Book a Week
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Book a Week
Book-a-Week is a weekly podcast in an author-interview format featuring new books on architecture and cities published in the last five years. Every week young scholars from the fields of architecture, urbanism and design research will interview authors of recent books on diverse topics from archite...
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Subaltern Urbanisation in India: An Introduction to the Dynamics of Ordinary Towns
Shreyank Khemalapure engages in a discussion with Eric Denis and Marie-Hélène Zérah, Editors of ‘Subaltern Urbanisation in India: An Introduction to t...
From the Frugal to the Ornate - Stories of the Seat in India
Bhavin Shukla engages in a discussion with Sarita Sundar about her book ‘From the Frugal to the Ornate - Stories of the Seat in India' which was publi...
Uncivil City: Ecology, Equity, and the Commons in Delhi
Soumini Raja engages in a discussion with Amita Baviskar about her book ‘Uncivil City: Ecology, Equity and the Commons in Delhi' which was published b...
Footprints of Visvakarma: Studies in Indian Sculpture and Architecture
Bhavin Shukla engages in a discussion with Snehal Shah, Editor of ‘Footprints of Visvakarma: Studies in Indian Sculpture and Architecture' published b...
Sen Kapadia Architect: In Pursuance of Meanings
Shreyank Khemalapure engages in a discussion with Pinkish Shah, Editor of ‘Sen Kapadia Architect: In Pursuance of Meanings', published by the CEPT Uni...
Durga Pujo and the City of Kolkata
Bhavin Shukla engages in a discussion with Anjan Mitra about his book, ‘Durga Pujo and the City of Kolkata', which was published by the INDIANA & Sust...
The Great Padma
Soumini Raja discusses the book ‘The Great Padma' with author Professor Kazi Khalid Ashraf. The Great Padma was published by the Goff Books in 2023
The Unforgiving City and Other Stories
Shreyank Khemalapure engages in a discussion with Vasudhendra Shroff about his book, ‘The Unforgiving City and other stories', which was published by...
Monsoon As Method: A Book By Monsoon Assemblages
Soumini Raja engages in a discussion with Lindsay Bremner about her book, ‘Monsoon as Method: A Book by Monsoon Assemblages', released by the Actar Pu...
Architecture and Independence: The Search for Identity-India 1880 to 1980
Bhavin Shukla engages in a discussion with Prof. Miki Desai and Prof. Madhavi Desai about their book, 'Architecture and Independence: The Search for I...
The Unfinished: The Stone Carvers at Work in the Indian Subcontinent
‘The Unfinished: Stone carvers at work in the Indian Subcontinent’ by Professor Vidya Dehejia and Peter Rockwell, is an exploration of the notions of...
The Qutb Complex: The Minar, Mosque and Mehrauli
Delhi’s Qutb Complex is one of the most iconic sites that has encountered several changes since its inception to the present day. Catherine Asher’s bo...
Accumulation by Segregation: Muslim Localities in Delhi
Rajshree in conversation with Dr. Ghazala Jamil, on her book ‘Accumulation by Segregation: Muslim Localities in Delhi’, published by the Oxford Univer...
The Mughal Empire from Jahangir to Shah Jahan: Art, Architecture, Politics, Law and Literature
Sunaina Shah talks to Ebba Koch on the book titled ‘The Mughal Empire from Jahangir to Shah Jahan: Art, Architecture, Politics, Law and Literature’. T...
From the Colonial to the Contemporary: Images, Iconography, Memories of Law in India's High Courts
Arul Paul talks to Dr. Rahela Khorakiwala, author of the book From the Colonial to the Contemporary: Images, Iconography, Memories, and Performances o...
Building with Fire
Sunaina Shah talks to Ray Meekar, author and photographer of the book Building with Fire, published by the CEPT University Press. The book is a compil...
Urban Utopias : Excess and Expulsion in Neoliberal South Asia
Arul Paul talks to Tereza Kuldova and Mathew A. Varghese, editors of the book Urban Utopias: Excess and Expulsion in Neoliberal South Asia (Palgrave S...
Working in Mumbai: RMA Architects
Rajshree talks to Rahul Mehrotra about his latest book ‘Working in Mumbai, RMA Architects’ published this year in 2021, by the CEPT University Press....
Rule By Aesthetics: World-Class City Making in Delhi
Venugopal talks to Asher Ghertner about his book ‘Rule by Aesthetics’. The book talks about the role the state plays in everyday lives of the poor and...
Celebrating Public Spaces of India
Arul Paul talks to Anshuman Gupta on his book ‘Celebrating Public Spaces in India’ co-authored with Archana Gupta. The book explores the architectural...
Late Temple Architecture of India, 15th to 19th Centuries
Sunaina Shah talks to George Michelle on his book ‘Late Temple Architecture of India, 15th to 19th Centuries’. This book is the first wide-ranging ove...
Gender, Space and Agency in India
Rajshree Rajmohan talks to Anindita Datta on her book "Gender, Space and Agency in India.’ This edited volume is a set of eleven insightful chapters b...
The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir (Early 14th –18th Century)
Venugopal Maddipati talks to Hakim Sameer Hamdani on his book “The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir”. The book presen...
In the public's interest: evictions, citizenship, and inequality in contemporary Delhi
In the first episode of the Book-a-Week Podcast, Arul Paul talks to Gautam Bhan on his book, ‘In the Public’s Interest – Evictions, Citizenship and In...
Introduction to the Podcast by Prof. Srivathsan
Introduction to the Podcast by Prof. Srivathsan by CEPT Library & Center for Research on Architecture and Urbanism
Tridip Suhrud: Working With Hands: Materiality and Gandhi's Political Imagination
Dr Tridip Suhrud, is a renowned scholar of Gandhi Studies, and is currently the provost of CEPT University. His body of work includes several projects...
Abin Chaudhuri: Making of a Place, A Productive Collaboration between Practice and Community
Abin Chaudhuri, founder of Abin Design Studio, is based in Kolkata. His practice eschews a single 'big idea' approach and explores ways to engage with...
Kaiwan Mehta: Neighbourhoods As Histories
Kaiwan Mehta, is a theorist and critic in the field of visual culture, architecture, and city studies. He is currently the Managing Editor of Domus In...
Kamu Iyer: On the Cusp of Modernity, Architecture and Education in the Formative Period
Kamu Iyer is a senior architect who lived and practised in Mumbai for more than five decades. He is a keen observer, analyst and author of the book ‘B...
Seema Khanwalkar: Meaning and Materiality
Seema Khanwalkar is a semiotician working in the area of cultural semiotics. She teaches courses on meaning and design at CEPT, IIM Ahmedabad and vari...
Parul Zaveri: Conservation in India- A view from Practice
Parul Zaveri is co-founder of Abhikram, a practice well known for championing art and craft in architecture. Her works include settlement design and u...
A.G.K. Menon: Architecture and Modernism, Postcolonial Mediations (Part 3)
A G Krishna Menon is a senior architect, urban planner and conservation consultant based in Delhi. He is one of the eminent thinkers and writers in th...
Chitra Vishwanath in Conversation with Vishwanath Srikantaiah: Architecture in the Time of Pandemic
Chitra Vishwanath is the founder of Biome Environmental Solutions, a firm focused on ecology, architecture and water. An architect noted for sustaina...
A.G.K. Menon: Architecture and Modernism, Postcolonial Mediations (Part 1)
A G Krishna Menon is a senior architect, urban planner and conservation consultant based in Delhi. He is one of the eminent thinkers and writers in th...
A.G.K. Menon: Architecture and Modernism, Postcolonial Mediations (Part 2)
A G Krishna Menon is a senior architect, urban planner and conservation consultant based in Delhi. He is one of the eminent thinkers and writers in th...
Sameep Padora: Towards a new Regional Paradigm
Sameep Padora, one of the noted architects in India, is the founder of Mumbai based studio, sP+a. Along with practice, he is also involved in researc...
Tapati Guha Thakurta: Archaeology and the Monument (Part 1)
Tapati Guha-Thakurta is one of the eminent art historians in the country. Her work includes the fields of cultural history, history of art and visual...
Prem Chandavarkar: Human within the Architect
Prem Chandavarkar heads CnT Architects, a third-generation architectural firm based in Bangalore. Besides design practise at CnT, he extensively write...
Annapurna Garimella: A Pedagogy of Breath and Posture, Modern Architectural Education in India
Annapurna Garimella is a designer and an architectural historian. Her body of work includes research on late medieval Indic architecture and the histo...
Rajan Rawal: Climate Responsive Buildings in India – The Changing Context
Rajan Rawal heads the Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy, one of the internationally recognised research hubs on energy perfo...