Skyscrapers are the future of development as the value of land goes higher everyone wants to use each and every part of land. Dharavi is
Reinventing Dharavi: An Ideas Compendium is an abridged compilation of proposals received through an international ideas competition, conceived by the Urban Design Research Institute (UDRI).
Vidyadhar Phatak, in his tribute to Shirish Patel, writes about his work on Navi Mumbai and critical urban issues.
The rapid increase in the population of urban poor and their dwellings in the organically grown neighborhoods, poses a significant challenge to the development of Indian cities and towns. The traditional approach to their rehabilitation involves ‘demolition’ of the existing slum and ‘reconstruction’ elsewhere. Considering this approach, the article seeks to raise the following questions: Do the residents inhabit the newly constructed cost-effective buildings which are devoid of any sense of home, their social network or employment opportunities? And does this ‘upgradation’ really stop the establishment of new slums in the future?
The multitude of redevelopment projects underway across India presents a chance to reshape the nation’s urban narrative towards sustainable and inclusive development. But are we truly seizing this opportunity? The essay is a part of shortlisted entries for the essay writing contest, February 2024.
Hussain Indorewala in conversation with Urban Planner Shirish Patel, on making of the city, transformation and politics of development.
Vandana C Padmanabhan writes on the importance of building resilient housing for informal and low-income communities.
Future Trajectories 2.0: Studio Pomegranate, Mumbai
“Recognising the need is the primary condition for design” – Charles Eames Informal Surgery is an urban design proposal, in which a series of architectural
“What we did was throw an imaginary ball at the [local] children, and they picked up the game immediately,” said Priyanka Jain, one of five
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