After São Paulo, Moscow, Rotterdam and Nijmegen, now it’s Mumbai’s turn.

Exhibition Opening

Friday, February 11

7:00pm Reception with opening remarks by

THE HONORABLE AHMED ABOUTALEB, Mayor of Rotterdam

OLE BOUMAN, Director, Netherlands Architecture Institute

MARK WIGLEY, Dean, Columbia University |GSAPP

The Architecture of Consequence exhibition is moving to India and will open on 10 February in Studio-X Mumbai. The exhibition will be opened by Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb of Rotterdam, who will be visiting Mumbai with a number of members of the NAi Circle. Like China, India is a growing economic power. Mumbai in particular is a rapidly expanding city that is facing major challenges in residential building, infrastructure and population growth. The NAi has designated India as one of its priority countries and is organizing a variety of activities in Mumbai between 9 and 13 February. The NAi is organizing a trip to Mumbai for the NAi Circle. During this visit a small delegation from the NAi Circle will have discussions with Indian counterparts, project developers, contractors and construction companies. The NAi Circle will also visit a number of modern architecturally interesting buildings. In the first instance the purpose of the trip is to engage with the growing economic potential of India in general and Mumbai in particular.

Mumbai is interesting because it is faced with a very large number of problems in an extremely limited number of square kilometres. This trip is also a response to the priority being given to India by the Dutch Ministries of Education, Culture & Science and Foreign Affairs. The NAi exhibition Architecture of Consequence will officially open to the public at Studio-X Mumbai on Friday 11 February. The opening ceremony will be conducted by the Mayor of Rotterdam Ahmed Aboutaleb, Dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) at Columbia University Mark Wigley, and NAi Director Ole Bouman. GSAPP’s Studio-X is a global incubator for critical dialogues about the future of the built environment. The NAi will participate in this dialogue with local designers, clients and policymakers by showing the work of nine Dutch architects. The Recyclicity, Hiphouse and Park Supermarket projects will demonstrate that architectural solutions can provide answers to spatial and social problems.

By presenting projects and solutions in its own country, the NAi wants to inspire designers worldwide and stimulate a debate about the role of designers in giving shape to a sustainable future. On 11 February the NAi is organizing a special Urban Mumbai Day. The problem of the slums in Mumbai will be addressed in depth in collaboration with Rotterdam City Council, Erasmus University, HIS (Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies) and ISS. After a visit to Dharavi, the biggest slum in Asia, in cooperation with ISS the NAi is organizing a mini-seminar about the role of an architect in slum areas. This theme is the leitmotif in the different activities. About Architecture of Consequence: This exhibition is part of the NAi’s Architecture of Consequence innovation agenda. For more information please visit Architecture of Consequence.

The following architects are contributing to the exhibition: 2012Architecten, Atelier Kempe Thill, biq stadsontwerp bv, MUST Urbanism, OMA / AMO, Powerhouse Company, Rietveld Landscape, Stealth.ultd, Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten, ZUS [Zones Urbaines Sensibles] Look here for more information about Studio-X Mumbai and the events.