Digital Journal on Contemporary Architecture in India thinkMATTER is a platform for documentation and dissemination of ideas on architecture in India. Through diverse and multiple formats, we examine the processes, positions, and histories that shape the practice of architecture. By way of curation and archiving of thought, thinkMATTER contributes to the professional discourse and its […]
Biannual Journal on Contemporary Architecture IN]SIDE is a series of bi-annual journals published by Matter in collaboration with H & R Johnson (India) on Contemporary Architecture and Interior Design in India. The books chronicle and document ideas and work of some of the most thought-provoking practices from India under three segments – Space, Surface and Object. […]
Biennial Architecture Award and Critical Review The Merit List [TML] is an initiative by Matter and Takshila Educational Society to recognise projects of critical relevance in terms of design and thought in the context of contemporary Indian architecture. Each past cycle of TML received about 500 project submissions and nominations from across India. The jury […]
Works & Continuities https://studiomatter.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BOOK-VIDEO_090218.mp4 One of the most prolific architects to have practiced in post-independence India, Brinda Somaya has designed and built more than 250 projects over the span of 40 years of her firm SnK Architects. This monograph is a chronicle and critical reflection on […]
Independent Biennial Conclave FRAME is an independent, Biennial Conclave on contemporary architecture in India curated by Matter and organised in partnership with H & R Johnson (India) and Takshila Educational Society. The intent of the 3-day conclave is to provoke thought on issues that are pertinent to pedagogy and practise of architecture in India. The […]
Digitising and Archiving of a Historic Document. In 1985, a landmark exhibition on ‘The Architecture of India’ curated by Charles Correa and commissioned by Pupul Jaykar travelled the world. The exhibition was accompanied by a printed catalog edited by Charles Correa and a multi-screen projections system authored by Imtiaz Dharker. The exhibition and the collaterals […]
Rural Housing Concept Under the PMAY scheme, each unit is entitled to 100 Sq. Meters of land in the villages. The proposal looks at the possibility of creating a set of ‘ingredients‘ and not ‘recipes‘ that will enable the poor to build for themselves. The design looks at five configurations of 100 Sq. M land – […]
Redesign for a New Edition A collection of Charles Correa’s essays, A Place in the Shade is a seminal book authored and edited by Correa as an assimilation of a lifetime of writing. The texts in the book touch upon critical issues that were central to Charles Correa’s ideas on architecture, urbanism and housing. The […]
Graphical Interpretation of the 2011 Census Data Every decade, the Government of India produces, through an incredible logistical organisation, a document that records essential data on the citizens. While the document itself registers a wide range of human data, there are a few critical indicators that refer to the condition of human settlements and therefore, […]