Architect of the Year Award (AYA) by JK Cement was instituted in 1990 to inspire the professionals to strive towards further raising the bar in architecture standards of the country. The 33rd Cycle felicitated Studio Matter with a State Commendation Award. […]
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Ruturaj Parikh, Founder and Director of Matter, Goa, share his insights on how designing becomes an act of authoring at SEDA Lecture Series in Vadodara on 15th March 2024. […]
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One of the simplest forms of a vault – The Barrel Vault had been traditionally used in buildings since date. In regions with adverse climatic conditions, a traditional system of providing a shade to a building is always recommended. The process though cost effective in terms of materials, is highly time consuming and labour intensive. […]
Any act of architecture is an inherently violent act. It ravages the land, upsets natural patterns and irreversibly changes the ancient terrain. For us, sustainability is not a vertical discipline. We think that by designing with due respect and understanding of the site and its ecological and material context, we can make enduring buildings that […]
The Island That Never Gets Flooded 2023 Artists can contribute to the public realm in many ways, the outcomes of which may not always be readily defined as art. Public art projects may aesthetically enhance an environment; be utilitarian; respond to a particular site through material, form and concept; educate and comment on issues and […]
The new issue of Arthart is out! Edited by Anjum Katyal, this issue features contributions from Rahul Ram, Vikram Phukan, Shaaz Ahmed, Sumana Chandrashekar, Manjari Chakravarti, and many more. In the last edition, Matter was commissioned to re-design this Indian arts journal. The physical form of the book was designed as neutral, not straying into […]
We are delighted to share a few moments from The 2023 Merit List Valediction & The Takshila Lecture on Architecture & Society, held at the Bangalore International Centre [BIC] on October 2, 2023. This event marked the conclusion of the 2022-23 cycle of The Merit List. Our sincere gratitude to the citation recipients, esteemed jury […]
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The Merit List [TML] is an initiative by Matter supported by Takshila Educational Society to recognise projects of critical relevance in the context of contemporary architecture of India. 2022-23 was the fifth cycle of The Merit List. CITATIONS The Bridge / DamGallery HouseRestoration of The Lal Bagh PalaceKIPCERRestoration of Byculla Railway StationMasjid E ZubaidaYogashaalaKavidhanA Home […]
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 […]