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Jul 13 2017

Homegrown cities

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 improving.

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Jul 13 2017

Homegrown Things

We produced everyday-life objects based on the specific needs of residents and the skills available in the Shivaji Nagar area in Mumbai.

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artisan
user-generated
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design
Apr 07 2015

What lies beneath: Shivaji Nagar's liquid underground

People who developed their own engineering skills without the help of any formal education to come up with a floating neighbourhood.

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Nov 18 2014

An Igloo in Mumbai

Experiments with EPS to build our new office in Shivaji Nagar. 

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shivajinagar
architecture
construction
Feb 12 2014

Handstorm Workshop: Mumbai 2014

The Handstorm Workshop will draw on energies that flow from creative manual involvement, acknowledging that it is always wired to the brain, to form a collective of power that attracts attention from the rest of the city.

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May 15 2013

Update on Shivaji Nagar's Masjid Project

The new mosque will be built on the site of a 30 years old mosque nestled in the dense middle section of the neighbourhood.

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mosque
Sep 01 2012

Shivaji Nagar: Homegrown Neighbourhood

Can design input be streamed into a process rather than given as a starting point to the construction process? 

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