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Jul 28 2013

Designing from Something (When Tabula Rasa is Not an Option)

The tool-house as starting point for designers to learn from local skills, practices and aspirations.

#urbz_toolhouse
#urbz_dharavi
homegrown
realestate
construction
toolhouse
Jul 11 2013

The Life of a Lane in Sakinaka

Architecture relies on inputs of the occupants to incrementally design a house extension in Sakinaka. 

#urbz_construction
#urbz_design
architecture
construction
housing
homegrown
incremental
Jun 02 2013

The Homegrown Cities Project

How local, community owned and managed housing co-operatives, can be a vital step towards improving the neighbourhoods, bringing good quality civic infrastructure and making the city genuinely ’slum-free’.

#urbz_neighborhood
#urbz_construction
homegrown_cities
housing
construction
local
Apr 17 2013

Ataide's Home - Workshop In Paraisopolis, Sao Paulo

Pedreiero Ataide opens up his house in Sao Paulo's homegrown neighbourhood, Paraisopolis to architecture students to learn the intricacies of on-site construction and renovation. 

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#urbz_construction
#urbz_paraisopolis
construction
architecture
homegrown
paraisópolis
local
Sep 01 2012

Shivaji Nagar: Homegrown Neighbourhood

Can design input be streamed into a process rather than given as a starting point to the construction process? 

#urbz_construction
#urbz_shivajinagar
architecture
design
construction
contractor
incremental
shivajinagar
Jun 22 2012

Top of the World: Amrut Nagar

Where affordable housing is scarce but people have tweaked the system and the land to achieve the best possible results in the given circumstances. 

#urbz_neighborhood
housing
construction
affordable
homegrown
incremental
user
Jan 24 2012

Affordable Housing Workshop at JJ

What if neighbourhooods that have been dismissed as slums for decades actually offer viable options for affordable housing? 

#urbz_workshops
#urbz_construction
architecture
construction
design
students
contractor
workshop
Oct 13 2011

Research and The Outer World

A trip to Auroville's Centre for Scientific Research shows a variety of possibilities for practices to place themselves in between research and on-site application. 

#urbz_fieldnotes
auroville
water
construction
research
Jan 30 2011

Religious Sites in Dharavi

The number of religious sites in Dharavi is practically infinite. Small shrines and large temples dot the courtyards and roadsides with incredible density.

#urbz_neighborhood
dharavi
religion
construction
infrastructure
Nov 23 2010

New Roof For The Dharavi Shelter

It is slightly more expensive but healthier as it doesn't contain asbestos.

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dharavi
shelter
construction
architecture
recycle
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