What looks like a city of aesthetic or economic contrasts may actually be a marker of the relation between urban space and individual agency.

This is the second weekly report on how Dharavi is dealing with the pandemic and the government's response to it.

Metal enclosures within Homegrown Developments of Dharavi

Spontaneous workshopping through a 10-day-long Exhibition featuring community projects as part of the ABCD of Dharavi Koliwada

In Mumbai, autorickshaws are more than everyday transport; they’re personalised spaces on wheels. Drivers express parts of their identities through small interior details. From a tiny shop in Dharavi, Nanu Woodwallah designs and stitches these custom interiors. Carrying forward his father’s craft, he transforms standard rickshaws into distinctive, character-filled environments. 

All you need to bring along are your hands, a desire to produce something useful and beautiful which you feel the residents would love to use and loads of enthusiasm.

Local contractor Amar Madhukar Nirjankar constructs the most affordable house for one of his clients in Bhandup's homegrown neighbourhood.

A town which has roots in the Neolithic Age struggles with the ups and downs of modernity. (The Hindu 09.12.2018)

The “Urban Actions and Emergent Architecture:Community Architecture 2019” first Encounter was held in the city of Bogotá, Colombia on the 25th and 26th of October of 2019. This was the first event to ever bring together community leaders, architecture colectivos, professors and students to discuss around the topic of community development initiatives.

In this article, we situate ourselves in Chile and examine homegrown neighbourhoods in various terrains.