When the Nomad Dwells – The Extraordinary Didi Contractor

Student of the late self-taught architect extraordinaire Didi Contractor, and architect Lakshmi Swaminathan curates A Call to Return—a book that covers Didi’s biography, philosophy, approach to architecture, and the creative process. Architect Chitra Vishwanath reviews it… A Call to Return takes shape from a collection of transcripts capturing conversations Didi Contractor had with students and admirers during the last decade of her life. Propelled into the spotlight and encouraged to share her wisdom, Didi began asking her interlocutors to document these exchanges. Following her passing in 2021, these transcripts—along with published interviews and articles—continue to serve as a wellspring of […]