Since 2017, students of the Engineers for Social Impact studio at NYU AD (New York University's campus in Abu Dhabi) have spent one week handstorming in Dharavi, Mumbai. The idea is to research, observe, ideate and handstorm during the week long workshop, the learning of which are further researched and developed in the studio upon their return to Abu Dhabi. The Engineers for Social Impact return a few months later with their improvised ideas to display to the people and community they worked with.
The NYU Abu Dhabi team will return for the 2023 workshop from 12-19 March 2019 at the urbz office in Dharavi.
Dharavi, Mumbai
NYU AD students explore a user-driven website to establish new communication channels among locals, visitors, entrepreneurs and civic institutions.
NYU Abu Dhabi students collaborate with the Koli community and the urbz team to address water supply and drainage for Dharavi-Koliwada.
NYU Abu Dhabi students are back in Dharavi, this time for more in-depth interactions with various community members of the neighbourhood.
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.
NYU Abu Dhabi returns for the third year of handstorming resulting in some exciting projects in Kumbharwada, Koliwada, Transit Camp and the 13th Compound
Handstorming is the alter-ego of its more cerebral version and geared towards a collective hands-on experience that makes and constructs in real time and space. It was the main mode of operation in our workshop with NYU AD students and produced some impressive and practical tools and objects.
After months of preparation, our humble gallery space opens its doors to the public.
This series of interviews portrays the economic life of Dharavi in Mumbai through the activities of its inhabitants.
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.
