Also referred to as informal settlements, slums are highly populated urban residential areas consisting mostly of closely packed, decrepit housing units in a situation of deteriorated or incomplete infrastructure, inhabited primarily…
Does hearing the word ‘slum’ conjure up an image of shanty, dingy places with sub-standard (or worse) living conditions like inadequate water-supply and insufficient sanitation facilities? The land of the…
History of the Slums of Dharavi: In pre-colonial India, the Koli fishing community had settled at the northernmost tip of the island of Parel. Their community was right next to…
With the rising population in India, and due to migrating people from rural to urban areas in vague of finding the opportunities of better living, food, shelter, and for the…
Slum architecture is determined on the basis of area usage and at the same time being accessible for people living in the location. Slums don’t have any style motives but…
The first reaction from friends and family, when told that I’m an architecture student is, “Ohh! so you draw well huh?”. Well, they’re right … but not quite. The general…
“Rural development” is a highly complex and sophisticated term intertwined with hope and obstacles. It is subject to as many interpretations, arguments, and studies as individuals envisioning, speaking, or using…
In addition to being a well-known freedom fighter, Mahatma Gandhi was a social and economic reformer. His nonviolent Satyagraha philosophy is still praised and practised today throughout the world. Gandhi…
Mumbai, the city that never rests, has always been at the top of its game, whether it is fashion, theatre, shopping, or architecture. Mumbai is constantly expanding and is a…
Named after the Queen Sophia of Spain, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia or Queen Sofia National Museum Art Centre is Spain’s national museum housing the art of…
Various countries and institutions define affordable housing as housing units that can be afforded by people who are middle to low-income and are able to address their housing needs at…
Gentrification is now such a widespread phenomenon that you most likely have heard of it – or lived it. It has risen over the years and affects multiple countries, from…
