This week on Modern Home Mastermind, we sit down with visionary architect Amit Upadhye, AIA. From his upbringing in India surrounded by ancient temples, to designing homes in the Arizona desert that literally align with the sun, Amit shares how architecture can transcend time, place, and even dimension. Discover how the sun, science, and soul shape his work, including homes designed around Polaris, Equinoxes, and even a concrete wall cast with beer.

Chapter estimated timings:

00:00 - Intro to Modern Home Masterminds

01:00 - Meet Amit Upadhye: Roots, influences, and heritage

03:30 - Growing up in India and discovering architecture

06:45 - Louis Kahn, Le Corbusier, and architectural lineage

09:30 - Khan’s influence and working on IIM Ahmedabad

12:10 - Teaching architecture at ASU

14:00 - Core values in architecture: honesty, materiality & sun as consultant

17:20 - The Sun Temple in India and Surya Namaskar in architecture

20:30 - "Essence of the Desert": designing for sunrises, sunsets, and celebration

25:20 - Casting concrete with beer: the broken waterline story

27:30 - Creating architecture with emotional and spiritual resonance

29:00 - “ET” Project: aligning Polaris and NASA inspiration

33:30 - Designing light, shadow, and sacred geometry

36:00 - Guest house as an asteroid: storytelling through design

38:30 - Invited to Venice Architecture Biennale

40:00 - Designing with nature, birds, and the Big Dipper

42:00 - END of Chaptered Section

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