Rooms You May Have Missed: Bijoy Jain, Umberto Riva

by Mirko Zardini, Montreal Cca

On the basis of building visits and ongoing conversations, the author Mirko Zardini interprets Umberto Riva’s and Bijoy Jain’s motivations and finds unlikely resonance in their complementary approaches. The publication accompanies the exhibition held under the same name at the Canadian Centre for Architecture.

240 pages, Paperback

First published July 25, 2015

Reviews

[Seven Pesos · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I glossed over most of the text + section on the Montreal exhibit. I actually really liked Umberto Riva's works, even though his style's a bit outside of my taste. Lot's of weird geometries, and raw materials. Very weird, but cool. Bijoy Jain's work was also nice, subdued modern feel with natural materials. I believe he designs chawls? Unsure as I glossed over much of the text, but a quick look at the captions and the buildings tells me he probably does. Now I feel like re-reading that book on chawls I read earlier this year. Anyhow, I'd say I really enjoyed 2/3rd of this book, and skipped over the rest (I guess I was uninterested).