A new series of Make in Dharavi focuses on the neighbourhood of Kumbharwada, famous for its pottery. We look at how the potters respond to the pollution generated by their kilns - and brainstorm with them.
"What could be generated by the living generation is an open work; it depends entirely on our collective good will, on the readiness of this generation to embrace a future without precedence." Architecture theorist Yehuda Safran reflects on the Delta V neighbourhood project in Versoix, Geneva.
Un projet de quartier participatif à Versoix!
A participatory urban planning project in Geneva, Switzerland!
Articles de journaux sur le projet Delta V
News articles on the Delta V project in Geneva
The Rise of Navi Mumbai viewed from the Konkan (The Hindu 29/04/2018)
A new series of Make in Dharavi focuses on the neighbourhood of Kumbharwada, famous for its pottery. Part 1 looks at the history of the area and some of the issues it's facing today.
Groupthink dominates social networks and participatory projects (The Hindu 18/4/18)
The 2nd Workshop in Emerging Architecture and Urbanism in Altos del Pino, Bogotá, supports the initiatives of the community for the construction of public toilets and improvement of public space.
A unique collaboration between New York University, Abu Dhabi Campus (NYUAD) and urbz, wherein engineering students engage with projects that address the issues of the residents of Dharavi at the grassroots.
How did we lose the thread of context-driven architecture and planning? (The Hindu 31/3/18)
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.
This exhibition showcases ideal houses designed by builders who live and work in Dharavi. It travelled to the Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai, Spring House in Amsterdam and the Maxxi in Rome.
Two powerful archetypes — the village and the city — are resolved in a third one: the slum (The Hindu 18/3/2018)
How the city of Ottawa’s participatory neighbourhood revitalization project has inspired the community to take the lead in choosing their future
The more diversified a neighbourhood, in terms of its uses, its composition and its physical expressions, the more efficient it is in terms of economic and cultural dynamism. (The Hindu 4/3/2018)
A global trend may be more fantasy than substance. (The Hindu 17/02/2018)
Breathing life into a community´s vision for a ¨restorative cell¨ using Bamboo
The story of participatory planning in Bogota
Revisiting a familiar typology
urbz is designing a new building in Dharavi for the Koliwada Jamat.
The local governance of a century old fishermen village in Dharavi in the heart of Mumbai.
From Mumbai to Ratnagiri. (The Hindu 3/2/2018)
The overlooked importance of local construction activity. (The Hindu 21/1/2018)
A traditional drink made from wild flowers can become a strong local economy for tribal India (The Hindu 6/1/2018)
How garment manufacturer Muzaffar makes in Dharavi. (Make in Dharavi III)
An account of urbz Seoul's strategic planning for the island of Ulleung, in the East Sea
Listening to children could help us plan better cities for all (The Hindu 16.12.2017)
How garment manufacturer Aameer makes in Dharavi. (Make in Dharavi II)
How garment maker Samit makes in Dharavi. (Make in Dharavi I)
Emerging political boundaries can help us rethink other categories. (The Hindu 3/12/2017)
Dharavi has creativity and diversity deeply embedded into its landscape. It houses schools, hospitals, mosques, temples, pottery studios, craftsmen, leather industries, textile workshops, food production units
Dharavi works is a series of projects designed in Mumbai by urbz in partnership with local inhabitants and contractors.
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
We are taking the Design Comes as We Build project to the next level - the Homegrown Street!
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
Remember the Urban Typhoon workshops in Kochi? These workshops were part of the EnteKochi citylab. We are now back with the Entekochi competition. This is a national level Urban Design Competition, aiming to
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 urbz has been researching its effect on the people of Dharavi.
We are excited to be working on a new architectural project in Dharavi Koliwada. Our friend, collaborator, and contractor Joseph Koli, approached us to work on his latest project - the redevelopment of a chawl
Our annual Handstorm workshops in Dharavi with the "Engineers for Social Impact" from NYU Abu Dhabi generate incremental innovations that improve the quality of life in this massive settlement
June 4-9, 2019
The Urban Typhoon workshop in Kochi is open to all citizens and visitors interested in working in urban areas and are willing to engage with communities participation. Together we will explore
The exhibition Koliwada Charcha is an attempt at understanding the essence of Dharavi Koliwada's architectural and visual language.
Public consultation for a densification project in Geneva / Démarche de concertation pour un projet de densification au Petit-Saconnex, Genève.
For the past 5 years, urbz has been following families who's lives are spread between Mumbai and their ancestral villages in the Konkan (Western India).
This series of interviews portrays the economic life of Dharavi in Mumbai through the activities of its inhabitants.
Collaborative process between communities led by Proyecto Escape and supported by different local and international organisations
Building a Community center by understanding social dynamics and participatory planning in a homegrown neighborhood in Bogota
urbz invited local builders from Dharavi to design the best possible house they could imagine. These designs were translated into physical models by artisans.
We produced everyday-life objects based on the specific needs of residents and the skills available in the Shivaji Nagar area in Mumbai.
urbz has been involved with the heritage precinct of Khotachiwadi for nearly a decade. We have organized many events workshops there and produced a strategic plan for the area among other things.
The mashup workshops take many different forms and happen in all kinds of places. They take specific neighbourhoods as sources of inspiration and unleash a maximum of creativity onto them!
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
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
Place, Work, Folk is a fortnightly column in The Hindu Sunday Magazine by Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, which is inspired by Patrick Geddes and analyzes current urban issues in India and beyond.
Studies, workshops, street exhibition and plans towards making a small square in Dharavi children friendly
A 5 day long workshop in Geneva which produced strategies for gradual urban densification.
Urban Typhoon is a 5 days long workshop taking place working with local associations to generate programmes and plans for the improvement or preservation of neighbourhoods.
