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Oct 08 2021

Weaving our way through Zari workshops

In the third part of this series, we explored the elaborate process that goes into embroidery (locally known as zari work).

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Sep 24 2021

The Making of Leather Goods

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.

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Sep 14 2021

A day's work at Kumbharwada

In a new series, we re-explore the homegrown streets of Dharavi in search of local arts and crafts. First in the series- Dharavi's famous Kumbharwada

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Mar 17 2021

Barrios of Bogota

More than a third of Bogota, the capital of Colombia, is estimated to be self-built by the inhabitants, mainly in the periphery of the city. In this article, we learn from Andrés Sánchez of urbz Colombia about the emerging forms of organisation and constant transformation in these self-built neighborhoods.

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Feb 08 2019

Mobility and the metro

Continuing our study of the Mumbai Metro and its impact on homegrown settlements

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1770 Heatherington Road
Mar 05 2018

From Public Consultation to Community Land Trust

How the city of Ottawa’s participatory neighbourhood revitalization project has inspired the community to take the lead in choosing their future


 

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Sep 13 2017

Delta V

3-day workshop in Geneva on October 13, 14, 15 to produce a participatory neighbourhood plan.

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Jul 13 2017

Mashup workshops

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!

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Image 1: A street view of Ulwe showing the emptiness of the surrounding buildings
Sep 09 2014

Urbanisation and its collateral damage

Planning the planned city of Navi Mumbai. 

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Feb 18 2014

Should Dharavi be ashamed of itself?

Touring Dharavi, it becomes obvious to many visitors that people in Dharavi might be poor in relative terms, but they are not very ashamed.

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Nov 10 2012

Religious Sites in Dharavi

Dharavi has developed around temples built on land offered by Muslims,  mosques built on Koli property and churches that spring up between the two. 

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Dec 12 2011

Maa toh Maa hai

Giving a voice to the kids is urgent and inevitable. In this series, the kids speak about their neighbourhood and lives.

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May 29 2011

urbz Mashup@ Festarch

Merging streetscapes and architectures from Mumbai, Perugia and beyond

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Apr 21 2011

The Urban Typhoon Khirkee report

Urban typhoon In Khirkee

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Feb 27 2011

Sacred space in Dharavi, Times of India article

Times of India writes about the research initiated on the sacred space of Dharavi initiated by urbz. 

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