Vidisha is an urban designer specializing in urban mobility and particpatory planning. As an urbanist intervening in different environments across various geographies, she sees humanity and nature as not seperate. She enjoys expanding her knowledge on this symbiotic relationship through books and travel and observes patterns that guide her interventions with a inclusive and scientific approach. She is passionate about how people move in the cities and is actively engaged with the mobility discourse through research and action in India.
Articles
Combined Residential and Commercial Use - The Case of Pasco Patil Chawl
The article unpacks the design of the Pasco Patil chawl to study the gradual shift in levels of privacy, to house both commercial and residential spaces inside one building.
A Conceptual Framework for the Red Cross Park , Geneva.
Through the series of participatory events with the IFRC staff members, and its neighbours, urbz drafted a conceptual framework for the park which reflects the most common sentiments among its users.
Vithal Bhaskar Chawl after Re-development
Revisiting the recently redeveloped Vithal Bhaskar chawl (a traditional residential tenement) in Dharavi Koliwada, Mumbai, to examine the impact of changes on daily life.
Resident-led Projects of Dharavi Koliwada
These projects have been re-developed by the residents in collaboration with local contractors and the urbz team.
Homes, Models and Materials
Artisans collaborate with contractors, residents and the urbz team, to create models in wood, clay, steel, acrylic and brass to produce model homes in Sangam Gully, Dharavi, Mumbai, as part of the Homegrown Street Project.
Homegrown Street Films
Two short videos present the Homegrown Street Project in Sangam Gully, Dharavi, Mumbai.
The Economics of Transport Choices
As part of the C40 Cities Women4Climate Gendered Mobility in Climate Action research project, this blog post attempts to explore the economic impacts and implications of gendered mobility.
In and around the commuting life in Mumbai
This blog post discusses the the commute and the responisibilities surrounding it from a gendered persepctive as a part of the Gendered Mobility and Climate Action research.
Mumbai's Last Mile Challenge
This blog post highlights key challenges faced by women commuters drawing from the interviews taken as a part of Gendered Mobility and Climate Action research.
From the Commuters of Mumbai
This blog post summarizes the everyday journeys taken in Mumbai and the workshop conducted as a part of Gendered, Mobility and Climate Action research.
Quantify or Qualify?
This post reflects on the methodological challenges faced in our ongoing research on Gendered Mobility and Climate Action.
Is Climate Change Man Made?
The second blog in the series on Gendered Mobility and Climate Action discusses the methodology and approach we used to conduct the research.
Gendered Mobility and Climate Action
An introduction to the effect of gendered travel behaviour on carbon emissions.
The Keny House
urbz is working on the design of a house for a joint family of 38 people, on a plot of 330 Sq.mts (3500 Sq.ft) in the dense urban settlement of Dharavi Koliwada, Mumbai.
Works
ICRC Campus
urbz is working on a comprehensive plan for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) HQ in Geneva. About 1200 people work in Geneva and another 20,000 work in over 100 conflict zones around the world.
IFRC Park
The urbz team is working with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies (IFRC) in Geneva on a participatory landscape design involving staff, neighbors and partners.
Gendered Mobility and Climate Action
This project is undertaken under the C40 Women For Climate mentorship program, Mumbai in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra. The Mentee, Vidisha Dhar, is supported by Lubaina Rangwala (WRI), urbz collective and Anamika Sarker, a student of built environment at the Jindal School of Art and Architecture.