Author: Mehta Kaiwan
Place: Mumbai
Publisher: Goethe Institute Max Mueller Bhavan/ Architecture Foundation
Year: 2021
Volume: 2020 of 8
Pages: 212
Source: Received from RMA
Subject: Architecture
Sub-Subject: Modern Architecture
Keyword: Modern Architecture
Shelf: C7R2
Accession No: B1440
Contents: Director’s Message Context, Language, and Building a Practice Exhibiting a Practice and Contours of Critical Thinking Thinking Though Time Thinking Through Making Building Through Ideas Drawing to Analyse: Curatorial Studies Projects Often Shaped into Books The Exhibition- A Photo Essay Critical Thinking through Conversations Building Trajectories, Bluring Binaries- Three Decades in India Envoi: Rahul Mehrotra The Studio and the Site
Abstract: *Architecture of Practice: Research Reflections and Reformulations* traces RMA Architects’ evolution from 1990 to 2020, examining the intersection of architectural context, language, and practice. Through essays and reflections, the book explores the relationship between thinking, making, and building, emphasizing the role of exhibitions, curatorial studies, and critical dialogue in shaping the practice. It challenges conventional binaries and provides a nuanced understanding of architecture’s role in society, particularly in India. Concluding with insights by Rahul Mehrotra, the book fosters a broader conversation on architecture’s cultural, political, and social dimensions, bridging theory with practice over three decades of work.