Vidisha is an urban designer specializing in urban mobility and particpatory planning. As an urbanist intervening in different environments across various geographies, she sees humanity and nature as not seperate. She enjoys expanding her knowledge on this symbiotic relationship through books and travel and observes patterns that guide her interventions with a inclusive and scientific approach. She is passionate about how people move in the cities and is actively engaged with the mobility discourse through research and action in India.
At urbz, she collaborates and makes connections with citizens, associations, local governments and private clients to deliver urban planning analysis and design in Mumbai and Geneva. Her primary role as an urban designer involves ideating and executing in-person and digital participatory processes towards a shared vision, developing comprehensive plans for neighbourhoods, data visualization, research and writing
Articles
Combined Residential and Commercial Use - The Case of Pasco Patil Chawl
The article unpacks the design of the Pasco Patil chawl to study the gradual shift in levels of privacy, to house both commercial and residential spaces inside one building.
A Conceptual Framework for the Red Cross Park , Geneva.
Through the series of participatory events with the IFRC staff members, and its neighbours, urbz drafted a conceptual framework for the park which reflects the most common sentiments among its users.
Vithal Bhaskar Chawl after Re-development
Revisiting the recently redeveloped Vithal Bhaskar chawl (a traditional residential tenement) in Dharavi Koliwada, Mumbai, to examine the impact of changes on daily life.
Resident-led Projects of Dharavi Koliwada
These projects have been re-developed by the residents in collaboration with local contractors and the urbz team.
Homes, Models and Materials
Artisans collaborate with contractors, residents and the urbz team, to create models in wood, clay, steel, acrylic and brass to produce model homes in Sangam Gully, Dharavi, Mumbai, as part of the Homegrown Street Project.
Homegrown Street Films
Two short videos present the Homegrown Street Project in Sangam Gully, Dharavi, Mumbai.
The Economics of Transport Choices
As part of the C40 Cities Women4Climate Gendered Mobility in Climate Action research project, this blog post attempts to explore the economic impacts and implications of gendered mobility.
In and around the commuting life in Mumbai
This blog post discusses the the commute and the responisibilities surrounding it from a gendered persepctive as a part of the Gendered Mobility and Climate Action research.
Mumbai's Last Mile Challenge
This blog post highlights key challenges faced by women commuters drawing from the interviews taken as a part of Gendered Mobility and Climate Action research.
From the Commuters of Mumbai
This blog post summarizes the everyday journeys taken in Mumbai and the workshop conducted as a part of Gendered, Mobility and Climate Action research.
Works
Homegrown Street
We are taking the Design Comes as We Build project to the next level - the Homegrown Street!
Gendered Mobility and Climate Action
This project is undertaken under the C40 Women For Climate mentorship program, Mumbai in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra. The Mentee, Vidisha Dhar, is supported by Lubaina Rangwala (WRI), urbz collective and Anamika Sarker, a student of built environment at the Jindal School of Art and Architecture.