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Rethinking Transit Shelters for Pilgrims

Pilgrimage essentially is a spiritual journey where a person goes in search of a new or expanded meaning - about self, others, natural or higher good.

Long back when the means of communication and transport were rather poor, people walked hundreds of miles bearing the harshest of conditions to seek divine blessings.

Over time it has become a duty that is passed on to every generation. Alongside with overgrowing population, a lot of people go to pilgrimage at once to practice their religion. It has now become a celebration of faith, which unites people from different cultures. A sense of belonging improves and encourages the pilgrim’s willingness to learn, grow, and socialize.

The definition and purpose of pilgrimage have changed. From an isolated retreat, it has become a space for thousands seeking blessings and religious virtue. It is also an opportunity for people living in distant areas to know different cultures.

In times when the value of faith is transcending into a growing number of pilgrims, how can a pilgrimage accommodate the changing demand?

The design challenge here was to design modular transit shelters for the pilgrims. The challenge not only looks at the space being resilient but also at the storage and reinstallation of the structures.

The jury for the competition consisted of esteemed designers, professionals, and academicians from around the world. The Lead Jurors for the competitions were as follows:

Dipen Gada, Principal Designer, DIPEN GADA AND ASSOCIATES, India

Abin Chaudhuri, Principal, Abin Design Studio, India

Meeta Jain, Founder/Chief Architect, Meeta Jain Architects, India

Pankaj Vir Gupta, Director, vir.mueller architects, India

Mehul Patel, Principal, CnT Architects, India

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Some of the Best of competition projects are:

Winning Project: Temporal Parasols

By: Cutler Patierno

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Description: Utilizing deployable origami parasol structures to meet the site, creating space for a community to come together.

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People Choice: THEHRAAV

By: Madhukar Gupta, Ramiz Akhtar, Chitta Ranjan & AMARNATH PS

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Description: Thahraav is a transit shelter camp for the Amarnath yatra pilgrimage. It’s a blend of resting place with community expression which enhances the exchange of faith, values, and belief. A milestone heavenly place.

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Editor’s Choice: Anahata

By: Ipsita Choudhury, Diksha Garg, P trishita & Anjali Thawari

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Description: Pilgrimages are today losing meaning in the expanding ocean of commercialization and chaos. How can architecture holistically redefine them?

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Editor’s Choice: Dynamic Modules Shelter

By: Kamil Kordalewski

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Description: The Shelter provides a safe stop for thousands of people hiking along the mountain trail. The key to the entire proposal is a concept of a ring which is the main residence. It creates an important space inside - the center of the entire camp.

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Editor’s Choice: Fold Bunk

By: Kaya Liffler & Lorenz Hahnheiser

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