If you've lived in South Mumbai long enough, chances are you've heard a Mafatlal Park story. We've heard the one where people sat till the wee hours of the morning on the grass to discuss "ideas". Built in the 1930s, it was home to Bombay's intellectuals — Romesh and Raj Thapar, Frank Moraes and Attia Hosain. Now called Sea Face Park, the complex was of such prime importance that a special feature was carried in a daily with a strap, "Sixty Airy Flats with Ocean View at Breach Candy". But what is often left out of the larger discourse, regardless of who lived in these buildings, is the mechanics that go into constructing one. This week, a three-day exhibition promises to bridge this information gap.

Curated by heritage management company Past Perfect and presented by one of the country's oldest titling company, Bharat Flooring and Tiles (BFT), the exhibition titled Paving the Way aims to shed light on the city's history through images, 3-D printed models, newspaper articles and advertisements related to the construction industry. "My mother, Dilnavaz, has had some archival material related to BFT for years. We discovered that there was a very strong nexus of craftsmen and the change of materials from terrazzo tiles to marble, for instance. So, this exhibition is not just about our company," BFT director Firdaus Variava tells us.