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India on the brink: what's in store for the country's architectural future
The State of Architecture Allied Event: Make Shift Mumbai III: Readings, Imaginations and Propositions. Photo Credits: Sidhant Mehra The State of Architecture Allied Event: Mumbai North: Contemporary Aerial Photographs of Mumbai's Suburbs at Artisans, Kala Ghoda Robert D Stephens’ Mumbai North features black and white photographs taken from 15,000 ft. above sea level between 2014 and 2015 Photo Credits: Tina Nandi Stephens National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai The State of Architecture Exhibition Posters adorn the front facade of the gallery. Photo Credits: Tina Nandi Stephens Shivaprasad Khenned, Director of NGMA along with the the curators Rahul Mehrotra, Ranjit Hoskote and Kaiwan Mehta during the opening ceremony Photo Credits: Tina Nandi Stephens Keynote Lecture by Charles Christopher Benninger at NGMA, Mumbai Eminent architects and practitioners were invited for a series of lectures during the three months of the exhibition Photo Credits: Tejes Nayak Level 0: The State of the Profession The opening section is a quantified critical review of the architecture profession in India . The books and magazines displayed have become archives as well as forums of discussion. Photo Credits: Tina Nandi Stephens The State of Architecture Allied Event: Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity on display at CSMVS, Mumbai. The 2013 Kumbh Mela inspired the Harvard South Asia Institute’s flagship multi-year interdisciplinary research project in a number of complementary fields: business, technology and communications, urban studies and design, religious and cultural studies, and public health. Photo Credits: Sidhant Mehra This exhibition by Sameep Padora at Somaiya Centre for Lifelong Learning presents existing models of affordable housing in the city of Mumbai sutured deep within the city’s fabric and history. Photo Credits: Sidhant Mehra Projects like the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya by Charles Correa Associates which reflect regionalist ideas and expressions within modernist architecture are highlighted on a timeline from Independence until the Emergency. Photo Credits: Dinesh Mehta A dynamic paper installation highlighting the temporal state of emerging architecture in India is faced by provoking questions. Photo Credits: Dinesh Mehta The State of Architecture Allied Event: Charles Correa Gold Medal Shortlisted Entries on display at Rampart Gallery Stands Photo Credits: Abhijeet Bhujade

The State of Architecture Allied Event: Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity on display at CSMVS, Mumbai. The 2013 Kumbh Mela inspired the Harvard South Asia Institute’s flagship multi-year interdisciplinary research project in a number of complementary fields: business, technology and communications, urban studies and design, religious and cultural studies, and public health. Photo Credits: Sidhant Mehra
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The State of Architecture Allied Event: Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity on display at CSMVS, Mumbai. The 2013 Kumbh Mela inspired the Harvard South Asia Institute’s flagship multi-year interdisciplinary research project in a number of complementary fields: business, technology and communications, urban studies and design, religious and cultural studies, and public health. Photo Credits: Sidhant Mehra