Architecture & Everything around it.
While today when we go to Phoenix Mall (Mall in South Mumbai) we won’t give a thought on why there’s a Chimney in the middle of the mall. Why they named its Phoenix mall? Why not a Unicorn mall? Why some structures still have sloping roof profiles. Is there a past?? YES, indeed and to…
WHAT WERE THE FOCAL POINTS? HOW SETTLEMENT OF DWELLING HAPPENED IN THE CITY? HOW WAS THE LIFE IN COLONIAL & POST COLONIAL ERA? WHAT WAS SCENARIO OF CHAWLS IN MUMBAI? I still remember in my architecture college days when we were getting ready for one of the trophies for NASA while doing the case study…
In the previous blog we saw that the city got its shape by the 1850s. Trade started flourishing in different sectors. People from different communities started migrating because of trade. A working-class of people started migrating for jobs. This action resulted-in increase in population. But to see the trade of cotton mills we have to…
Ever wondered precisely why and how were the seven islands of Bombay woven into one landmass that we tread on today? if yes read on This is the Mumbai series in which we are learning about the evolution process of the city. Now that you know about the Portuguese and British influence on Mumbai on…
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