Sarbjit Bahga

Sarbjit Singh Bahga is an Indian architect, author and photo-artist. He is known for designing Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar, India which was featured in the Guinness World Records for Longest covered concrete corridor.

Career Sarbjit Bahga obtained Bachelor of Architecture from Chandigarh College of Architecture in 1979. From 1980 to 2016, Bahga worked in the Department of Architecture, Punjab; Punjab Health Systems Corporation; and Punjab State Marketing Board on various positions. In 2016 he founded Bahga Design Studio LLP. During his career spanning more than three-and-a-half decades he has designed many architectural projects which include administrative, recreational, educational, medical, residential, commercial, and agricultural buildings. His selected works are published in the book titled Modern Regionalism: The Architecture of Sarbjit Bahga.

Selected works Punjab Mandi Board Head Office, Mohali Agriculture Bhawan, Mohali Market Committee Office, Lehragaga Sports Stadium, Badal Sports Stadium, Bathinda Hockey Stadium, Bathinda Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar State Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Badal Dr. Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar Civil Hospital, Samana Yatri Niwas, Talwandi Sabo Fish market, Ludhiana Centre of Excellence for Fruits, Hoshiarpur Modern Cattle Sheds, Punjab

Notable publications Modern Architecture in India: Post-Independence Perspective, Galgotia Publishing Company, 1993 New Indian Homes: An Architectural Renaissance, Galgotia Publishing Company, 1996 Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret: Footprints on the Sands of Indian Architecture, Galgotia Publishing Company, 2000 Trees in Urban Habitat, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2014 Contemporary Indian Houses, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2014 Landscaping Human Habitat, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2015 Architectural Rendering: Hand-Drawn Perspectives and Sketches, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2021 New Indian Architecture: 1947-2020, White Falcon Publishing Solutions, 2022

Awards and recognition Featured in the Guinness World Records for designing Longest covered concrete corridor (1018.89m) in Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar in 2014. World Architecture Community Award in the 13th Cycle, for the design of Market Committee Office, Lehragaga, Punjab in 2013. World Architecture Community Award in the 16th Cycle, for the design of CLTA Cafeteria, Chandigarh in 2014. World Architecture Community Award in the 17th Cycle, for the design of Nocturnal House, Chhatbir Zoo, Punjab in 2014. Celebration of Architecture Award for the designs of Multipurpose Sports Stadiums in Punjab by the Business India Exhibitions and Inside Outside Magazine in 2012. First Friday Forum Award For Creative Excellence in 2017.