Bijoy Jain, the founder of Indian practice Studio Mumbai, has long been well-known for his earth-bound material sensibilities, and an approach to architecture that bridges the gap between Modernism and vernacular construction. The recent opening of the third annual MPavilion in Melbourne, this year designed by Jain, offered an opportunity to present this architectural approach on a global stage. In this interview as part of his ?City of Ideas? series, Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Bijoy Jain about his design for the MPavilion and his architecture of ?gravity, equilibrium, light, air and water.?

MPavilion, Melbourne, Australia (2016). Image © John Gollings

Bijoy Jain, the founder of Indian practice Studio Mumbai, has long been well-known for his earth-bound material sensibilities, and an approach to architecture that bridges the gap between Modernism and vernacular construction. The recent opening of the third annual MPavilion in Melbourne, this year designed by Jain, offered an opportunity to present this architectural approach on a global stage. In this interview as part of his ?City of Ideas? series, Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Bijoy Jain about his design for the MPavilion and his architecture of ?gravity, equilibrium, light, air and water.?
561/63 Saat Rasta, Byculla West, Mumbai, India (2015). Image Courtesy of Studio Mumbai

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