Anne Geenen, of Case Design, talks about how being based in India inspires the practice’s work and how they try to make projects that are appropriate to the location where they are being built. Constructing Practice traces the narratives of young firms from around the globe, featuring the participants of a Columbia GSAPP symposium that took place on November 17, 2017, and expands the conversation to include many others, to tell us how they do what they do. Hosted by GSAPP Professor Juan Herreros, principal of Estudio Herreros in Madrid. Founded in 2013, Case Design is based in Mumbai, India, and led by Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay who work with architects, designers, and makers from India and abroad. The practice is committed to exploring the design process through acts of making. Using drawings, physical models, and full scale mock-ups in collaboration with makers, artists and technicians, they work to develop methods that respond to contextual conditions while remaining considerate to contemporary life and universal experience. Ongoing work includes a campus for young women in Pune, a home in the mountains of Bali, a small eco-resort in Zanzibar, and residential interiors in India. As an extension of the architecture practice and with a strong focus on material and detail, Case Design also creates furniture, objects and lights. “The main influence in our practice, in our way of working, are the things we see around us—the informal structures, the inventiveness and creativity, the materials, and the craftsmanship that are still very present in India.” – Anne Geenen Watch the full conference online: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/747-constructing-practice Case Design: http://casedesign.in