The Museum: Annual Review 2015-16

Author: Mukherjee Sabyasachi Place: Mumbai Publisher: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Year: 2015-16 Pages: 68 Source: Received from CSMVS Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai Sub-Subject: Bombay Keyword: CSMVS Shelf: C5R4 Accession No: B1282 Contents: Fornnualord, Essay, Commentary, Afterword, Postscript, Edited Abstract: Chairman Message, Management, Director General’s Report, New Acquisitions, Research and Publications, Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Museology […]

Mumbai Mapbook

Author: Urban Design Research Institute Place: Mumbai Publisher: Urban Design Research Institute Year: 2015 Pages: 133 Source: Urban Design Research Institute Subject: Bomaby/ Mumbai Sub-Subject: Bombay Keyword: GIS Map Shelf: C8R2 Accession No: B1543 Contents: Forumbaiord, Essay, Commentary, Afterword, Postscript, Edited Abstract: GIS Maps, Layers for Mumbai

Re-Envision MCGM’s Flawed Adoption Policy to Ensure Holistic and Pro-People Development of Mumbai’s Open Spaces

Author: Sayli Mankikar Place: Mumbai Publisher: Observer Research Foundation Mumbai Year: 2015 Pages: 25 Source: Received from NAGAR Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai Sub-Subject: Open Space Keyword: Open Space, Adoption Policy Shelf: C5R6 Accession No: B1485 Contents: Forpenord, Essay, Commentary, Afterword, Postscript, Edited Abstract: Mumbai’s Open Spaces- An Overview, English Translation of MCGM’s Proposed Adoption Policy, The […]

Elements of Spacemaking

Author: Pandya Yatin, Vastu-Shilpa Foundation Place: Ahmedabad Publisher: Mapin Publishing Pvt Ltd Year: 2015 Pages: 216 ISBN: 978-1-935677-30-7 Subject: Architecture Sub-Subject: Architecture History Keyword: Architecture, Space-making, Architectural Elements, Historical Evolution, Global Architecture Shelf: C9R4 Accession No: B1610 Contents: List of Illustrations, Preface, Floor. Column, Wall, Door, Window, Stair, Roof, References Abstract: This book explores how […]

Mumbai Reader 15

Author: Joshi Pankaj Place: Mumbai Publisher: Urban Design Research Institute Year: 2015 Pages: 481 ISBN: 978-93-81444-06-1 Source: Urban Design Research Institute Subject: Urbanisation Sub-Subject: Urban Development Keyword: Urban Issue Classification: 711.4 Shelf: C10R2 Accession No: B1523 Contents: Forumbaiord, Essay, Commentary, Afterword, Postscript, Edited Abstract: The Mumbai Reader is an attempt to represent of the city […]

Urban Heritage in Indian Cities

Author: INTACH Place: Jaipur Publisher: INTACH Year: 2015 Pages: 68 Subject: Urbanisation Sub-Subject: Urban Planning/ Urban Heritage Keyword: Historic Buildings, Urban Identity, Heritage Conservation, Urban Development Shelf: C1R4 Accession No: B1045 Contents: Institutional Infrastructure for Urban Heritage, Integration of Heritage in Urban Renewal Framework, Revitalization of Urban Heritage Through Urban Renewal, Community Participation Approach, Generating […]

India: Modern Architecture in History

Author: Scriver Peter and Srivastava Amit Place: London Publisher: Reaktion Books Ltd Year: 2015 Pages: 384 ISBN: 978-1-78023-437-3 Subject: Architecture Sub-Subject: Architecture History Keyword: Modern Architecture, Colonial Era, Modernism, Architectural History Shelf: C9R5 Accession No: B1643 Contents: Introduction, Rationalization: The Call to Order, 1855-1900, Complicity and Contradiction in the Colonial Twilight, 1901-1947, Nation Building: Architecture […]

Redeveloping Mumbai’s Port Land: A handbook

Author: Hamara Shehar Vikas Niyojan Abhiyan, YUVA Place: Navi Mumbai Publisher: YUVA Year: 2015 Pages: 26 Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai Sub-Subject: History Keyword: Mumbai Port Land Shelf: C5R1 Accession No: B1271 Contents: Summary Mumbai Port and The City- The Historic Link Lead-Up to The Redevelopment of the Port The Report Brief People of the Ports Significant […]

Living Complex: From Zombie City to the New Communal

Author: Maak Niklas Place: Germany Publisher: Hirmer Publishers Year: 2015 Pages: 240 ISBN: 978-3-7774-2410-1 Source: Purchased Sub-Subject: Houses Keyword: Houses Shelf: C6R3 Accession No: B1351 Contents: Problems of Contemporary Architecture Chap 1: City and Suburb Chap 2: Being at Home, A Brief Phenomenology of Habitation Chap 3: Different Houses Chap 4: A Short History of […]

Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity

Author: ed. Mehrotra Rahul, Vera Felipe Place: New Delhi Publisher: Niyogi Books Year: 2015 Pages: 449 ISBN: 978-93-85285-07-3 Source: Received from RMA Sub-Subject: Mela Keyword: Kumbh Mela Shelf: C7R2 Accession No: B1438 Contents: Preamble Purpose Urbanism During the Kumbh Mela: January 14 to March 22 Deployment & Deconstruction Governance & Business Lessons Appendix Abstract: The […]