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PRAXIS 19 | KSM Architecture

An editorial project by Matter in partnership with Şişecam Flat Glass, PRAXIS investigates the work and positions of diverse contemporary architecture practices in India. Featuring Sriram Ganapathi and Siddarth Money, the discussion circles the formation, ethos and outlook of the Chennai-based practice, KSM Architecture. Incepted in 1990 by K S Money, the legacy spanning three decades is embedded in design engineering, rigorous material exploration, and the art of building. Their works range across typologies, cater to varied programmes and demonstrate scalability, resourcefulness and energy efficiency.

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PRAXIS 13 | architectureRED

An editorial project by Matter in partnership with Şişecam Flat Glass, PRAXIS investigates the work and positions of diverse contemporary architecture practices in India. In this episode, Biju Kuriakose and Kishore Panikkar speak about practising with empathy through their Chennai-based studio, architectureRED. In the discussion, they elaborate on their intense design process, protecting the core idea of a project, and research as a means to understand the built fabric they are part of. The episode follows their individual journeys and outlines their collective approach to practice.

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Exploring Emergent Architecture by Studio Advaita

The architecture of Studio Advaita taps into the essential purpose of building with structure, skin, and details that are contextual and inspired from the immediate: a practice where the eye draws from observations of cultural and historical contexts. 

Shivsagar School, Assam


Reflecting on the past, there still exists a recollection of a time where good architecture was once identified with spaces of worship such as Temple Architecture, or with structures of power such as kingdoms, forts, and assemblies- among many other forms of public architecture. Today, the scope has broadened and architecture is mostly a setting for everyday, ordinary activities. Despite this familiarity of architecture in our everyday lives, very often we find ourselves asking, “What is good architecture?” Continue reading Exploring Emergent Architecture by Studio Advaita

STUDIO: KSM ARCHITECTURE

Studio culture – as with all manifestations of the human intellect – is the embodiment of a pattern of work that nurtures the craft of building. Architecture workspaces are especially readable in this context as architects are, in this case, designing for themselves. With every workplace as distinct and specific as the work it produces, the people who design and work in these environments reveal their ideas about space-making.

In this edition of the STUDIO series, we enquire about the processes, approaches, work ethics, and the trajectory of a long-standing Chennai-based practice KSM Architecture led by Sriram Ganapathi and Siddarth Money.


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DIALOGUE: The Bangalore Workshop 2018

As a part of the closing conversation of the 2018 edition of The Bangalore Workshop, Richard Leplastrier, Peter Stutchbury, Madhura Prematilleke and Niall McLaughlin discuss the challenges of making and teaching architecture of gravitas in a world with a visual bias.  

7th April 2018, IIM Bangalore
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