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The bigger question is how and what to conserve: Architect Vikas Dilawari | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

The bigger question is how and what to conserve: Architect Vikas Dilawari | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Shiny Varghese |Updated: March 29, 2019 12:50:18 am



The bigger question is how and what to conserve: Architect Vikas Dilawari

Mumbai-based conservation architect Vikas Dilawari on the challenges of defining and sustaining contemporary heritage.

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Architect Vikas Dilawari


If the architecture of yesterday is the heritage of today, then can today’s architecture be the heritage of tomorrow, wonders Mumbai-based conservation architect Vikas Dilawari. With over a dozen UNESCO awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation to his credit, he is known for his work at Mumbai’s Bhau Daji Lal Museum and Flora Fountain. He will be part of a discussion on “Contemporary Heritage – Is the meaning lost in translation?”, organised by the GD Goenka University in Delhi. In an interview, Dilawari talks about the lack of awareness and legislation on contemporary heritage, and the need for heritage labs. Excerpts:

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