One of Correa’s early work in Ahmedabad, where he was actively engaged, the building exhibits hallmark features of it’s time, like the intricate expression of exposed concrete through wooden panelling.
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Architecture for gun enthusiasts : Gun House by Charles Correa (1960-62)
One of Correa’s early work in Ahmedabad, where he was actively engaged, the building exhibits hallmark features of it’s time, like the intricate expression of exposed concrete through wooden panelling.
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From Bangalore to Goa : Revisiting Charles Correa’s modernist architecture
More than a year after our Vertical Walk, Edgar Demello and I find ourselves on the podium of yet another Correa building, this time in the architect’s home state of Goa. “Our podium has similar detailing” I comment looking at the way the steps fold into the corners. “I like how you call it our podium” says Edgar.
For a while, it felt like deja vu…
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Caring for heritage homes ~
The magic of sleeping under a tiled roof is unparalleled – like the relief it provides in hot Goan summers, especially on a hot summer afternoon after belting a plate full of xit-kodi and recheado bangde, the little specks of mist that spray your face in the monsoons, the pleasing sound of the pitter patter of rain drops, and the blind trust we put on this seemingly thin layer of baked clay…
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Returning Home ~
Is home a place? Or is it a person?
Do you find it in a particular smell? Or in a particular tune?
Or, does it lie somewhere in the moment you over-hear a familiar phrase uttered between two strangers?
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What I learnt from ‘The Meaning in the Making’
Sean Tucker has been a guru to me over the past couple of years in my journey as an aspiring photographer. By profession, I am an architect and would never really call myself a photographer, though it is something I enjoy immensely. If in some capacity I do fit the title, I have Sean to thank. It’s from Sean that I learnt the true meaning of being a photographer – right from…
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The Balcão, Goa’s Beloved Porch
An integral part of Goan architecture, the balcão tells the story of the state’s colonial history Growing up, my time in Goa was limited to annual summer vacations. While traversing the narrow, winding streets of my village St Estevam, about 22km from Panaji, I remember being intrigued by the houses that seemed to be perfectly…
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HERITAGE AT RISK : The Impact of the proposed double tracking on Goa’s heritage
the three linear projects that threatened Goa’s environment. In January 2021, I was approached by Dr. Nandini Velho, who runs the MyMollem movement, to create a visual story around the issue. This gave birth to the series ‘Heritage at Risk’ which aimed at highlighting the present day impact of the railway line on Goa’s heritage homes in the Mormugao-Vasco belt.
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A change of scene, amidst uncertain times
In April 2021, I left my all familiar surroundings of Goa for the large bustling city of Bangalore. As I packed my stuff, I began to think about the 3.5 years that went by for The Balcão and how it has been a springboard for success for me. But I do tend to think ‘what next?’. Having spent the last few years intensely documenting the Goan landscape, what does this move mean for my work on The Balcão, especially in this post-Covid world we now inhabit.?
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“That’s not mine, Marie”
‘‘My husband Gery Mascarenhas was a surgeon. He put this up to see his poor patients, who he was treating for free. So when Charles visited, he saw this and said ‘That’s not mine, Marie’… I said ‘No, Gery built that’… He got quite upset.’’ (laughs)
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