This text explores some reflections Andreas Ruby started to develop when participating in the workshop "Limites x Limites", organised by Aidec and ConstructLab, which questioned the uses and design of a future park in Geneva's iconic neighbourhood "Jonction".

Koliwada's are fishing hamlets in Mumbai city and unlike most settlements, they extend beyond terrestrial boundaries. The waters of rivers, creeks and seas, all form part of an amphibious habitat that is integral and deeply familiar to the Kolis.  

Our project with the Koli community of Dharavi - Sacred Waters/ Águas Sagradas - made it all the way from Mumbai to São Paulo, for the @14th International Architecture Biennale at the Oca, Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo!

When people take matters into their own hands...community initiated schools in Dharavi

People with various expertise engaged themselves for a pragmatic yet humane urbanism.

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

A Swiss city re-imagines public space and experiments with direct democracy in the process (The Hindu 16.03.2019)

 Social distancing in a participatory process

Following up on the biggest news we had in our yearly update, we want to share more about how we got to kickstart our dream project in Dharavi Koliwada. Here we go.