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Hands across the ocean: An unexpected collaboration between Australian carpenters and Dharavi’s building experts.

Dharavi Koliwada was abuzz with news of the 8 Australians helping to build the Customs House study space for students. From ferrying huge blocks of basalt stone to putting together a teak wood chair, the team from Sullivan Carpentry did it all. 

By: Bharat, Samidha, Kareena, Matias, Eesha

Amphibious Habitats: breathing in air, breathing out water

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.  

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A Koliwada in Dharavi

This article presents the Koliwada in Dharavi through the evolution of its built and natural environment, tracing the Koli's fight for their land, how the community is leading the development of their neighbourhood and our role in it. 

By: Matias, Rahul, Bharat, Samidha, Kareena

Works

Dharavi works

Dharavi works

Dharavi works is a series of projects designed in Mumbai by urbz in partnership with local inhabitants and contractors.

By: Samidha, Jai, Kareena, Bharat

Dharavi 2020: The Covid-19 challenge

We at urbz researched the circumstances in Dharavi from April to November. We now present a collection of four pandemic-focused articles, fifteen Dharavi Weekly issues, and five Dharavi Fortnightly issues.

By: Aashi, Kareena, Samidha, Radha

Entekochi Urban Design Competition

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 jointly ‘design the future city’ of Kochi. It is envisaged to plan and then facilitate the implementation of an integrated civic project.

The Kochi Municipal Corporation calls all creative minds to participate! 

Click here to know more

By: Samidha, Kareena, Rahul, Matias