Manasi sketching during heritage documentation on a traditional timber roof

Architectmata

Architecture, books and places for curious families

Helping children look closer at the world around them — through buildings, stories, travel and making.

Observe first. Name later.

Where would you like to begin?

Conservation architect documenting a carved wooden facade during fieldwork

01ObserveLook closer at buildings, streets and everyday places.Buildings, streets & everyday clues

Children's architecture book displayed as part of the Architectmata bookshelf

02ReadBooks that help children understand places, people and the world.Books worth discovering together

Historic interior arch inviting families to look closely at a place

03ExploreTravel, museums and places worth noticing together.Travel, museums & interesting places

Children's drawings made from a shared creative prompt

04CreateArt, architecture activities and things to make.Art, architecture & making

A hand-drawn architectural detail preserved as part of a family and place archive

05RememberKeepsakes, family stories and ways of holding on to place.Family stories, keepsakes & place

Books for curious children

From the Bookshelf

Architecture · Marathi · India + Belonging

Cover of Discovering Architecture

Discovering Architecture

Cover of Know Your Forts

Know Your Forts

Cover of Aambe Kevha Yenar

Aambe Kevha Yenar

Explore the bookshelf

Decorative circular manhole cover photographed on a city pavement

Why I photograph manhole covers

Cities leave clues everywhere.Observe

Traditional roof structure documented during conservation fieldwork

From an Architect's Notebook

Looking closely is part of the job

Materials, repairs, scale and observation are part of how architects learn to understand a place.Architecture & heritage

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