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Learning from Mumbai: Practising Architecture in Urban India

by Gert Jan Scholte , Pelle Poiesz , Sanne Vanderkaaij Gandhi
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781935677826
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Mapin Publishing Pvt
  • Publisher Imprint: Mapin Publishing Pvt
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  • Pages: 192
  • Original Price: USD 35.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 563 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): History / Contemporary (1945-)

-Features interviews with several eminent architects living and working in Mumbai -Includes essays by a variety of local and international experts -The material is accompanied by a previously unpublished photo essay by Bas Losekoot Opening with the reflections of Indian architects Rohan Varma, Charles Correa and Rahul Mehrotra on the past, present and future of architecture and planning in Mumbai, the book maintains its expert local focus through a number of interviews, made with a wide variety of local and foreign architects and planners who work in Mumbai. The ins-and-outs of practising architecture and planning in this megacity are explored through their eyes. Small but exciting firms (such as Brio Architecture) find a place beside massive commercial architecture firms (including Hafeez Contractor) and activist architects (such as PK Das and Somaya & Kalappa). Teaching architecture in Mumbai is also discussed extensively. This book features several micro-initiatives that have come up with creative solutions for making the city more liveable and beautiful. A special acknowledgment must be reserved for Bas Losekoot, whose luxurious high-quality photography covers the many faces and facets of Mumbai. In his photo essay, he projects an intriguing new light on Mumbai and its inhabitants. Learning from Mumbai will be of interest to architects, planners, architecture and planning students, and for those thinking of starting an architecture or planning firm in India, as well as for anyone interested in Mumbai and Mumbai's built environment.

Dutch architects Pelle Poiesz and Gert Jan Scholte studied architecture at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and at Sir J.J. College of Architecture in Mumbai. Each now has their own architectural firm, respectively 'HP Architecten', and 'Cityblob' in the Netherlands. Sanne Vanderkaaij Gandhi is a researcher and writer based in Mumbai. She studied History and Contemporary Asian Studies and is finalizing her PhD in International Development Studies at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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