make in dharavi / toolhouse
"It isn't about the money".
How garment manufacturer Aameer makes in Dharavi. (Make in Dharavi II)
children / participatory planning / planning
Child's Play
Listening to children could help us plan better cities for all (The Hindu 16.12.2017)
make in dharavi / toolhouse
"We have no interaction with the government".
How garment maker Samit makes in Dharavi. (Make in Dharavi I)
circulatoryurbanism / telangana / urban
New States, New Possibilities
Emerging political boundaries can help us rethink other categories. (The Hindu 3/12/2017)
children / density / mothers
Bareilly Compound Space for Children and Women
Update on our latest project in Dharavi for an elevated community space
affordable housing
The laborious journey from hell to paradise
How one of Sao Paulo’s largest favelas became a nice neighbourhood
circulatorylives / circulatoryurbanism / housing
The road to the city
How renewed attention to urban-rural linkages may reshape the urbanisation debate. (The Hindu 5/11/2017)
Constructive Resistance
One small indomitable neighbourhood holds out against the planners (and changes the plan). (The Hindu 22.10.2017)
commuting / mobility
A Humane City
Anyone who has commuted on trains during rush hour knows there’s something deeply tolerant about the Mumbaikar (The Hindu 07.10.2017)
award
Friendship Ambassadors :)
The work of urbz was honoured by the Swiss President, Doris Leuthard, through an award given to Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava