The research aims to study the idea of dismantling a building with a view to recycle all its materials in a newer manifestation, so as to retain a sense of its memory. The premise of the project lies in challenging the explosive trend of wiping away buildings along with the collective memories of generations of inhabitants in various areas across the city, only to be replaced by orthogonal projections derived from mere administrative regulations.

Looking at these precincts with an introspective lens and suggesting the preservation of not just the building but a sense of place; thus aiming to reinvent our methods of construction and build with the existing material palette. Buildings thus reincarnate themselves to fit within the context of changing times, yet retain the soul and spirit of the building that was.

Research Team: Pratyusha Suryakant, Jinal Shah, Sarah Drouet, Sahil Shah, Akshara Verma, Pushkraj Tambdey, Dushyant Asher, Nidhi Mistry, Kamakshi Ganesh, Nikita John
No of Pages: 158
Year of Publication: 2013
Price: Rs 400