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The long awaited [IN]SIDE Volume 03 Issue 01 serves as the fifth in the series of journals published by Matter in collaboration with H & R Johnson (India), documenting Contemporary Architecture and Interior Design which is quintessentially Indian, through three primary lenses of enquiry: Space, Surface and Object. This book chronicles the ideas of some of the most thought provoking designers in India, including Rupali Gupte, Indigo Architects, Hundredhands, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, impasto building workshop, Bimal Patel, Studio Tessera, Rooshad Shroff, CarbonCraft Design, Vishwanath Kashikar, Prof. A Srivathsan, R. Kiran Kumar, Aradhana Seth and Randhir Singh. With over 200 pages of hi-resolution photographs and drawings, essays, dialogues and editorials on projects of varied scales and typologies, [IN]SIDE Five brings to light the various projects and initiatives in India which pave the way towards sensitive and impactful design. 

To chronicle the 2020-21 cycle of The Merit List, we are happy to announce the release of The Merit List publication. The book records the Citations and Commendations in detail along with select project data reproduced in a compilation as well as a glimpse into the previous cycles of the initiative.

To obtain a copy, write to think@matter.co.in

The second session of AOA literary Club’s series on Research in Architectural Practice, Maanasi Hattangadi presented on behalf of Studio Matter. The talk provided a detailed insight into academic research, research methodologies and future prospects as a professional researcher in Architecture, narrated through their own journey.

We are excited to announce that our projects: Narindrapur Market (Design and Place-Making for a Local Produce Market), A Shrine and a Well in Asaon (Design of a Small Shrine and a Public Space, and Rejuvenation and Public Space Intervention for a Village Well) and Waste Wagon (An Upcycled Vehicle for Collecting Waste) have been awarded Second in Public Utility (Built), Second in Institutional (Built) and Third in Industrial / Warehouse (Built) respectively at Eduwik Architecture Excellence Awards 2022.
For more: http://www.eduwik.com

To mark the tenth death anniversary of Muzharul Islam on 15th July 2022, Bengal Institute shared a a lecture by Kazi Khaleed Ashraf from FRAME Conclave 2019.

Link:  Contrapuntal Modernism

Artuminate | Archiol is an International Design Competition platform that welcomes professionals and students from all around the world to contribute their share in the world of architecture by presenting their creativity and competing with the best in the field. They recently organised a competition which intends to understand the role of Imagination in Architecture. Maanasi Hattangadi was one of the jurors.

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Based in Milan, Beijing and New York, designboom is an online magazine for key issues in the fields of architecture, design, technology and art with a global reach. The project ‘Narindrapur Market’ has been published in the magazine.

Read more about the feature here: https://www.designboom.com/architecture/open-air-market-built-around-tree-new-life-india-studio-matter-03-23-2022/

Participating in the ‘In Conversation’ series – part of the ‘Unit Light Infrastructure‘ L2 Studio at CEPT University, led by Kruti Shah. The studio looks at reimagining transit settlements within the city of Ahmedabad.

We are thrilled to be featured in Architecture.Live’s – Future Trajectories: Promising Architectural Practices of India.

Read more of the feature here: architecture.live/studio-matter-goa/

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