Publications

Place, Work, Folk

Place, Work, Folk is a fortnightly column in The Hindu Sunday Magazine by Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, which is inspired by Patrick Geddes and analyzes current urban issues in India and beyond.

May 25 2020

One foot in the city, one foot in the village: the invisible mobility of urban workers in India

An Op-Ed by Rahul and Matias for the Mobile Lives Forum:

https://en.forumviesmobiles.org/2020/05/19/one-foot-city-one-foot-village-invisible-mobility-urban-workers-india-13304

Sep 04 2019

Cultura Fertilis_urbz_2018

Opportunity study for a major cultural center in the new central business district of Geneva. Sorry it is in French. It has nice illustrations though! :)

Jun 23 2019

Competition or co-creation?

How design competitions waste time, money and potential. (The Hindu 23.06.19)

Feb 24 2019

Beyond the informal

This essay looks at the theoretical and practical implications of a much used and abused notion in urban planning and development circles, that of ‘informal settlements’.

Feb 22 2019

Learning from Tokyo

What the world’s largest city can teach us about local development (The Hindu 16.02.2019)

When the regulatory framework and financial plan shapes our cities. Which box do you live it?

Feb 06 2019

Spreadsheet urbanism

How we locked ourselves in a box (The Hindu 02.02.19)

Jan 21 2019

How cities emerge from the relationship between land and water

All habitats are made up of the sounds of water, as they flow in and out of people, kitchens, bathrooms and sewers (The Hindu 20.01.19)

Jan 21 2019

Doors of Koliwada

Exploring the visual anatomy of Dharavi's fishing village

Jan 11 2019

Colours of Koliwada

Exploring the visual anatomy of Dharavi's fishing village.

Jan 08 2019

Hacking the Cyborg

Can collective intelligence save us from self-destruction? (The Hindu 06.01.2019)

Matera, in the Basilicata region of Italy. Photo by Giona Mottura.

Dec 10 2018

An Italian tale of humanity and modernity

A town which has roots in the Neolithic Age struggles with the ups and downs of modernity. (The Hindu 09.12.2018)

Nov 22 2018

Circulation of Food and Family

the urbz Mumbai team traces back its lunch to the village

Nov 21 2018

urbz in the news

Article in The Asian Age about local development initiatives in Dharavi (Mumbai), which urbz supported.

Aug 07 2018

"I studied for 2 years after marriage"

Radha is a passionate tuition teacher, and she is proud of her contribution to the education of many students. She discusses the importance of education in Dharavi.

Aug 03 2018

"Mumbai Return" - The Catalogue

The future of Indian cities and villages is resolutely networked and circulatory. Revisit or discover the "Mumbai Return" exhibition, just a year after it was shown at Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum. (13.6MB)