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.

Where affordable housing is scarce but people have tweaked the system and the land to achieve the best possible results in the given circumstances. 

Walking on Mahatma Gandhi Road seemed like being part of a big never ending real time movie.

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

In the second part of this series, we explore two leather workshops near the 90 feet road in Dharavi, to understand where and how all processes in the creation of leather products are carried out.

Koliwada Charcha is a week-long event with an interactive exhibition format, residents who visit will give feedback and comments about the 4 interventions planned for their neighbourhood. These interventions were identified by speaking with various stakeholder groups from Dharavi Koliwada, including the Dharavi Koli Jamat. The projects act as triggers to start thinking and strategising about an alternative development model for Koliwada, as part of the Action Based Comprehensive Development plan for Koliwada, or the ABCD. 

A new book by urbz co-founders, Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, drawing on their learning from Mumbai, Tokyo and other cities where they have been active for over 15 years. 

The Homegrown Street exhibition opened on 23rd September, bringing together years of work. Residents of Sangam Gully in Dharavi imagined their future homes, local contractors designed them, and artisans from across Mumbai built 17 models in leather, brass, steel, embroidery, clay and more. This article follows the builders and craftspeople at the opening as they see their skills celebrated, many for the first time. Open daily until 27th September, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.

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