Dr. Badrinarayanan SrinivasanArchitecture, Life, and LiberationThis essay is a personal reflection on the ontology of my life as an architect from a Mahayana Buddhist perspective. As an extension, it is…10 min read·Jul 6, 2022--1--1
Dr. Badrinarayanan SrinivasanThe Gender of a Designer’s MindIt is a very Human tendency to ‘essentialize’ things. This principle of ‘essentializing’ and ‘differentiating’ has been unfortunately…7 min read·Jun 25, 2021----
Dr. Badrinarayanan SrinivasanMeaning Deficit Management: A Theory to Replace Work-Life Balance?The popular notion of maintaining a ‘work-life balance’ has been challenged often in the recent years. The origin of the idea itself —…6 min read·Feb 13, 2021--1--1
Dr. Badrinarayanan SrinivasanIt is Not Death We Should Fear But BirthThe pandemic has brought home the urgent truth of mortality to all humanity. When we hear that the fatality rate of the Covid-19 virus has…7 min read·Nov 7, 2020--1--1
Dr. Badrinarayanan SrinivasanMentors: An Endangered Species?Recently I was asked to guide a group of younger teachers who had just finished their one year Post Graduate Certificate in Academic…10 min read·Sep 26, 2020--3--3
Dr. Badrinarayanan SrinivasanOur Love-Hate Relationship with NarcissismThe American hatred for narcissists seems to be reaching a crescendo. As of now, it is fast climbing to the top of the US box-office chart…9 min read·Sep 12, 2020--2--2
Dr. Badrinarayanan SrinivasanDesign Pedagogy in India: The Three Big Tug-of -WarsPreamble:11 min read·Aug 23, 2020----
Dr. Badrinarayanan SrinivasanThe Bicycle SchoolNot long ago, in a country not so far away, people learnt to ride bicycles in two ways. The first was to simply get on a bike, try to ride…6 min read·Jul 22, 2020--1--1
Dr. Badrinarayanan SrinivasanThe Structure of SelfThe Modern age has been dominated by the idea of the Individual, and that of ‘Freedom of the Individual’ to pursue happiness, growth, and…9 min read·Jul 18, 2020--3--3