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Dec 01 2022

Homegrown Street

We are taking the Design Comes as We Build project to the next level - the Homegrown Street!

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Housing
neighborhood
dharavi
homegrown
urbanism
Apr 01 2022

Beyond the Urban-Rural Binary: France, Italy and Goa

This is the second part of the Goa- Beyond the Urban-Rural Binary which explores how Goa represents a distinctive pattern of urbanization, representing the coevolution of its countryside and urban centres.

Goa
planning
urban development
urbanism
urbanization
Feb 22 2022

The Way Up

Vertical Accessibility within Homegrown Developments of Dharavi

dharavi
urbanization
homegrown
mumbai
urbanism
Jan 15 2021

Local hands and homes

In this article, published in The Architectural Review, Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava discuss the significance of local builders and contractors in preserving the functionality of the neighbourhood. It takes a simple shift in perspective to uncover the driving forces behind the vibrant growth of homegrown settlements such as Dharavi. 

neighborhood
Construction
Housing
homegrown
urbanism
May 07 2019

Rebellious engineers needed

India’s most loved profession needs a reality check (The Hindu 27.04.2019)
 

urbanism
engineering
nyuadbudhabi
local
development
Apr 24 2019

The city: Integration vs Segregation

What looks like a city of aesthetic or economic contrasts may actually be a marker of the relation between urban space and individual agency.

neighborhood
urban development
urbanology
Urban Planning
urbanism
city
Mar 08 2019

Lessons in planning from Fort Kochi

Why Fort Kochi is a lesson that urban planners can integrate into a larger vision for India (The Hindu 02.03.2019)

Design
Fieldnotes
urbanism
planning
urban development
Urban Planning
Feb 22 2019

Learning from Tokyo

What the world’s largest city can teach us about local development (The Hindu 16.02.2019)

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Mashup
urbanism
homegrown
homegrown_cities
tokyo
When the regulatory framework and financial plan shapes our cities. Which box do you live it?
Feb 06 2019

Spreadsheet urbanism

How we locked ourselves in a box (The Hindu 02.02.19)

neighborhood
planning
Urban Planning
urbanism
urban development
Matera, in the Basilicata region of Italy. Photo by Giona Mottura.
Dec 10 2018

An Italian tale of humanity and modernity

A town which has roots in the Neolithic Age struggles with the ups and downs of modernity. (The Hindu 09.12.2018)

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urbanism
incremental
cave
Koli Jamat Community Hall
Nov 16 2018

The Making of the Koli Jamat Community Hall

urbz was involved in the design of a new community building in Dharavi.

Construction
Design
koliwada
architecture
dharavi
design
urbanism
mumbai
urbanization
collectiveintelligence
usergenerated
participation
Jul 02 2018

Delta V: Le plan intermédiaire

Le 11 juin 2018, urbz présente ses travaux sur la forme du futur quartier Lachenal-Dégallier (dit Delta V) aux habitants de Versoix. Un résumé en texte et image.

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planning
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versoix
deltaV
Urban Planning
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participatory planning
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May 11 2018

Delta V

Project de quartier participatif à Versoix, Genève (09.2017 - 02.2019)
Participation planning project in Geneva, Switzerland.

Urbanism
Geneva
participation
planning
versoix
geneva
urbanism
Dec 19 2017

Child's Play

Listening to children could help us plan better cities for all (The Hindu 16.12.2017)

Design
urban
urban design
urbanism
participatory planning
planning
children
Sep 26 2017

Exporting Indian Urbanism

Not all is worthy of the bin! Our latest column in The Hindu explores features of Indian urbanism that could inspire cities around the world. (The Hindu 24.09.2017)

homegrown
urbanism
india
street
community
Mar 29 2017

Goa's Homegrown Commons

Privatisation, if seen as an exclusive way to regularise settlements, increases the risk of political manipulation and real-estate speculation. (The Hindu, 29.03.17)

Construction
community
politics
urban development
goa
urbanism