Mumbai Architecture City Guide: 20 Projects in One of India’s Most Populous Cities
Mumbai Architecture City Guide: 20 Projects in One of India’s Most Populous Cities
Walking through the streets of Mumbai, India, is an experience unmatched anywhere else. The energy of India’s largest and most populous city is palpable through the people, their activities, and most importantly, the built environment. The city’s dynamic culture is evidently expressed through the structures that dot its landscape.
Mumbai is an eclectic mix of buildings large and small, old and new, and traditional and modern. The city of contrasts boasts an architectural legacy that goes back over 2000 years. Located in the state of Maharashtra along the west coast of India, Mumbai hosts a variety of architectural styles such as Victorian, Gothic, Art Deco, Indo-Saracenic, Modern and Post-modern. The city is characterized by its old charm and liveliness, a diverse stage for people to pursue their dreams.
Mumbai has a lot to offer the traveling architect. We’ve compiled a list of projects acclaimed by local and international architects that provide an image of the city’s glorious past and promising future. The guide contains social, residential, commercial, religious, institutional, hospitality, and civic developments spread across the city and its surroundings.
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JSW Toilet / Serie Architects
CSMVS – Visitor Centre at the Prince of Wales Museum / RMA Architects
World One / Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Trump Tower / WOHA
Antilia / Perkins + Will
GMS Grande Palladium / Malik Architecture
The Tote / Serie Architects
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus / Frederick William Stevens, Axel Haig
Gateway of India / George Wittet
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