A platform for South Asian design educators to build a global design community of acceptance and belonging.
AFGANISTHAN | BANGLADESH | BHUTAN | INDIA | MALDIVES | NEPAL | SRI LANKA
AFGANISTHAN | BANGLADESH | BHUTAN | INDIA | MALDIVES | NEPAL | SRI LANKA
Pronunciation: Sa-dhey- a
Formed in January of 2022, the mission of the Alliance is to create a global platform for design educators and scholars to promote and share design perspectives, design pedagogy and design histories specific to the South Asian experiences across the globe.
The alliance strives to address the Euro-centric cannon by integrating South Asian narratives as a part of global design history. It aims to build community with South Asian educators and students by providing mentorship and growth. SADEA seeks allyship from the design community, and membership is open to all who support South Asian cultural heritage, identity, and narratives.
Provide mentorship in visa process, promotion and tenure for South Asian design educators.
Collaborate and support design organizations that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism related activities.
Host and facilitate events that advocates, amplifies and understand multiplicity of South Asian identities and perspectives.
Provide guidance in the admissions, and visa process for prospective design students of South Asian descent.
CORE VALUES:
DIGNITY
COLLABORATION
SOLIDARITY
EDUCATION
EQUITY
RESPECT
MENTORSHIP
TRANSCONTINENTAL ROOTS
PLURALITY
As we create a unique space for our community, we want our members to share stories that represent them. Highlighted below is Nikhil Ghodke’s cultural perspective.
“ Growing up in Mumbai, studying architecture was a transformative experience. Touring parts of India exposed me to the rich, diverse architectural styles of historical, religious, and institutional structures in India. The appreciation that I developed took on a new dimension after visits to Chandigarh and Ahmedabad, where I got to see structures by western architects' Le Corbusier, and Louis Kahn. A key takeaway was ‘form follows function’ and it has been a central theme in my growth as a designer.”
— Nikhil Ghodke