Abha N. Lambah shares her perspective on conservation and the state of architecture colleges in India.
Gallery
Oct 20, 2019
Yusuf Chambers, Byculla. This slender V-shaped building with its semi-cylindrical facade dominates the street corner. Vertical fins extend along the height and terminate in curved brackets supporting a saucer shaped roof. The building's interior delights with zig-zag lightning bolts on elevator grill & #chevron patterned floors
Oct 20, 2019
Yusuf Chambers, Byculla. This slender V-shaped building with its semi-cylindrical facade dominates the street corner. Vertical fins extend along the height and terminate in curved brackets supporting a saucer shaped roof. The building's interior delights with zig-zag lightning bolts on elevator grill & #chevron patterned floors
Oct 20, 2019
Yusuf Chambers, Byculla. This slender V-shaped building with its semi-cylindrical facade dominates the street corner. Vertical fins extend along the height and terminate in curved brackets supporting a saucer shaped roof. The building's interior delights with zig-zag lightning bolts on elevator grill & #chevron patterned floors
Oct 04, 2019
Painted Rajjab Mahal. There are ways of seeing. Architectural art. Every angle & view is a design statement. Inside, the stairwell, flooring, & within, the apts are as airy, elegant & thoughtfully functional. Teardrop balcony. Chajjas. Architect Merwanji Bana
Oct 04, 2019
Painted Rajjab Mahal. There are ways of seeing. Architectural art. Every angle & view is a design statement. Inside, the stairwell, flooring, & within, the apts are as airy, elegant & thoughtfully functional. Teardrop balcony. Chajjas. Architect Merwanji Bana
Oct 04, 2019
Painted Rajjab Mahal. There are ways of seeing. Architectural art. Every angle & view is a design statement. Inside, the stairwell, flooring, & within, the apts are as airy, elegant & thoughtfully functional. Teardrop balcony. Chajjas. Architect Merwanji Bana
Inventory
An inventory of Art Deco buildings with an interactive map showing you where they are located. Explore neighbourhoods, buildings, features and elements.
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CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Map of the UNESCO World Heritage Site
A handy illustrated walking tour map to guide you through the Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai.
MUMBAI'S ART DECO
Art Deco: Bombay Style
This essay examines the high level of cultural negotiation that took Bombay by storm, yielding a string of ‘Bombay Deco’ buildings that boast of classic Deco elements interwoven with strands of the Indian visual tradition.
MUMBAI'S ART DECO
Anurag Kashyap’s Deco inspired ‘Definitive Bombay Noir’
A cinematic ode to Bombay's Deco of the 30s-40s.
MUMBAI'S ART DECO
100 Years of Bombay: 1850-1950
The story of the century that shaped Bombay*, of the people who built and celebrated the city. Harking back to Bombay’s humble beginnings, this essay traces the industrial, socio-physical, architectural and nationalist underpinnings that catapulted Bombay into a modern Indian metropolis.
Blog
Your Daily dose of art deco inspiration
In candid conversation with Abha N. Lambah: Part 1
Conservation Architect, Abha N. Lambah talks about her journey to Bombay and the city's latest UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription.
An Odyssey of Self-Discovery
In conversation with Bharatnatyam dancer and business woman Priti Warrier. Exploring expressions and harmony between the two art forms, Bharatnatyam and Art Deco.
Soona Mahal, The gold standard in Marine Drive’s Art Deco Precinct
Mr Mehernosh Sidhwa, 3rd generation of the family that built Soona Mahal and a resident to this day has a candid conversation with Prathyakasha Prasad and Atul Kumar about Soona Mahal, one of the most beautifully preserved and stunning corner facing art deco buildings on Marine Drive.