KATHA (Kerala Awards for Thesis in Architecture)

KATHA (Kerala Awards for Thesis in Architecture) serves as a platform to create a collective discourse of architects, academicians and students, broadening the horizons of architecture discipline. We aim at promoting, rewarding and giving visibility to young graduates of architecture who are capable of bringing forward exceptional works, ideas and experimentations, taking architecture to the next level, to change the kind of built environment around us and make a better world.

With the rapid increase in the number of architectural colleges in the state, it is evident that there is a lack of complete understanding of architectural education and consequently, the profession. As a panacea to this, we focus on bringing into public light the tremendous effort and energy spent by students over the course of five years. The competition is open to all recent graduates who have completed their thesis project in the field of architecture as per their curriculum.

The entry has to be ‘relevant’ whether in the present or futuristic context and not entirely hypothetical. Proper justification has to be given to prove the practicality of the project.