Archive for the ‘Indian Architecture’ Category
Luis Barragan once said, “a perfect garden – no matter what its size – should enclose nothing less than the entire universe.” Gardens and Landscapes create opportunities to poetically connect with the world, regardless of their size or location. Many of us might have either seen or experienced such spaces – this study invites you […]
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Tags: A Million Gardens, Gardens India, LEAF, Prabhakar Bhagwat
As visitors to grand Palaces, Temples, Mosques and Tombs, we are likely to come away more with awe than with a picture of what we have really seen. Often, details merge with a memory of the whole. Until someone points out the complexities and captures them so we can study how the place came to […]
Filed under: Indian Architecture, Indian Art, Indian Craft | 3 Comments
Tags: Book Review, Henry Wilson, Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India, Thames and Hudson
Architecture competitions have their fair share of debates on efficacy and final output, but realised projects like the Pompidou Centre and Maya Lin’s Vietnam Memorial have had a profound impact on the relevance of competitions. The quality of the jury, conviction of the brief and whether the project sees the light of day are crucial […]
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Tags: Architecture, SpireTec Competition
Archi Feature > Mewar Complex
The Mewar Complex is dedicated to Rana Pratap (1540-1597), who fought for a free kingdom when numerous Rajput Kings were forming alliances with the Mughals. Being always at war, Rana Pratap didn’t have time to build anything in his name. The Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation aims to redress that. Why do we make memorials? Perhaps […]
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Tags: Indian Architecture, Meghal Arya, Mewar Complex, Minakshi Jain Architects, Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation, Rana Pratap, Vijay Arya
I support > Spade – Vol. 2
SPADE is a biannual journal that deliberates on architecture and design in India. Vol 1 was a treat to read as well as to look at. An absorbing, thought-provoking set of articles, extremely well-typeset, well-photographed. Written and put together by professionals in the field of architecture and design, this peer-driven journal has been so far […]
Filed under: Design Criticism, Indian Architecture, Indian Books, Indian Craft, Indian Design Criticism, Indian Interiors, Indian Photography, Indian Research | 6 Comments
Tags: Aniket Bhagwat, Samira Rathod, Spade
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* Herman Melville once said ‘They talk of the dignity of work. Bosh. The dignity is in leisure.’ Built over an old outhouse, the Garden Lounge, created by M/s Prabhakar Bhagwat with interiors by SRDA, is a private space of leisure, a retreat, built to step away from everyday living. A […]
Filed under: Indian Architecture, Indian Interiors | 13 Comments
Tags: Ahemdabad, Akalpya, Aniket Bhagwat, Furniture, Indian Architecture, Interiors, Landscape, Lounge, Prabhakar Bhagwat, Samira Rathod, Smruti Bhagwat, SRDA
“Artistically, terracotta is the medium where many ideas were first experimented upon before they were committed to stone. At the same time, Many of these artefacts were used in ephemeral rituals and then discarded; their study thus permits an insight into those aspects of religious worship little studied in a field where the emphasis has […]
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Tags: Jnanapravaha, JNU, Naman P Ahuja, Terracota Research
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* M/s Prabhakar B. Bhagwat founded LEAF (Landscape Environment Advancement Foundation) to engage in research and publication in the area of landscape design and environmental planning. It supports research programs of varying durations every year. The first of which is “Seeing the City” by Parin Shah, a student of Landscape Architecture. […]
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Tags: LEAF, M/s Prabhkar B Bhagwat, Parin Shah, Seeing the City
Design Feature > Jugaad
Bhavik wrote to me asking ‘how come indian designs are not reflected in our highways and the environment? Am I missing something here?’ Felt that it was time to share the idea of Jugaad or Indian improvisation that is so ubiquitous. Bijoy Jain brought it up in his interview, saying that it’s something that fascinates […]
Filed under: Indian Architecture, Indian Craft, Indian Product Design | 8 Comments
Tags: Bijoy Jain, Indian Ingenuity, Jugaad, Studio Mumbai
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* Bijoy Jain’s works remind me of a refuge, a sanctuary. Almost as if he was recreating spaces he finds comfort in – an underlying wish for peace. I visited his office and had a conversation over good coffee. About his projects, architecture, even why the interiors of all his projects […]
Filed under: Indian Architecture, Indian Interiors, Indian Stores | 34 Comments
Tags: Bijoy Jain, Bungalow 8, Indian Architecture, Leti 360, Palmyra House, Studio Mumbai, Tara House
Archi Feature > Samira Rathod
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* The first thing that strikes you about Samira is that she’s extremely passionate. I met her at the opening of the Devi Arts Foundation, in the midst of a sandstorm, her hair flying as wildly as her hands, as she shared her thoughts on modern Indian Architecture and design criticism […]
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Tags: Architect, Indian Architecture, Indian Interiors, Samira Rathod
Photo Feature> Zubin Pastakia
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* I came across Zubin Pastakia’s work in the Spade Journal. His study of Mumbai was refreshing, and refrained from talking of its old charm or it’s rushed populace, but seemed to focus on silent, perhaps unconscious conversations a city’s built strucures have with those who live in it or visit […]
Filed under: Indian Architecture, Indian Photography | 6 Comments
Tags: An Indian By Design Exclusive, Built Landscape, Cinemas Project, Indian Photography, Mumbai, Zubin Pastakia
Book Talk > Spade
Spade is a biannual journal dedicated to Indian Architecural Design. My first reaction when I opened the large courier Editor Samira Rathod mailed across was to its generous proportions. It was beautifully typeset, had great photography, no ads and ample words which promised heavy reading (and sitting in shifting positions having its large pages curl […]
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Tags: Architecture, Design, Indian, Journal, Samira Rathod, Spade
Art Feature> Devi Art Foundation
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* The opening of Lekha and Anupam Poddar’s new not-for-profit art space would preempt a surfeit of words on artists and collections. But I choose to speak first of their latest commissioned work – the Sirpur Mills Building. For it is as much art as all that it holds or will […]
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Tags: Anupam Poddar, Art feature, Devi Arts Foundation, Gurgaon, Indian Architecture, Indian Art, Lekha Poddar, Sirpur Mills Building
ArchiFeature > Aniket Bhagwat
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* I featured Aniket Bhagwat last month, and there has been considerable interest in his work; landscape and architecture. So I got in touch with him (thanks to dear friend Ambrish), and dug deeper into his works and thoughts. Here’s Aniket Bhagwat, talking about his projects, meandering into thoughts on architecture, […]
Filed under: Indian Architecture | 24 Comments
Tags: An Indian By Design Exclusive, Aniket Bhagwat, Indian Architecture, Indian Design, Indian Landscape Design
Just Found! Anagram’s Facade
Filed under: Indian Architecture | 3 Comments
Tags: Anagram, Indian Architecture, Just Found
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* Rajiv Majumdar’s 450 sq ft apartment had just enough space for his 6 foot 4 frame, his guitars, books and speakers. Though it did have its plus points. Enough light from a long balcony and enough freedom to break down all the walls as the flat belonged to his mother. […]
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Tags: 450 sqft, An Indian By Design Exclusive, Architect, Chai, Home, Indian Architecture, Interiors, Rajiv Majumdar
ArchiTalk: Landscape India
Supported by a vast database of landscape techniques and plant material, Aniket Bhagwat’s firm handles residential, industrial, recreation, urban, institutional landscapes, and ecological redevelopment projects. Upcoming Projects: Andaman; Currently designing a twenty two-room boutique hotel on the sea, on a land measuring 10.5 acres, which is covered with Areca nut trees and coconuts. The site […]
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Tags: Aniket Bhagwat, ArchiPick, Indian Architecture, Landscape
