CEPT Archives is excited to introduce the Exhibition ‘𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗻𝗲’ - 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗵' showcasing the Ahmedabad based collaborative practice of Architect Kamal Mangaldas and Structural Engineer Devendra Shah. The exhibition is being held at Lilavati Lalbhai Library at CEPT University, Ahmedabad till 17th April 2022, 11 am to 7 pm daily (including weekends). It will be available for viewing at CEPT Archives Gallery from 22nd April 2022. The exhibition is open for public viewing.

School of Architecture of CEPT University was established in 1962 and is now Faculty of Architecture that forms one of the five faculties at the University. During these five decades, the students of this institution have documented a significant amount of traditional & other forms of architecture all over the country. Furthermore, a special focus of documentation has been within the Walled City of Ahmedabad. This is a "work in progress" exhibition to identify and archive this documentation that would be very valuable to the efforts in conserving the historic places of the city.

At one level, the exhibition is a valuable archival endeavour, at another, an effort to expand the understanding of modern architecture in India. Talati’s works show that modern ideas and experience in Corbusier’s office were inspiring and also relevant, but needed to be contextualized and reinvented. Climate and cost mattered to design as much as modern principles and technology. Solutions had to be significant to place and people. The exhibition tried not just to display his professional projects but also provide a sense of the time in which Talati was practising. By showcasing his education and training in Corbusier’s office, and his impressive body of work, the exhibition provides a glimpse of the trajectories of his ideas and how they manifested in his buildings. The exhibition is a long overdue recognition of Talati’s contribution.

Jaimini Mehta is a practising architect and an independent academic based in Baroda, India. He studied architecture at M.S. University of Baroda and at University of Pennsylvania in the Louis Kahn Studio,and went on to work in the offices of Louis Kahn and Mitchell/Giurgola Associates in Philadelphia. At present he is a Hon. Director of the Baroda based Centre for the Study of Urbanism and Architecture, which he instituted in 2006. He was an Adjunct Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy, NY and at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. He has also worked as Head of the Schools of Architecture at Baroda and Goa.

CEPT Archives in collaboration with FAAA is hosting the display of selected works of Architect Jaimini Mehta, starting from 15th Feb 2016. Jaimini Mehta is a practicing architect and an independent academic based in Baroda, India. Following his traveling exhibition which will be opened in Ahmedabad at CEPT Archives, architect has also decided to archive his works with the archives for future generations to refer.

Related Study Program (RSP), at CEPT University is not only a unique contribution to the students’ pedagogical journey but also to the society in terms of the recorded data. As part of this program, students of CEPT University, under the guidance of faculty members, document and study various traditional and vernacular built environments of India where indigenous building traditions are alive and people make their own spaces. First-hand experience during this program enhances and sensitizes student’s understanding and their abilities to appreciate and decode the built forms in terms of its “making” and socio-cultural aspects. Initiated as a ‘measure drawing’ exercise, right from early 60s, it has by now contributed up to almost 6000 drawings of India’s diverse built environments, providing important insights in fields of Architecture, Planning and Design. The exhibition has been curated by Prof. Kireet Patel, Asst. Prof. Jay Thakkar and Asst. Prof. Sachin Soni.