On the 22nd and 23rd of May, 2010, The Shelter at Dharavi is hosting a two-day participatory workshop open to everyone who is interested in the creative arts. The event, which is entitled Art in Bombay’s Capital: Dharavi (ABC:D), is a chance for people to actively participate with local children and learn about the activities that are [...]

Producing clothes in high quantity is one thing, washing them all is another. Mumbai’s textile industry plays a major role in its economic history. The production of textile in India was boosted by the American Civil war (1861-1865), which interrupted cotton supplies from America to Europe. Great Britain as the colonizing power in India was [...]

Many followers of the late Jane Jacobs would say that the most defining spaces of the city are its streets. Streets are spaces that allow us to engage with the city as its citizens travel, work, play and meet. Streets can be perceived as the bloodlines of the city; the necessary avenues that carry all [...]

Incremental growth reflected in an average shop. An architectural analysis.