Mandu- ‘A Tale Of Conscious Frames'

Steven Canara is an architect and an academician who completed his Bachelor’s in architecture from A.P.I.E.D., Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand in 2015. Post working with Snehal Shah Architect is Ahmedabad, he pursued his master’s in architecture from C.E.P.T., specializing in History, theory and criticism and graduated in 2018. He currently works as an associate professor in A.P.I.E.D. and also practises at Sarthak architects and interior designers in Ahmedabad. He is a passionate photographer intrigued by traditional and monumental architecture.

Travel and photography is food for my soul. I try to capture the essence of the places and spaces through photography and sketches. Mandu, Madhya Pradesh was a study-trip for first year architecture students at a college where I teach. The place was a first for students and me; not only in terms of the place, but also in terms of our respective positions for them as students of an architectural college and me as a teacher. But in the context of the place and the anticipation of witnessing Mandu’s architectural marvels; the concerns seemed secondary.