We are a small team that is very focussed on what we have set out to do. We Showcase Mumbai’s Art Deco, Advocate its Conservation, Chronicle its History and Photo Document its Deco neighbourhoods. We bring a high level of integrity and commitment to quality in this initiative. We have created a repository of information that will give you an appreciation of Mumbai’s Art Deco and for the researcher, academic, historian and others we offer a platform that captures Mumbai’s Art Deco in some depth.
Atul has worked actively for over a decade on civic issues, protecting open spaces and south Mumbai’s Art Deco heritage precinct. He is passionate about conservation, civic and governance issues, nature, the environment, saving Mumbai’s iconic Art Deco heritage and putting it on the world map. He takes an occasional photograph that wows the team.
Nityaa is a Conservation Architect with a keen interest in conserving modern heritage, incorporating sensitive interventions within historic settings and preserving heritage buildings through material conservation and adaptive reuse. After her B.Arch, she got her Master’s from University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in conservation science and preservation design. Work opportunities have enabled her to travel and work on varied projects in Turkey, Tunisia, Peru and USA. Prior to this she was part of the MOSAIKON initiative at the Getty Conservation Institute through their graduate fellowship program. She strongly believes that community engagement plays a significant role in successfully preserving built cultural heritage.
Shubhika is a fine artist and designer. She graduated as a Public Space Designer from Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore and also did a semester at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston. She explores dialogues between spaces, communities, art and nature. She has delved into narratives of living heritage, ecology and urbanisation of several places in Karnataka – one of which was exhibited under Srishti’s student academic work at the 19th ICOMOS General Assembly and Symposium, New Delhi. At work, one can easily spot her with a journal full of notes and doodles.
Vishaka is an architect deeply invested in documenting Mumbai’s Art Deco heritage while promoting awareness and appreciation for its historical significance. After graduation, she worked on commercial building projects at an architectural firm. She enjoys writing, travelling and exploring relationships between society, culture and the built environment. You can spot her with her camera capturing buildings as she helps build the Photo documentation initiative poring over pictures, evaluating structures and creating documentation panels.
Art Deco Mumbai is not for profit.