Autor/-in: Rahul Mehrotra

Rahul Mehrotra is a Professor of Urban Design and Planning and the John T. Dunlop Professor in Housing and Urbanization at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. He is the founder principal of RMA Architects, which has studios in Mumbai and Boston. RMA Architects, was founded in 1990 and has designed and executed projects including government and private institutions, corporate workplaces, private homes, and unsolicited projects driven by the firm’s commitment to advocacy in the city of Mumbai. In 2018 RMA Architects were awarded the Venice Biennale juror’s ‘Special Mention’ for ‘three projects that address issues of intimacy and empathy, gently diffusing social boundaries and hierarchies’. His most recent book is titled Working in Mumbai (2020) and is a reflection on his practice as evolved through its association with the city of Bombay/Mumbai. Since 2014, Mehrotra has been a member of the International Committee of Architecture Critics (CICA).