Now you see them… now you don’t! Shahade Sadan, Shivaji Park | Demolished: June 2021 | Omkar, Shivaji Park | Demolished: May/June 2021 | Over the past few months, there have been a spate of demolitions. Deco buildings are slowly disappearing from day to day life and will soon only reside in our memories. While this city plays Pac-Man with Art Deco edifices to create more space for its burgeoning population, we’re left to ask what does it take to retain a balance? Should there be a moral imperative to have redeveloped structures carry the heritage of their predecessors in some manner or form?

Now you see them… now you don’t! Shahade Sadan, Shivaji Park | Demolished: June 2021 | Omkar, Shivaji Park | Demolished: May/June 2021 | Over the past few months, there have been a spate of demolitions. Deco buildings are slowly disappearing from day to day life and will soon only reside in our memories. While this city plays Pac-Man with Art Deco edifices to create more space for its burgeoning population, we’re left to ask what does it take to retain a balance? Should there be a moral imperative to have redeveloped structures carry the heritage of their predecessors in some manner or form?

Now you see them… now you don’t! Shahade Sadan, Shivaji Park | Demolished: June 2021 | Omkar, Shivaji Park | Demolished: May/June 2021 | Over the past few months, there have been a spate of demolitions. Deco buildings are slowly disappearing from day to day life and will soon only reside in our memories. While this city plays Pac-Man with Art Deco edifices to create more space for its burgeoning population, we’re left to ask what does it take to retain a balance? Should there be a moral imperative to have redeveloped structures carry the heritage of their predecessors in some manner or form?

Now you see them… now you don’t! Shahade Sadan, Shivaji Park | Demolished: June 2021 | Omkar, Shivaji Park | Demolished: May/June 2021 | Over the past few months, there have been a spate of demolitions. Deco buildings are slowly disappearing from day to day life and will soon only reside in our memories. While this city plays Pac-Man with Art Deco edifices to create more space for its burgeoning population, we’re left to ask what does it take to retain a balance? Should there be a moral imperative to have redeveloped structures carry the heritage of their predecessors in some manner or form?

Now you see them… now you don’t! Manek Nivas, Vile Parle Demolished: June 2021 Modern heritage assets like Art Deco buildings have made way for more residential space due to urban demands and pressures that this city faces. This paradigm shift has changed the way we relate to our environment and has, bit by bit, diminished Mumbai’s unique cultural identity. Image 2 courtesy, Sandeep Dahisarkar

Now you see them… now you don’t! Manek Nivas, Vile Parle Demolished: June 2021 Modern heritage assets like Art Deco buildings have made way for more residential space due to urban demands and pressures that this city faces. This paradigm shift has changed the way we relate to our environment and has, bit by bit, diminished Mumbai’s unique cultural identity. Image 2 courtesy, Sandeep Dahisarkar