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Uncovering emerging voices on the built environment
The Epistle Writing Prize is an annual competition dedicated to recognising outstanding writing on design, architecture and environment. Celebrating the power of the written word, participants are invited to inform, intrigue or persuade readers by presenting novel arguments or interesting narratives on the built environment. Stemming from Epistle’s mission to democratise architectural discourse, the 2024 edition seeks to highlight compelling voices and stories from the Global South, bringing attention to previously unheard perspectives.

Supported By:

  • PRIZE

  • JURY

What does the world need to hear about design, architecture and urbanism today?
The Epistle Writing Prize 2024 brings you an opportunity to use your voice to shed light on a contemporary issue or tell an interesting tale about the built environment.
 
Go Sharp or Break it Down: Bring unheard perspectives into popular discourse. Bonus points if the theme is rooted in the Global South.
GET PUBLISHED

in ArchDaily, Wallpaper* or similar leading design platforms.

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Win prizes worth

INR 1,00,000

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  • A copy of Writing about Architecture by Alexandra Lange
  • Amplification through Epistle’s social media channels
  • Free access to the Epistle Academy Writing Course
Bijoy
Ramachandran
Architect, Urban Designer and Partner at Hundredhands
Nidhi
Adlakha
Principal Correspondent at The Hindu
Christele
Harrouk
Managing Editor at ArchDaily
Ellie
Stathaki
Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*
Nupur
Joshi Thanks
Founder and Creative Director at The Paper Planes Agency
  • CATEGORY 1

    Be Sharp

  • CATEGORY 2

    Break It Down

WINNER
Kruthika
G
35 vs. 900: The Peri-Urban Predicament
HONOURABLE MENTION
Tarjani
Mukesh Samani
Past and Present: Exploring Expression in the Indian Cityscape
THE SHORTLIST
Vivek
Rakotu

Cursed…… to Feel

Shatakshi
Dasture

Chitar Oli: Echoes of Craft in a Changing Streetscape

Saylee
Jain

Reimagining Architecture: The Untapped Potential of Design Startups

Sakshi
Mundada

The Communal Spaces of Craft Making

WINNER
Amrita
Khosla
The Cloud Has Arrived, But What About Its Ecological Footprint?
HONOURABLE MENTION
Shail
Bajaria
A Repository of Nomadic Fragments
THE SHORTLIST
Kairavi
Maniar

Facade Aesthetics over Material Authenticity: Decoding Pastiche in Modern India Bureaucratic Structures

Sanam
Rajeena

An Architect Remembers

Sanya
Verma

They’re In My Spot! Urban Informal Vending: Issues, Impacts and Opportunities

Sebastián
Trujillo-Torres

Broken Bridges and Other Fictions

Avaneesh
Nataraja

A Museum in the Shade: Relevance of Correa’s Ideas for a Museum in India

Shreya
Somani

Architects of Evolution or Extinction?

Sana
Gupta

India’s Gated Communities: A Sustained Illusion That Propagates Exclusion

Pranjal
Maheshwari

Architects Should Stop Making ‘Architecture’

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