Place, Work, Folk
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Place, Work, Folk
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Articles in this collection
Stylistic confusion and the great Mumbai mashup tradition. (The Hindu 08.07.2018)
Cities should understand the value of nightlife. (The Hindu 24.06.2018)
The Rise of Navi Mumbai viewed from the Konkan (The Hindu 29/04/2018)
Groupthink dominates social networks and participatory projects (The Hindu 18/4/18)
How did we lose the thread of context-driven architecture and planning? (The Hindu 31/3/18)
Two powerful archetypes — the village and the city — are resolved in a third one: the slum (The Hindu 18/3/2018)
The more diversified a neighbourhood, in terms of its uses, its composition and its physical expressions, the more efficient it is in terms of economic and cultural dynamism. (The Hindu 4/3/2018)
A global trend may be more fantasy than substance. (The Hindu 17/02/2018)
The overlooked importance of local construction activity. (The Hindu 21/1/2018)
Listening to children could help us plan better cities for all (The Hindu 16.12.2017)
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