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2022

Journal Article

Personal journey or tectonic practice: thick descriptions of curated residential interiors by four Indian architects

Sobti, Manu P. and Scriver, Peter (2022). Personal journey or tectonic practice: thick descriptions of curated residential interiors by four Indian architects. Fabrications, 32 (1), 82-109. doi: 10.1080/10331867.2022.2091838

Personal journey or tectonic practice: thick descriptions of curated residential interiors by four Indian architects

2022

Journal Article

Withering public space in Chandigarh: Transforming retail and social choreographies in the neoliberal Indian mall

Sobti, Manu P. (2022). Withering public space in Chandigarh: Transforming retail and social choreographies in the neoliberal Indian mall. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review, XXXIII (2), 47-58.

Withering public space in Chandigarh: Transforming retail and social choreographies in the neoliberal Indian mall

2019

Book Chapter

Eurasia’s historical space of palimpsest—desert, border, riparian and steppe

Sobti, Manu P. (2019). Eurasia’s historical space of palimpsest—desert, border, riparian and steppe. Architecture on the borderline: boundary politics and built space. (pp. 15-35) edited by Anoma Pieris. New York, NY USA: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315103419-2

Eurasia’s historical space of palimpsest—desert, border, riparian and steppe

2017

Book

Chandigarh re-think: transforming ruralities & edge(ness) in global urbanities

Manu P. Sobti ed. (2017). Chandigarh re-think: transforming ruralities & edge(ness) in global urbanities. Novato, CA, United States: ORO Editions.

Chandigarh re-think: transforming ruralities & edge(ness) in global urbanities

2017

Book Chapter

Transforming ruralities and edge-ness in global urbanities

Sobti, Manu P. (2017). Transforming ruralities and edge-ness in global urbanities. Chandigarh re-think: transforming ruralities and edge(ness) in global urbanities. (pp. 10-37) edited by Manu P.Sobti. Novato, CA, United States: ORO Editions.

Transforming ruralities and edge-ness in global urbanities

2016

Book Chapter

Persian civitas: revised readings on networked urbanities and suburban hinterlands in Erich Schmidt’s flights over ancient cities of Iran

Sobti, Manu and Hosseini, Sahar (2016). Persian civitas: revised readings on networked urbanities and suburban hinterlands in Erich Schmidt’s flights over ancient cities of Iran. The Historiography of Persian Architecture. (pp. 14-40) edited by Mohammad Gharipour. New York, NY, United States: Routledge.

Persian civitas: revised readings on networked urbanities and suburban hinterlands in Erich Schmidt’s flights over ancient cities of Iran

2015

Book Chapter

Mobile urbanism: tent cities in medieval European travel writings

Sobti, Manu P. and Gharipour, Mohammad (2015). Mobile urbanism: tent cities in medieval European travel writings. The city in the Muslim world: depictions by western travel writers. (pp. 22-56) edited by Mohammad Gharipour and Nilay Ozlu. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Mobile urbanism: tent cities in medieval European travel writings

2011

Book Chapter

The hues of paradise: examining color design in the Islamic garden

Sobti, Manu P. and Gharipour, Mohammad (2011). The hues of paradise: examining color design in the Islamic garden. And Diverse are Their Hues: color in Islamic art and culture. (pp. 304-325) edited by Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom. New Haven, CT, United States: Yale University Press.

The hues of paradise: examining color design in the Islamic garden

1993

Book

Urban form & space in the Islamic city: a study of morphology & formal structures in the city of Bhopal (central India)

Sobti, Manu P. (1993). Urban form & space in the Islamic city: a study of morphology & formal structures in the city of Bhopal (central India). Ahmedabad, India: Vastu Shilpa Foundation and School of Architecture - Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology CEPT.

Urban form & space in the Islamic city: a study of morphology & formal structures in the city of Bhopal (central India)

2024

Book Chapter

Beyond Water: Step Wells and Community Hydraulics in Modern India

Sobti, Manu P. and Rad Yousefnia, Ali (2024). Beyond Water: Step Wells and Community Hydraulics in Modern India. Rethinking Stormwater Management through Sustainable Urban Design. (pp. 273-292) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-4924-9_14

Beyond Water: Step Wells and Community Hydraulics in Modern India

2021

Conference Publication

Seljuq cities and architecture within and beyond the city – macro and micro perspectives

Sobti, Manu P. (2021). Seljuq cities and architecture within and beyond the city – macro and micro perspectives. Uluslararasi Selcuklu Tarihi Cografyasi Suriye – Irak – Filistin Sempozyumu Bildiri Kitabi, Unknown, 2020. Konya: NEÜ Yayınları.

Seljuq cities and architecture within and beyond the city – macro and micro perspectives

2021

Journal Article

Suburban cities and fluid boundaries: Stories beyond the walls of Islamic urbanities in Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent

Sobti, M. Manu Prithvish (2021). Suburban cities and fluid boundaries: Stories beyond the walls of Islamic urbanities in Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Hespéris-Tamuda – Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Rabat Morocco, LVI (4), 237-263.

Suburban cities and fluid boundaries: Stories beyond the walls of Islamic urbanities in Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent

2020

Book Chapter

Re-eimagining Eurasia: past Flatland stories of urban and landscape heritage

Sobti, Manu P. (2020). Re-eimagining Eurasia: past Flatland stories of urban and landscape heritage. The Routledge handbook on historic urban landscapes in the Asia-Pacific. (pp. 80-97) edited by Kapila Silva. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429486470-4

Re-eimagining Eurasia: past Flatland stories of urban and landscape heritage

2011

Journal Article

The Last Apples of Kazakhstan: Modernity, Geo-Politics and Globalization in Central Asia

Sobti, Manu P. (2011). The Last Apples of Kazakhstan: Modernity, Geo-Politics and Globalization in Central Asia. Global Currents Bi-annual Bulletin, 7 (2), 8-9.

The Last Apples of Kazakhstan: Modernity, Geo-Politics and Globalization in Central Asia

2010

Journal Article

Reflections on the Indian City: SARUP-CCA Urban Mapping Workshop 2009

Sobti, Manu P. (2010). Reflections on the Indian City: SARUP-CCA Urban Mapping Workshop 2009. Indian arch'09: annual NASA convention 2009-10, 56-63.

Reflections on the Indian City: SARUP-CCA Urban Mapping Workshop 2009

2010

Book Chapter

Migration, urban form, and the courtyard house: socio-cultural reflections on the Pathan Mohallas in Bhopal, India

Sobti, Manu P. (2010). Migration, urban form, and the courtyard house: socio-cultural reflections on the Pathan Mohallas in Bhopal, India. The courtyard house: from cultural reference to universal relevance. (pp. 65-81) edited by Nasser O Rabbat. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Migration, urban form, and the courtyard house: socio-cultural reflections on the Pathan Mohallas in Bhopal, India

2009

Conference Publication

City in Suburbia – Metamorphosis and Change in Central Asian Cities after the Arab Invasions

Sobti, Manu P. (2009). City in Suburbia – Metamorphosis and Change in Central Asian Cities after the Arab Invasions. ESCAS IX, Krakow, Poland, 2005. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars.

City in Suburbia – Metamorphosis and Change in Central Asian Cities after the Arab Invasions

2009

Book Chapter

ON DIRT: Figuring the Urban Ground Workshop + Urban Ecotone Design Competition 2007

Sobti, Manu P. (2009). ON DIRT: Figuring the Urban Ground Workshop + Urban Ecotone Design Competition 2007. Calibrations 3: positions. (pp. 58-60) Milwaukee, United States: School of Architecture &​ Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

ON DIRT: Figuring the Urban Ground Workshop + Urban Ecotone Design Competition 2007

2003

Book Chapter

The Oases Settlements of Central Asia

Sobti, Manu P. (2003). The Oases Settlements of Central Asia. The Interaction between Land and People in Central and Inner Asia. (pp. 145-173) edited by Michael Gervers and Uradyn Bulag. London, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

The Oases Settlements of Central Asia

2003

Book Chapter

Dwellings in the Steppes and Deserts of Inner Asia

Sobti, Manu P. (2003). Dwellings in the Steppes and Deserts of Inner Asia. Asia’s Dwellings: Tradition, Resilience and Change. (pp. 393-430) edited by Ronald Knapp. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Dwellings in the Steppes and Deserts of Inner Asia