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

The waste of a resource that could help India cope

This text explores some reflections Andreas Ruby started to develop when participating in the workshop "Limites x Limites", organised by Aidec and ConstructLab, which questioned the uses and design of a future park in Geneva's iconic neighbourhood "Jonction".

Koliwada's are fishing hamlets in Mumbai city and unlike most settlements, they extend beyond terrestrial boundaries. The waters of rivers, creeks and seas, all form part of an amphibious habitat that is integral and deeply familiar to the Kolis.  

Our project with the Koli community of Dharavi - Sacred Waters/ Águas Sagradas - made it all the way from Mumbai to São Paulo, for the @14th International Architecture Biennale at the Oca, Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo!

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

The second issue of the graphic novel will take you through the history of building and rebuilding of the Vithal Bhaskar Chawl.

When people take matters into their own hands...community initiated schools in Dharavi

Drooging around the informal economy, exploring the city’s streets that are dedicated to the production of goods and objects

This animation presents what Dharavi could look like if it was allowed to continue develop incrementally. All designs in the video were conceived by contractors living and working in Dharavi, Mumbai, as part of the Design Comes as We Build project.