urbz : user-generated cities

This series of interviews portrays the economic life of Dharavi in Mumbai through the activities of its inhabitants.

Project de quartier participatif à Versoix, Genève.
Participation planning project in Geneva, Switzerland.

Collaborative process between communities led by Proyecto Escape and supported by different local and international organisations

Building a Community center by understanding social dynamics and participatory planning in a homegrown neighborhood in Bogota

Concertation pour faire émerger un nouveau concept d’EcoParc pour la zone industrielle de Meyrin.
 

Generating new models for participatory development for Ulleung island in South Korea

urbz invited local builders from Dharavi to design the best possible house they could imagine. These designs were translated into physical models by artisans. 

We produced everyday-life objects based on the specific needs of residents and the skills available in the Shivaji Nagar area in Mumbai.

urbz has been involved with the heritage precinct of Khotachiwadi for nearly a decade. We have organized many events workshops there and produced a strategic plan for the area among other things.

The mashup workshops take many different forms and happen in all kinds of places. They take specific neighbourhoods as sources of inspiration and unleash a maximum of creativity onto them!