Comments on: About URBZ

By: Henrique Koehler

Henrique Koehler — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:27:29 +0000

Hello,
I’m a german-brazilian inventor and I’ve developed a natural orientation system which is also proper for illiterate people, see http://www.volksnav.com/India. The system also shall substitute postal codes like 400017 and addresses like Block 4/6/12 New Transit Camp….

The authorities try to ignore it, so I’d appreciate very much if URBZ would make the first step using codes acc. to http://www.volksnav.de/Dharavi for housings, crossing, stop points.

I ask for your return on that, thank you in advance .

Henrique Koehler
Munich Orientation Convention

By: Fausto

Fausto — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:54:28 +0000

My name is Fausto, i’m a student of Politecnico of Torino in Italy. To conclude my study i want to prepare a thesis about the urban development and neighborhood life in developing countries. My dream is to write my thesis on-site and collaborate with some NGos or some institute that studying this problem in India or in Asia.
I would be very happy if you can give me further information/contact emails of NGOs and, i would also be very happy to get in contact with you!
Thank you so much!

By: matias

matias — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:53:30 +0000

Feel free to come and visit us but we don’t organize tours!

By: barefoot

barefoot — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:41:24 +0000

Hi there, I’m Priyanka Bista, currently an MA student at Oxford Brookes University. I will be coming for my research in a week to Dharavi to map the spatial narrative of Dharavi portrayed through the slum tours. I would love to meet with you and get to know the work you’re doing. Please do contact me at priyanka@LearningGrounds.org

Thank you again. Hope to see you soon.

Best Regards, Priyanka

By: Priya

Priya — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:36:58 +0000

Hey
I’m a third year Architecture student, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan.
Some of us here are really interested in working/interning with URBZ Mumbai over our Summer break.
Could you please let me know how we should go about this if its possible?
Any information would be great.

By: URBZ - Learning off the Grid

URBZ - Learning off the Grid — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:36:24 +0000

[...] URBZ facilitates the production and exchange of information, knowl- edge, ideas and practices towards better cities for all. This non-profit organizes participatory workshops, designs adaptable structures and develops web tools for urban communities and practitioners. We plan to visit URBZ’s offices in Mumbai to schedule site visits of their projects, and participate in workshops. [...]

By: jaspal

jaspal — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:13:31 +0000

Hi,
I have a background in industrial ecology (ie. waste=food) and urban planning. I’ll be traveling in India in Apr-Jun this year. Looks like your network is involved in a lot of interesting projects & i’d love to meet up with some of your team when I’m over there. Are there any events coming up? Thx!

By: Caroline

Caroline — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:45:09 +0000

Hi!
It sounds as though URBZ is doing fantastic work. I was very interested to read your website and with particular reference to Dharavi… I am currently carrying out research on the processes of slum upgrading and slum clearance in India and obviously Dharavi features heavily with its proposed Redevelopment Project. I just read your news about a new roof for the URBZ office in the New Transit Camp (plus have looked at the Dharavi.org website) and was wondering whether you have any specific involvement or current projects with Dharavi residents in terms of upgrading their housing and improving living conditions.
I’d really appreciate any additional information that you might have.
Many thanks

By: Chapa Branca » Cidades geradas pelos usuários (ótima iniciativa!!!)

Chapa Branca » Cidades geradas pelos usuários (ótima iniciativa!!!) — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:47:12 +0000

[...] Workshop é um evento multimídia, multicultural e multidisciplinar promovido anualmente pela ONG URBZ na cidade de Nova Delhi, na Índia. Durante o evento – que tem a duração de uma semana [...]

By: Disability Research and Design Foundation

Disability Research and Design Foundation — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:03:57 +0000

We are a recently formed non- profit organisation called Disability Research and Design Foundation. We are basically involved in developing solutions for a more inclusive society by addressing issues related to accessibility. Our aim is to bring
together the creative, technical and legal expertise of individuals
coming from different academic and/or professional backgrounds to
formulate solutions for an inclusive society. The approach we take is
thus an interdisciplinary one, with our team consisting of architects,
engineers, activists, occupational therapists and social researchers. However, though we have been involved in more design based projects, we are interested in expanding to other areas. We would like to involve individuals from different walks of life (artists, curators, media people, etc.), in coming up with more novel ideas for social awareness programmes. Our intention is to inspire people to move away from the medical model of disability towards looking at it as something that is, largely socially constructed. However, we hope to make disability awareness the underlying message of our programmes, while focusing more on how normalcy is constructed in society.

It would be great if we could collaborate with URBZ in some way. Do let us know if we can get in touch.

Thanks.

Best,
DRDF