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Known as ‘the city of dreams’, a place where everyone is welcome and everything is possible, Mumbai is the second most populous city in India, a curious melting pot of cultures, the arts, religious traditions, and architectural legacies, and one of the greatest nerve centres of the Indian sub-continent. This unique guide shows some of the architectural threads that have contributed to make Mumbai the cosmopolitan metropolis that it is today, including rock-cut caves (important UNESCO World Heritage sites which are considered one of the cradles of civilization), Indo-Islamic architecture, colonial heritage, hidden gems of Art Déco (including Modernist cinemas – a threatened species) and stunning contemporary architecture that is emblematic of the difficult historical period the city is going through for both economic and socio-ethical reasons. Featuring almost 150 buildings, Architectural Guide Mumbai will give the reader an understanding of how Mumbai’s present is layered with its fascinating past and of the development challenges facing the city as it strives to provide more sustainable living conditions for its inhabitants.

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Dr Bindu Agarwal was born and brought up in Chandigarh, graduated in architecture in 2000, and received her postgraduate degree in architecture in 2012. She completed her PhD in architecture at Himgiri Zee University, Dehradun on the topic 'Socio-economic impact assessment of land changes. Architectural style of residential buildings in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India'. After several years' working as an architect and interior designer, she joined Himgiri Zee University as a visiting faculty member at the Department of Architecture and Planning. Subsequently, she joined Graphic Era Hill University, where she was assistant professor and then associate professor. She has supervised more than 40 BArch thesis projects and written more than 30 research ⁄ technical articles for journals. She has inspected numerous architectural institutions for the government. Since August 2013 she has been a professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun. Simran Agarwal is an architect and a LEED GA. She has participated in NASA trophies and led Arcontention Trophy 2017. Additionally, she has been an active member of worldwide poetry groups 'writer's desk' and 'backstoryyalley'.

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