IN CONVERSATION WITH BENNY KURIAKOSE

Making compelling statements through form, function and natural evolution, the architect is following the footsteps of his mentor Laurie Baker and transforming spaces with his indigenous ideas

- KASHISH KAUSHAL

 When one dares to think the impossible and imagines a decaying commercial space as a thriving public environment conducive to social interaction and creativity; forgotten buildings and communities get a new lease on life. Dr. Benny Kuriakose, a practising veteran since the last three decades, begins our discourse by revealing an unlikely attribute about himself, “I am an introvert,” he chuckles. Born and brought up in Kerala, Benny made a name for himself in architectural restoration and building design by taking cues from South Indian traditional architecture. But was becoming an architect always the plan? He begs to differ.