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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA

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MODERN HERITAGE
MODERN HERITAGE is a research, listing and documentation initiative that attempts to chronicle the rich history of modern architecture in India with a view that irrespective of the legal and conventional understanding of ‘Heritage’, these buildings must be protected, and this history must be recognised in academic and professional discourses. With many works of significance already altered or even demolished, the need for a Modern Heritage list is all the more urgent.

[01] LISTING
[02] PROTECTING MODERN MASTERPIECES IN INDIA
[03] IIM, BANGALORE
[04] PHOTOGRAPHY AND MODERN INDIAN ARCHITECTURE
[05] MODERN HERITAGE: IN RETROSPECTION: SHIVDATT SHARMA
[06] JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA, JAIPUR

FRAME CONCLAVE 2019 | LECTURES
FRAME is instituted as an independent, biennial professional conclave on contemporary architecture in India curated by Matter and organised in partnership with H & R Johnson (India) and Takshila Educational Society. The intent of the conclave is to provoke thought on issues that are pertinent to pedagogy and practice of architecture in India. The theme of the 2019 conclave focused on ‘Modern Heritage’.

[01] ‘INDIA: MODERN ARCHITECTURES IN HISTORY’: PETER SCRIVER
[02] ‘CHARLES CORREA: TRAJECTORIES AND CONTEXTS’: RANJIT HOSKOTE
[03] DOSHI: THE MASTER OF ELASTIC TIME
[04] CLAIMING SPACE/DESIGNING SPACE: WOMEN ARCHITECTS IN MODERN INDIA: MARY NORMAN WOODS
[05] JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA, JAIPUR
[06] EXPERIMENTS IN CITY PLANNING AND IDEAS OF MODERNITY (1880 – 1940): PRATYUSH SHANKAR
[07] CONTRAPUNTAL MODERNISM: THE ARCHITECTURE OF MUZHARUL ISLAM AND LOUIS KAHN: KAZI KHALEED ASHRAF
[08] GANDHI OF SPATIAL DELIGHT: THE CRITICAL PRACTICE OF LAURIE BAKER: HIMANSHU BURTE
[09] NEHRU AND THE DELHI MODERN MOVEMENT: ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN DELHI 1947-1980: RAM RAHMAN
[10] LE CORBUSIER AND M K GANDHI: AN UNLIKELY DIALOGUE: RIYAZ TAYYIBJI
[11] INDIA: MANY MODERNITIES – THE JOURNEY OF INDIAN RASAS: ALKA PANDE

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PRACTICE

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PRAXIS

ARCHITECTS ON ARCHITECTURE [AOA]
In Architects on Architecture series, we speak to practices about their influences, design thinking, and engagement with the discourse of architecture in India today.

[01] DR BRINDA SOMAYA, SOMAYA & KALAPPA CONSULTANTS
[02] DIMPLE MITTAL, VIJAY NARNAPATTI: mayaPRAXIS
[03] GAURAV ROY CHOUDHURY: GRCA
[04] MANIT RASTOGI, MORPHOGENESIS

STUDIO
In conversation with practices about their processes and ideas.

[01] BPS ARCHITECTS
[02] KSM ARCHITECTURE
[03] BETWEENSPACES
[04] STUDIO ADVAITA
[05] AJAY SHAH DESIGN STUDIO
[06] SANJAY MOHE ON PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA
[07] SAMIRA RATHOD ON PRACTICE OF INTERIOR DESIGN
[08] RATAN J. BATLIBOI ON DESIGNING EXHIBITIONS 
[09] HIREN PATEL ON ‘MAKING’
[10] MATERIAL IMMATERIAL STUDIO
[11] PRATYUSH SHANKAR
[12] STUDIO ADVAITA
[13] THE OBJECTS OF AZIZ KACHWALLA
[14] BHARATH RAMAMRUTHAM: ON ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY
[15] POLEMICS: DESIGN & DÉCOR
[16] ARCHITECTURE BRIO: CRITICAL TOOLS
[17] MODELS & PROCESSES BY NURU KARIM (NUDES)

ESSAYS/TALKS 
Various perspectives, talks, written and photo-essays.

[01] CHRISTOPHER BENNINGER: CYRUS JHABVALA MEMORIAL LECTURE 2018 
[02] TRIBUTE: HASMUKH C. PATEL, (7 DECEMBER 1933 – 20 JANUARY 2018) BY RIYAZ TAYYIBJI 
[03] HUMANISING ARCHITECTURE BY SANDEEP VIRMANI
[04] WHAT IS HERITAGE? – PREM CHANDAVARKAR 
[05] A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES CORREA BY RAFAEL MONEO
[06] THE TAKSHILA LECTURE ON ARCHITECTURE AND SOCIETY 
[07] DOSHI: THE MASTER OF ELASTIC TIME
[08] IN MEMORIAM: KAMU IYER; A TRIBUTE BY MARY N WOODS
[09] THE MERIT LIST 2019: PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE JURY
[10] CITIES: BETWEEN METAPHOR & REALITY: NARENDRA DENGLE
[11] PALMYRA HOUSE IN MONOCHROME 
[12] BADAMI…THE CAPITAL OF VATAPI CHALUKYAN KINGS: VIPLAV SAHU 
[13] DHARMAPURI: SNEHA PARTHASARTHY
[14] PALITANA [THE CITY OF TEMPLES]: RADHIKA PANDIT 
[15] HOUSES OF MYLAPORE 
[16] PORTRAITURE: ‘MOVIE THEATERS’ AND ‘CHURCHES’
[17] NÍALL MCLAUGHLIN: THE 2021 TAKSHILA LECTURE ON ARCHITECTURE AND SOCIETY
[18] HIREN PATEL ON ‘MAKING’
[19] DEAN D’CRUZ: ON SUSTAINABILITY, ARCHITECTURE AND PRACTICE
[20] PREM NATH: THE ARCHITECT’S PERFORMANCE
[21] MARTAND KHOSLA: EXPERIMENTS OF URBAN ENQUIRY
[22] RUPALI GUPTE: THE 2022 TAKSHILA LECTURE ON ARCHITECTURE & SOCIETY
[23] HINDSIGHT | PERSONAL TRAVERSES THROUGH THE PEDAGOGICAL TERRAIN: SUPRIO BHATTACHARJEE
[24] THE COMPLEXITY OF SIMPLICITY: A TRIBUTE TO KERRY HILL – BY RANJIT WAGH
[25] RABINDRA VASAVADA: THE 2023 TAKSHILA LECTURE ON ARCHITECTURE & SOCIETY

MAKING
An in-depth insight into construction techniques, materials and details.

[01] OXIDE: BEYOND A MATERIAL
[02] CRAFTING METAL ROOFS

PROJECTS

[01] KHAMIR CRAFT RESOURCE CENTRE, NEELKANTH H CHHAYA
[02] HILLTOP SCHOOL, DESIGNAWARE
[03] ICE FACTORY AND COCONUT HOUSE, INI CHATTERJI
[04] IQ CITY PROJECT, ABIN DESIGN STUDIO – REVIEW BY AYAN SEN
[05] B.S. ABDUR RAHMAN UNIVERSITY, architectureRED
[06] SAHYADRI SCHOOL, KHUSHRU IRANI DESIGN STUDIO
[07] M.G.A.H.V. STUDENT AND FACULTY HOUSING, MO-OF ARCHITECTS
[08] THE ATELIER, BIOME ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
DESIGN.I.Y HOUSING, S+PS ARCHITECTS
[09] MAHAPRASTHANAM, A CREMATORIUM, D A STUDIOS
[10] STUDIO 877, KHUSHRU IRANI DESIGN STUDIO
[11] CASA RANA, MADE IN EARTH ONLUS
[12] YOUNG WEAVERS’ TRAINING CENTRE, YOUNG CITIZENS
[13] EYE ON THE LAKE, SHABBIR UNWALA, DESIGN WORKSHOP
[14] OFFICE & LABORATORY BLOCK, GOA, SACHIN AGSHIKAR
[15] MOBIUS HOUSE, GIRISH DARIYAV KARNAWAT, GDKDESIGNS
[16] AN ALLUSION TO A CLOUD
[17] BRICK HOUSE, ISTUDIO ARCHITECTURE
[18] BHATIA FARM RESIDENCE, THE VRINDAVAN PROJECT
[19] STACK IT UP,  TRIPLE O STUDIO & architectureRED
[20] WRAP ART & DESIGN FACTORY,  DESIGN BUREAU
[21] DISCOVERY CENTRE, ARCHITECTURE DISCIPLINE
[22] THE FUTURE KIDS SCHOOL, HYDERABAD, B C SUDHIR REDDY, KRUTHICA
[23] ATTEMPT 01 AT THE LAURIE BAKER’S GALLERY, LIJO.RENY.ARCHITECTS
[24] HOUSE IN ASSAGAO BY FIELD ATELIER
[25] SREE VADAKKUNNATHAN TEMPLE CONSERVATION PROJECT
[26] NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL: WeBe DESIGN LAB
[27] ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH: VIKAS DILAWARI ARCHITECTS
[28] ARCHITECTURE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN: MANCINI ENTERPRISES PVT LTD
[29] SHANTI-KRISHNA MUSEUM OF MONEY & HISTORY: CAUSE – AN INITIATIVE
[30] CMR UNIVERSITY ADMIN AND ACADEMIC BLOCK : M9 DESIGN STUDIO

BOOKS & FILMS

[01] A PLACE IN THE SHADE BY CHARLES CORREA
[02] LIVING WITH MODERNITY: BRASILIA-CHANDIGARH | IWAN BAAN
[03] WHY LOITER?
[04] VISTARA – THE ARCHITECTURE OF INDIA
[05] HIMALAYAN CITIES; SETTLEMENT PATTERNS, PUBLIC PLACES AND ARCHITECTURE
[06] BALKRISHNA DOSHI: AN ARCHITECTURE FOR INDIA
[07] THE CITY OBSERVED: NOTES FROM AN UNFOLDING INDIA: PALLAVI SHRIVASTAVA
[08] LAURIE BAKER: LIFE, WORKS & WRITINGS – GAUTAM BHATIA
[09] CRAFTS IN INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE: INDIA. 1990 ONWARDS 
[10] DIALOGUES WITH INDIAN MASTER ARCHITECTS: NARENDRA DENGLE 
[11] BOOMBAY: FROM PRECINCTS TO SPRAWL : KAMU IYER
[12] CHRISTOPHER BENNINGER: ARCHITECTURE FOR MODERN INDIA 
[13] THE ARCHITECTURE OF HASMUKH C. PATEL : SELECTED PROJECTS 1963-2003 
[14] WATER DESIGN : ENVIRONMENT AND HISTORIES | EDITED BY JUTTA JAIN-NEUBAUER 
[15] CONSERVING ARCHITECTURE BY KULBHUSHAN JAIN [ED] 
[16] CHANDIGARH REVEALED: LE CORBUSIER’S CITY TODAY | PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXT BY SHAUN FYNN 
[17] NOSTALGIA FOR THE FUTURE: A FILM BY AVIJIT MUKUL KISHORE AND ROHAN SHIVKUMAR 
[18] BRINDA SOMAYA: WORKS & CONTINUITIES 
[19] THE STRUCTURE: WORKS OF MAHENDRA RAJ 
[20] IN FOCUS: THE ARCHITECTURE OF DIDI CONTRACTOR 
[21] BOOK: ‘PLASTIC EMOTIONS’ REVIEWED BY DAVID ROBSON
[22] BOOK: ARCHITECTURE TRAVELOGUES: DRAWING BETWEEN THE LINES BY EDGAR DEMELLO
[23] DIALOGUE: PETER ZUMTHOR AND BIJOY RAMACHANDRAN

PRAXIS INITIATIVE
[01] PLAYGROUP STUDIO
[02] SEALAB
[03] BETWEENSPACES
[04] RC ARCHITECTS
[05] KUMAR LA NOCE
[06] MAD(E) IN MUMBAI
[07] AISHWARYA TIPNIS ARCHITECTS
[08] CASE DESIGN
[09] URBAN DESIGN COLLECTIVE
[10] STUDIO II
[11] BARD STUDIO

PRAXIS: A PANORAMA ON CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA

[12] _OPOLIS
[13] architectureRED
[14] ABIN DESIGN STUDIO
[15] SJK ARCHITECTS
[16] MANJUNATH & CO
[17] INDIGO ARCHITECTS
[18] ARCHITECTURE BRIO
[19] KSM ARCHITECTURE
[20] SAMIRA RATHOD DESIGN ATELIER
[21] HUNDREDHANDS

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EDUCATION

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ON EDUCATION
A series on archival texts, views, discussions and comments on the state of architecture and design education in India.

[01] IN GRATITUDE : NEELKANTH H CHHAYA
[02] ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION IN INDIA: WOMEN STUDENTS, CULTURE AND PEDAGOGY: MADHAVI DESAI
[03] IF I WERE TO TEACH…:SEN KAPADIA 
[04] SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS: NEELKANTH H CHHAYA
[05] ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION: A ROAD MAP TO REFORM: PREM CHANDAVARKAR  
[06] LEARNING AND TEACHING ARCHITECTURE IN THE PRESENT SCENARIO: SHIRISH BERI 
[07] HISTORY: NARRATIVES FOR MEANING AND OPERATION : KIRAN KUMAR, MADHURI RAO
[08] ‘I AM DAMNED IF I DO AND DAMNED IF I DON’T’: ARCHITECTURE, ACADEMIA, AND GENDERED HOMELESSNESS: PROF DR ANURADHA CHATTERJEE
[09] AN EPHEMERAL LAB IN A CITY OF FIXITY: KRISHNAPRIYA RAJSHEKHAR

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VISUAL CULTURE

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DRAWING TO FIND OUT [DTFO]
‘Drawing to Find Out’ is a curated column on drawing in architecture and the techniques and ideas therein.

[01] HUNDREDHANDS: BIJOY RAMACHANDRAN
[02] KSA ARCHITECTS: NEMISH SHAH
[03] AJIT RAO
[04] INDIGO ARCHITECTS: MAUSAMI AND UDAY ANDHARE
[05]SHUBHRA RAJE_BUILT ENVIRONMENTS
[06] PERCY ADIL PITHAWALA

FOLIO <formfolio.in>
Folio is an ongoing collection which aims to create a conversation around the drawing and representation culture in architecture.

ON PHOTOGRAPHY
On Photography is a series of conversations with photographers of different contexts, discussing the various ideologies behind capturing a meaningful photograph.

[01] BHARATH RAMAMRUTHAM
[02] RANDHIR SINGH
[03] PORTRAITURE: ‘MOVIE THEATERS’ AND ‘CHURCHES’
[04] PHOTOGRAPHY AND MODERN INDIAN ARCHITECTURE
[05] NIVEDITAA GUPTA
[06] FABIEN CHARUAU

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