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Nov 21 2018

urbz in the news

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

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Aug 03 2018

Circulatory Urbanism

For the past 5 years, urbz has been following families who's lives are spread between Mumbai and their ancestral villages in the Konkan (Western India).

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Sep 26 2017

Exporting Indian Urbanism

Not all is worthy of the bin! Our latest column in The Hindu explores features of Indian urbanism that could inspire cities around the world. (The Hindu 24.09.2017)

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Jul 13 2017

Homegrown Things

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

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Jul 13 2017

The Design Comes as We Build

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

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Jul 13 2017

Homegrown cities

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.

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Jul 09 2017

Why Mumbai extends far beyond its metropolitan limits

Transcript of interview in the Hindustan Times.

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