News

3 Mumbai landmarks get UNESCO award, Times of India – 14th October, 2019

Three of Mumbai’s Monuments awarded at UNESCO Heritage Awards, Flora Fountain, Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue, Our lady of Glory Church, Mumbai Mirror – 15th October, 2019

Three of Mumbai’s Monuments awarded at UNESCO heritage awards for cultural heritage conservation, Maharashtra Times – 14th October, 2019

2019 UNESCO Asia- Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, Winners Announced --Award of merit – Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue, Mumbai – Our Lady of Glory Church, Mumbai - UNESCO Bangkok; Honourable Mention – Flora fountain, Mumbai – UNESCO Bangkok – 14th October, 2019

Century Old Buildings restored in South Mumbai, Times of India – 7th January, 2018

120 year old church off J.J. Hospital gets a revamp, Mumbai Live – 8th January, 2018

Conservation architects fight stereotypes & win, India Post – 13th January 2018

Flora of the flock, Business Line – 10th March, 2018

Restoration over demolition, The Hindu – 28th December, 2018

Bombay glory: UNESCO winners share challenges in heritage conservation, Financial Express – 24th December, 2017

Old Delhi’s Haveli Dharampura, Mumbai’s Wellington Fountain Get UNESCO Recognituion, NDTV India news – 17th November, 2017

Painstaking work restores Mumbai’s structures to former glory, The Indian Express – 3rd November, 2017

A two - decade – long urban conservation movement is winning accolades for Mumbai, Hindustan Times – 6th November, 2017

Bouquets won and battles to be fought, Mid-day, 6th November 2017

Human Touch, Mumbai Mirror – 2nd November, 2017

Mumbai wins big at UNESCO Asia - Pacific Awards, Mid-day, 2nd November 2017

Mumbai’s monument man, The Hindu – 30th September, 2017

The push to save Mumbai’s colonial era water fountains, BBC News – 21st August, 2017

Vikas Dilawari: The win some, lose some heritage game, Mid-day, 23rd July, 2017

Flora Fountain: concealed chamber with ancient valves found during restoration of 150 year old structure, The Indian express – 19th June, 2017

Reconstructing Mumbai’s past for the future, Hindustan Times – 6th March, 2017

Kala Ghoda to restore famous Mulji Jetha fountain in Mumbai, Mid-day - 24th Sep, 2016

Oh! Lady Flora, Mid-Day - 18th Sep, 2016

Flora Fountain is being restored to its former glory, Times of India - 17th Sep, 2016

Why this Cama Building bagged a UNESCO heritage award, Mid-day – 10th Sept, 2015

Mumbai’s Cama Building makes it to UNESCO award list, Mid-Day - 1st Sep, 2016

Raise a Toast to CST, Mumbai Mirror - 2nd July, 2016

Explore the heritage wing of the historic CST in Mumbai, Times of India - 30th June, 2016

Award of Distinction from UNESCO for JN Petit Institute, Mid-day - Sept, 2015

JN Petit Library wins UNESCO Restoration Award, Times of India - Sept, 2015

Mumbai's JN Petit Restoration Project among 12 winners, Mumbai Mirror - Sept, 2015

433 year old St John Baptist Church set to open doors - Sept, 2015

433 year old church all spruced up, Times Thane - Sept, 2015

Saluting Thane's 432 year old treasure, Mid-day - Sept, 2015

432 year old church in Thane gets a makeover, Mid-day - Sept, 2015

Call of Faith - Sept, 2015

Treat heritage as an asset, not liability, Indian Express - 23 April 2015

Focus on sensitive development without overpowering heritage, says conservation architect, Mid-Day - 22 April 2015

Protecting the past, The Asian Age - 18 April 2015

Not just the new DP, Mumbai’s urban heritage list is baffling too, Hindustan Times - 17 April 2015

Mumbai heritage: Inside Jamsetji Tata's home, the Esplanade House, Mid-Day - 15 April 2015

In a lonely place, The Hindu Business Line - 10 April 2015

Home Improvement, Indian Express - 06 April 2015

Plan forgets to mark as many as 24 fire temples as heritage structures, The Times of India - 06 April 2015

UNESCO honour for Esplanade House should set an example for Mumbai: Vikas Dilawari, Mid-Day - 24 March 2015

A watery past, DNA - 20 March 2015

World Heritage Week: In conversation with Vikas Dilawari on conserving 'Bombay', DNA - 21 November 2014

Team restoring Thane church stumbles on hidden heritage, Mumbai Mirror - Nov 1, 2014

UNESCO recognition for Esplanade House, MidDay - Sep 8, 2014

Jamsetji Tata’s residence wins Unesco honour for restoration, The Times of India - Sep 2, 2014

Thane's 500-year-old church up for restoration, The Times of India - May 3, 2014

Neglected Parsi museum in Mumbai being revamped, The Times of India - Jan 2, 2014

Trustees' 'sacred duty' to heritage wins them international awards, The Times of India - Sep 9, 2013

The silent keeper of legacy, Mumbai Mirror - Sep 8, 2013

Mumbai's moment of glory: Two heritage buildings bag Unesco award, DNA - Sep 5, 2013

Kochi gears up for the unique exhibition of contemporary art, Kochi Muziris Biennale, India Today - Dec 10, 2012

Mumbai Journal: The Man Conserving Our City, Wall Street Journal - Nov 3, 2012

Iconic Beacon of Harbor set to be restored, The Hindu - Oct 31, 2012

Inheritance of Cause, Lal Chimney, AD - March, 2012

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Publications

Restoration of Cama building, B.H.Wadia Fountain and Clock Tower, Indian Architect & Builder , Volume 31(5) – January, 2018

Architectural Digest – ‘Flora Fountain’ – September edition, 2019

Restoration of the Wellington fountain’ – Architecture Update (June, 2017)

Raise a Toast to CST, Mumbai Mirror - 2nd July, 2016

Contradictions and complexities in Urban Conservation, Conversation with Vikas Dilawari, Vol 3 Issue 1 - March, 2016

Is Heritage an Asset Or Liability, Architecture Update - Jan, 2015

Conserving a Vanishing Typology, Esplanade House, Fort, Mumbai Architecture Update - Dec, 2014

Repair not Redevelop, Seminar 657 - May, 2014

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus,Mumbai, Managing a World Heritage Site, Context Magazine - Dec, 2013

Shanghai Nightmares Time Out Magazine - Feb, 2013

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