Exhibition Walkthroughs

Wed, Jan 8 | 4pm – Presentation by Pranav Thole, followed by a walkthrough by Rahul Mehrotra

Thu, Jan 9 | 5pm – Presentation by Pranav Thole, followed by a walkthrough

The travelling exhibition displays the works of 41 emergent architecture practices in South Asia that have engaged in the making of architecture, landscape, and infrastructure in the public realm. The research offers insights into patronage, methodologies, emergent technologies, and construction techniques and also sheds light on how the humane and social aspects of architecture characterized by participatory frameworks are being approached by practitioners today. It attempts to highlight modes of engagement as well as transgressions and synergies between disparate cultures, ways of representation, and knowledge accumulation and production. The first edition of the exhibition was shown at the India International Centre, New Delhi in December 2023, followed by the first travel edition at the Alliance Francaise, Chennai in August 2024.

The exhibition is part of the research project – State of Architecture in South Asia, which aims to collectively ask, across South Asia, the question: Does Architecture matter in a state of transition? In the region, numerous transitions, and uncertainties, encompassing climate change, political transformations, and socio-economic shifts, manifest in a heightened form within the daily existence of its populace. A project initiated by the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University and the Architecture Foundation, visit https://www.soasouthasia.com for more details on the project.

The Travelling exhibition is produced by Prakriti Foundation and the Architecture Foundation