[IN]SIDE: Sanjay Mohe on Aesthetics, India & Practice of Architecture

Recorded by Matter.

In a discussion with Sanjay Mohe, Principal, Mindspace Architects, explores the relationship between architecture and the specific peculiarities of the Indian landscape to try and decipher a unique way of seeing that is at the core of our experience of the built environment in India.

The interview was recorded at the Indian Institute of management Campus, bangalore on 6th April 2018.

Think Matter / Studio Matter has done a phenomenal job of documenting and sharing this excellent interview — Thanks a lot fo doing this.

Few insights which Sanjay Mohe shares…

1. You practice architecture in India — a landscape of great diversity and multiple cultures. What do you think is unique about a practice in India?
2. What are the core ideas that form the philosophical structure of your practice?
3. You have talked about light as a material. Can you tell us the significance of light in your work?
4. How do you see your work engaging with the sense?
5. What role do material and colour play in your work?
6. Is there an indian way of looking at things? What are the visual attributes of architecture of India?
7. In the last few years, images have dominated the discussion on architecturte. What do you think of this way of looking at architecture?
8. What is your view on the state of the profession?