KRVIA

KRVIA welcomes its new academic leadership and faculty members as part of its continued commitment to strengthening its architectural legacy.

The KRVIA Invites You to Celebrate International Yoga Day

Join us in observing International Yoga Day on Saturday, 20th June 2026, at 10:00 AM in AV1.

KAA Update!

KRVIA Alumna, Saivi Shah graduated from the Master of Architecture in Urban Design (MAUD) program at Harvard GSD with Distinction. The distinction is awarded to 4 students in a cohort of 29 in recognition of overall academic performance across the two-year program. Her academic studio project based in Chicago, also received the Plimpton-Poorvu Prize (urban design + real estate Award at the GSD) and was recognized during the Awards Ceremony at commencement.

KAA Update Saivi Shah KAA Update Saivi Shah KRVIA Alumna, Saivi Shah graduated from the Master of Architecture in Urban Design (MAUD) program at Harvard GSD with Distinction. The distinction is awarded to 4 s…

KRVIA Monsoon Electives
8th - 13th December

The KRVIA electives is a space where students and faculty explore questions of architecture, urbanism, spatial practice and cultural criticism.
The intent of electives is to let students explore a wide range of domains of enquiry within the built environment. Courses are offered cover a variety of subjects that span from act of making and representation ,to history and humanities to design and construction, creating an interdisciplinary environment for learning.
The KRVIA Monsoon Elective week 2026-2027. is scheduled from 8th June to13th June 2026.

The electives are offered once every semester under the coursework of Mumbai University.

KRVIA Monsoon Electives 2026
June 8th to June 13th.
EL 1, EL 2……EL 19
Watch this space for more....

KRVIA Encounters
5th June 2026
AV1
11:00 am

This world Environment day on the 5th of June 2026, the KRVIA invites Sudarshan Sawant for screening and discussion around his acclaimed short film 'Lost songs of Sundari'. The event will try to position filmmaking and other forms of activism and their role in mobilizing and engaging with development and activism, especially Environmental activism in India.

Sudarshan is an emerging filmmaker from Mumbai, working around social and environmental conflicts in urban contexts.

KRVIA - AKTC Education Programme Publication

The Reflections on Architecture as a Craft publication seeks to explore architecture as craft. Here craft goes beyond its conventional connotations, embodying a thoughtful comprehension of the local – material, techniques and cultural legacies.

It is an extension of a project commissioned by the Education Programme of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. The six buildings in India that were awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were evaluated for the impact that they had on architectural language in the country, their fit with topical issues concerning the built environment today, the life of the building since it received the Award and the reasons for its selection by the Master Jury.

The research, printing and dissemination has been made possible through the generous support of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture - Education Programme.

The KRVIA offers a full-time B.Arch course, M.Arch in Urban Design and M.Arch in Architectural and Urban Conservation courses that are affiliated to the University of Mumbai and recognised by the Council of Architecture

The KRVIA also has a Fellowship Program that is offered to recent graduates. Selected fellows develop and conduct research in the disciplines of architecture, design, art, technology, humanities and urban studies

The Institute has Exchange Program partnerships with various universities in Asia, UK and Europe

KRVIA publication - 'Mapping Informal Settlements in India', developed as part of the SPARC collaborative research project involving KRVIA Mumbai, IIT Roorkee, TU Delft, and Jadavpur University.

The publication brings together comparative case studies from Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata, examining urban informality through questions of housing, migration, labour, planning, and spatial transformation. Through mapping, field research, and analytical documentation, the book positions informality as a critical process shaping contemporary Indian cities.

The book has been published with an ISBN and includes contributions from KRVIA faculty, researchers, and collaborators. Available in the KRVIA library.