Archive for August, 2011

Water Systems in Dharavi

Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2011 by sameer

Network of pipes carrying fresh water to the houses. These pipes have all been laid out by local plumbers.
Dharavi, a very dense, self-built settlement located at the heart of Greater Mumbai, has developed its own infrastructure over time. The system, built incrementally by local plumbers and residents is a complex one.  Urban planners and architects [...]

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Aranya: A Story of Incremental Development

Posted on Monday, August 8, 2011 by rahul

Last week, we followed the trail of incremental development as hard-wired into BV Doshi’s little publicized Aranya project, which was started in the early 1980s in the city of Indore (Madhya Pradesh, India). The Indore Development Authority had commissioned a low-cost housing initiative for economically weaker sections of the city. This [...]

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