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This is the second part of the Goa- Beyond the Urban-Rural Binary which explores how Goa represents a distinctive pattern of urbanization, representing the coevolution of its countryside and urban centres.
In this article, published in The Architectural Review, Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava discuss the significance of local builders and contractors in preserving the functionality of the neighbourhood. It takes a simple shift in perspective to uncover the driving forces behind the vibrant growth of homegrown settlements such as Dharavi.
India’s most loved profession needs a reality check (The Hindu 27.04.2019)
What looks like a city of aesthetic or economic contrasts may actually be a marker of the relation between urban space and individual agency.
Why Fort Kochi is a lesson that urban planners can integrate into a larger vision for India (The Hindu 02.03.2019)
What the world’s largest city can teach us about local development (The Hindu 16.02.2019)
A town which has roots in the Neolithic Age struggles with the ups and downs of modernity. (The Hindu 09.12.2018)
urbz was involved in the design of a new community building in Dharavi.