Visit the traveling exhibition “Architectures of Transition – Emergent Practices in South Asia” in Bengaluru, India!
Exhibition Walkthroughs
Wed, Jan 8 | 4 pm IST – Presentation by Pranav Thole, followed by a walkthrough by Rahul Mehrotra
Thu, Jan 9 | 5 pm IST – Presentation by Pranav Thole, followed by a walkthrough
The travelling exhibition displays the works of 41 emergent architecture practices in South Asia that have engaged in the making of architecture, landscape, and infrastructure in the public realm. The research offers insights into patronage, methodologies, emergent technologies, and construction techniques and also sheds light on how the humane and social aspects of architecture characterized by participatory frameworks are being approached by practitioners today. It attempts to highlight modes of engagement as well as transgressions and synergies between disparate cultures, ways of representation, and knowledge accumulation and production. The first edition of the exhibition was shown at the India International Centre, New Delhi in December 2023, followed by the first travel edition at the Alliance Francaise, Chennai in August 2024.
The exhibition is part of the research project – State of Architecture in South Asia, which aims to collectively ask, across South Asia, the question: Does Architecture matter in a state of transition? In the region, numerous transitions, and uncertainties, encompassing climate change, political transformations, and socio-economic shifts, manifest in a heightened form within the daily existence of its populace. A project initiated by the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University, and the Architecture Foundation.
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Lecture: Research as Practice, Architecture and the City in Books
Wed, Jan 8 | 6:30–8:00 pm IST
This lecture will cover 30 years of Rahul Mehrotra’s research and writings in the context of his engagement as a practitioner as well as advocate for various issues concerning Architecture and Urbanism in India.
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Panel Discussion “The Architect’s Evolving Role”
Thu, Jan 9 | 6:30–8:00 pm IST
In South Asia, architectural practice is characterized by a rich pluralism of approaches. This event brings together leading studios—CollectiveProject, Kamat and Rozario Architecture, M9 Design Studio, and Made in Earth Collective—for a panel discussion moderated by Pranav Thole and Ela Singhal. The conversation aims to explore the evolving landscapes of practice, focusing on forms of patronage, methodologies, emerging technologies, innovative construction techniques, and the architect’s role as a social catalyst.
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