Project Title: Head office for Coonoor Tea Corporation, at Coonoor, India
Architects: Kaushik Mukherjee Architects, Bengaluru
B/up Area: 4600.00 Sq.Ft.
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Anuj Srivastava recounts the conversation between Meena Mani and Sudhish Mohindroo, two architects who worked closely with Joseph Allen Stein, held at Triveni Kala Sangam. Through personal anecdotes, they illuminated Stein’s meticulous design philosophy, deep ecological sensitivity, and understated humanity across three landmark projects: Triveni Kala Sangam, India Habitat Centre, and the Sher-I-Kashmir International Conference Centre (previously Kashmir Conference Centre).
As part of Brutalist India series Bhawna Dandona writes about Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) at Kashmere Gate in New Delhi which is a first facility of its kind in the country. The project was brought to life through the collaborative efforts of Rajinder Kumar, Mahendra Raj, and S. G. Deolalikar.
Terrace Theatre designed by Doro for Sirtej Bhatt is neither fully domestic nor institutional, neither stage nor home, but an extension that allows practice to exist just above the everyday, close enough to remain grounded, yet distinct enough to nurture imagination.
House of Santakukdi by Studio ARUR effortlessly and seamlessly connects between outdoor and indoor spaces while experimenting with various construction materials.
The Vegetable Market at Silvassa, India, was a Competition Design for a new market for existing street vendors. It’s an amalgamation of public green space that interfaces with a public plaza and an informal market.
The current Indian government replaced Edwin Lutyens’ bust with freedom fighter C. Rajagopalachari’s at Rashtrapati Bhavan, framing it as decolonisation. But symbolic gestures don’t dismantle colonial mindsets embedded in governance, caste, and institutions. Geethu Gangadhar raises an important question: whether this removal is a way to eradicate colonial baggage or systemic removal of history.
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