochin  

I truly appreciate all the efforts Apurva Ma’am put in to create this well-structured course. She has been an amazing mentor with incredible insights. It definitely was a delight to listen to her. I am also grateful for the fact that she listened to her learners with a lot of patience and enthusiasm. I must say, this course has brought in a lot of clarity regarding the subject. For anyone who is interested in architectural writing, this course is certainly worth attending!

Prachi Jain, Architect & German Language Trainer at Langma School of Languages, Delhi 

I’ve wanted to learn more about architectural journalism for a long time, but didn’t know where to start. The way Apurva Mam taught and explained things made the course more interesting. I never thought that there is even a structure to follow for the process of writing. I would say it was an insightful course that really broadened my horizons. I’m glad I took this wonderful course and would definitely recommend this course to others!

Shruti Muktha, Recent Graduate (2021) from R R School of architecture, Bangalore  

The course is beautifully structured with a slow steady ease to understand each topic, from the very basics to various ways of writings and opportunities to look forward to. I joined the course with a curiosity to the subject. I am glad I did so because I learnt so much about the process from the very basics to different ways to express what we desire to say, in a way the user can interpret easily. Ma’am was very patient with us, clearing each and every query and had the whole process of learning structured for our ease.

We learnt to understand the tone of various articles and how to best express our views through words.

Pranjali Gandhare, Architect, Nagpur

Apurva ma’am is a very skilled and humble teacher. She is very dedicated and approachable which make her classes very innovative and interesting.

Afnan Ashraf, Faculty Member, Ernad Knowledge City, Kerala 

A very comprehensive and well-organized course. All the sessions were highly informative and interactive with well crafted, thought provoking and indulging reading and writing assignments. Definitely a first step in the journey of writing.

Rasika Hivrekar, Recent Graduate (2021) from JNEC College, Aurangabad

I enjoyed learning from Apurva ma’am! She has a great way of interacting and making the sessions interesting! Thank you, Ma’am, for taking all the effort and sharing knowledge in the most engaging way! These six weeks went by quick with all those intriguing conversations we had. I’m glad I was a part of this batch!

Ashwini Balu, Recent Graduate (2021) fromTKM College of Engineering, Kottayam 

The classes taken were very detailed and resourceful. It was an honor to be in her class.

Vaidehi Lavand, Faculty Member, Smef’s Brick School of Architecture Pune

It was wonderful interacting with Apurva Ma’am. The course had excellent inputs and discussions and was very well organized.

Safa Abdul Gafoor, Student, Eranad Knowledge City College of Architecture, Kerala  

Architecture writing was a field I had very little knowledge about. In college there were opportunities to write different types of contents but there was little to no guidance available. The interest to find out more about writing for architecture was sparked by my faculty in the 5th year of my bachelor’s degree. And to my surprise, Ma’am had also enrolled for this course. So I had double the joy. I got to learn from my brilliant batchmates & legendary professionals who had a lot of experience in the field. It was an honour to learn under the guidance of Apurva ma’am.

Apurva ma’am trained us well with the right amount of interaction and exercises. Ma’am was very encouraging and approachable, which helped us share our thoughts and experiences without holding back too much. She has covered all aspects of the skill so well, that I now have a very clear and structured understanding of the field of writing in architecture.  I recommend the course all those who are interested in writing, and especially architecture students who are going to work on their final thesis. This course will definitely make a lot of the process easier.

Aathirai S.K, Architect & Faculty Member, Mohammed Sathak AJ Academy of Architecture, Chennai 

Writing Architecture is as essential as design. it shapes the way of thinking and communicating. The architectural schools should have writing as a part of the curriculum throughout the course duration. The course was well structured and thought-provoking. Ar. Apurva emphasized the writer’s ethical responsibility and encouraged everyone to explore writing. The info-graphs used on the slides were impressive and innovative. The discussions led me to understand different perspectives and ethics in architectural Journalism. I enjoyed peer group learning, class exercises and assignments. Personally, this course has bridged the gap between the fear of writing and the desire to write.

Gandhali Dixit, Student, Sir J J College of Architecture, Mumbai

I learnt a lot from Apurva Ma’am and the way she guided us throughout the course. We could also learn from her personal experiences and opinions, while also interacting with the other participants. I think it was a good introduction and base into this field for me. The amount of learning we got on a person-to-person basis was very useful. The course was well structured where it didn’t become too much information or too easy to absorb.

Simran Kaur, Practising Architect and Postgraduate Student, IKGPTU Mohali

The course is very well structured and gives us a very useful insight towards the field of architectural journalism. I learnt so many new things related to writing about architecture which usually one person might not have thought. Connecting with like-minded people over six weeks really helped to get ready for the field of journalism a little more.

Ashna Sethi, Recent Graduate (2021) from Chandigarh College of Architecture

The course was an exciting introduction to the subject. The mentor gave us an honest picture of the scenario which was very appreciable as it can help us prepare for the situations we might have to deal with.

Shanmugapriya B, Visiting Faculty, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu

Thank you for introducing the world of architectural writing. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge.

Aksheeta Shah, Student, SVIT Vasad,Vadodara

Got best advice regarding journalism. I am really pumped up to use all learnings in future writings.

Bhawna Sharma, Postgraduate Student, Chandigarh College of Architecture, from Bangalore 

Has been a very informative course – well-spaced and well taught. You are an excellent teacher for writing on architecture.