In conversation with Sonal Sawant and Dhara Jain, Production Designer and Asst. Production Designer of Bombay Velvet
Gallery
Mar 29, 2020
Cambridge Court, Peddar road. Owner: Khan Sahib Ramzanally Jamalbhai was a merchant, landlord and ‘an expert in building-works’, especially those buildings based on his own designs.
Architect: Abdulhussein M. Thariani started his practise in Bombay in 1929 and moved to Karachi after the Partition. His works are found in Mumbai, Dhaka and Karachi, with the most well-known being the Bait-ul-Mukarram Mosque,the National mosque of Bangladesh.
Mar 29, 2020
Cambridge Court, Peddar road. Owner: Khan Sahib Ramzanally Jamalbhai was a merchant, landlord and ‘an expert in building-works’, especially those buildings based on his own designs.
Architect: Abdulhussein M. Thariani started his practise in Bombay in 1929 and moved to Karachi after the Partition. His works are found in Mumbai, Dhaka and Karachi, with the most well-known being the Bait-ul-Mukarram Mosque,the National mosque of Bangladesh.
Mar 29, 2020
Cambridge Court, Peddar road. Owner: Khan Sahib Ramzanally Jamalbhai was a merchant, landlord and ‘an expert in building-works’, especially those buildings based on his own designs.
Architect: Abdulhussein M. Thariani started his practise in Bombay in 1929 and moved to Karachi after the Partition. His works are found in Mumbai, Dhaka and Karachi, with the most well-known being the Bait-ul-Mukarram Mosque,the National mosque of Bangladesh.
Mar 29, 2020
Cambridge Court, Peddar road. Owner: Khan Sahib Ramzanally Jamalbhai was a merchant, landlord and ‘an expert in building-works’, especially those buildings based on his own designs.
Architect: Abdulhussein M. Thariani started his practise in Bombay in 1929 and moved to Karachi after the Partition. His works are found in Mumbai, Dhaka and Karachi, with the most well-known being the Bait-ul-Mukarram Mosque,the National mosque of Bangladesh.
Mar 29, 2020
Cambridge Court, Peddar road. Owner: Khan Sahib Ramzanally Jamalbhai was a merchant, landlord and ‘an expert in building-works’, especially those buildings based on his own designs.
Architect: Abdulhussein M. Thariani started his practise in Bombay in 1929 and moved to Karachi after the Partition. His works are found in Mumbai, Dhaka and Karachi, with the most well-known being the Bait-ul-Mukarram Mosque,the National mosque of Bangladesh.
Mar 18, 2020
Kirti Kunj, Matunga. Perhaps it is the sheer abundance of #Deco that makes us ignore it, be blind to it, take it for granted? As it gradually begins to thin and virtually disappears, we will probably wake up and prize what little is left. Too little, too late? Let’s do our bit to change that narrative.
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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MUMBAI'S ART DECO
India’s Single Screen Cinemas: Reimagined and Repurposed
Read more about our recent public event where Prof. Mary Woods and filmmaker Vani Subramanian presented some of their ongoing research work.
MUMBAI'S ART DECO
Expressions of Modernity: Semiotic Isotopy on Bombay's Backbay Reclamation Buildings
Dr. Mustansir Dalvi presents an ahistoric re-examination of Art Deco buildings that came up in 1930s and 1940s, now icons of the city.
MUMBAI'S ART DECO
Swadeshi Moderne: Aesthetics, Politics & Appropriation in Bombay’s Deco
A cluster of Art Deco insurance buildings built in Bombay’s Fort district during the years leading up to Independence embodied a growing nationalist sentiment.
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.
Blog
Your Daily dose of art deco inspiration
In candid conversation with Abha N. Lambah: Part 2
Abha N. Lambah shares her perspective on conservation and the state of architecture colleges in India.
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.