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Jul 30 2019

Why city planners need to add “recognition” to their lexicon

Neighbourhoods such as Paraisópolis in Sao Paulo, Cazuca in Bogota, or Dharavi in Mumbai are generically referred to as slums, even though they represent a more nuanced reality to their inhabitants. (The Hindu 20.07.19)

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Feb 22 2019

Learning from Tokyo

What the world’s largest city can teach us about local development (The Hindu 16.02.2019)

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urbanism
homegrown
homegrown_cities
tokyo
Feb 06 2019

From Caracas to Mumbai

A comparative study of both contexts

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livelihood
homegrown
dharavi
south america
urban fabric
Apr 03 2018

Weaving an urban fabric

How did we lose the thread of context-driven architecture and planning? (The Hindu 31/3/18)

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Aug 29 2017

50 houses 1 Territory | 50 CASAS 1 TERRITÓRIO

A record book of 20 houses built by the mason Ataide Caetite in the Paraisopolis favela, which reflects on how the economic and cultural dynamics are reflected in home construction and design.

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paraisópolis
construction
culture
Aug 09 2017

Tool-House of the Future!

The "Tool-house for the Future" workshop explores the possibilities of reimagining cities from the point of view of live-work arrangements.

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tool-house
mixed-use
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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 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 04 2017

urbz Colombia

The inception of urbz Colombia and the flow of local movements in Bogota

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construction
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community
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Jun 08 2017

No Future

As part of the Future Architecture Platform, urbz was part of a series of exhibitions and lectures at the MAXXI in Rome, the House of Architecture in Graz, Oris House of Architecture in Zagreb and the Future of Architecture symposium in Ljubljana.

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Dec 15 2016

The Design Comes as We Build - Exhibition

A project that started early in the year with local contractors and carpenters to design ideal Dharavi Homes opens to the public. 

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Dec 08 2016

"The Design Comes As We Build" project

urbz invited local builders from Dharavi with a vast experience in construction, to design the best possible house they could imagine.

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Jul 14 2016

Dense With Waste

A prize winning proposal to recycle plastic waste along Mumbai's coastal village of Versova, uses fishing nets and the involvement of the local fishing community.

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versova
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koliwada
mumbai
Eastern Mountains, Bogota
Apr 06 2016

Viva urbz Colombia!!!

Started after a dynamic collaboration in Mumbai where team Colombia helped construct an office in Mumbai, Bogota announces itself and makes plans for the future.

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bogota
homegrown
incremental
Dec 08 2015

Live Architecture For Homegrown Settlements

Every kaccha house transforming into a pukka house is a story worth telling – one which is extremely significant to residents and the development of the city at large.

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community
architecture
incremental
homegrown
Oct 25 2015

A House We Built Bigger

New incremental solutions for a house we built earlier. 

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architecture
incremental
homegrown
shivajinagar
May 27 2015

Feral Urban Growth

Cutouts from URBZ’s mural at the Uneven Growth exhibition opening at the MAK Museum in Vienna.

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reclaimgrowth
Mar 18 2015

Mumbai's Pavement Dwellers and Their Homes

When pavement dwellers are chased away, which happens often, they have no other option than making a new home on another the sidewalk. 

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mumbai
construction
Feb 13 2015

Dharavi: Reclaim Growth

Many people involved in urban issues in Mumbai (and elsewhere) have tried their hand at making the definitive proposal for Dharavi. Read more about ours in collaboration with sP+a

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