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Needless to say, the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the architecture and design industry. The world shall go into self-preservation and conservation, and the demand for such services will rise in the short-term and long-term future.

– Manish Dikshit, Principal Architect, Aum Architects

The Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected the architecture and design industry and has resulted in a delay in ongoing and future projects. No sourcing of materials, no physical inspection and missed project deadlines in many cases have incurred huge losses. Therefore, we present to you a series of well-known architects who have shared their insights on the challenges of working from home, the impact of Covid-19 on their industry and how they plan to restart business once the 21-day quarantine period is over. Today, our spokesperson is Ar. Manish Dikshit, Principal Architect, Aum Architects.

One of the major challenges while working from home is the inability to collaborate and work as a team, though we do communicate using video-conferencing applications such as Zoom and Google Hangouts. As we connect around 3-4 times a day, we can interact and give our inputs on a project. Of course, we find it difficult to be at our creative best, as self-quarantine has its negative effects. It is important to remain optimistic, diligent and committed towards work, which will help is working from home.

I’m proud to say that our team has been trying their best to achieve their best even in these challenging times, as we are self-motivated individuals aware of our responsibilities. It is our collective responsibility as a team to uplift and guide each other throughout the process, as we know the lockdown has been imposed for the greater good. We trust each other to be responsible and conduct daily virtual meetings where we assign the task for the day, which are further allocated to the junior members.

Needless to say, the pandemic has affected the architecture industry. The world shall go into self-preservation and conservation, and the demand for such services will rise in the short-term and long-term future. We worry that this lockdown will delay several ongoing and future projects leading to huge losses. Architecture is best practiced on the ground, and the architect must be physically present to inspect the ongoing construction and on-ground interaction at the building site. Once the lockdown period is over, we plan to work six days a week without casual leaves, including festivals to compensate for the loss of business days.