21 result(s)

Study of the multifunctionality of houses in Sangam Gully through visuals

How the metro line is affecting a neighbourhood in Mumbai

How renewed attention to urban-rural linkages may reshape the urbanisation debate. (The Hindu 5/11/2017)

Workshop da construção civil / Civil construction Workshop in Sao Paulo

Recent research in Dhaka show that accommodation and housing are related but distinct needs. (The Hindu, 30.07.17)

This experiment in affordable housing led to the co-designing and construction of a small house in Shivaji Nagar, in Govandi. A neighbourhood in Mumbai that is struggling against all odds to keep growing and improving.

Recognizing patterns and processes are crucial to urban practice. The role of architects as agents of incremental growth needs to be emphasised over that of creators of a future that doesn’t yet exist.

Housing must be seen as a process rather than a product: its values lie in the relationship and inter-action between the actors, their activities and the produced house.

Tracing the history of the BDD chawls and what its location and typology mean for future development of the city. 

While residents may live here and work elsewhere, this neighbourhood also shows a high level of its own economic activities.