India’s urban population is projected to grow from around 400 million (2011 census) to 600 million by 2030, comprising 40 percent of the country’s population. Cities will face multiple challenges…
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This year’s Curry Stone’s Vision Award goes to The Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers (SPARC) “for their dedicated work in improving the lives of slum-dwellers across India.”…
This Friday former student and staff member Allison Koornneef will give an open lecture in which she’ll be talking about her internship experience with the Society for the Promotion of…
This year we also welcomed back Dr. Reena Tiwari, Associate Professor in the Departments of Urban & Regional Planning and Architecture at Curtin University of Technology Perth, who told us…
Improving quality of life in informal settlements is a complex issue that goes beyond just providing adequate housing. In her final post reporting from her internship with SPARC, our student…
There’s always a first time for everything and in this line of work, it may not be pleasant, but it is certainly rewarding. Our student Tara Whelan tells about her…
Poor access to sanitation is not only a matter of human rights but also a serious threat to public health. Our student Allison Koornneef learns how sanitation partnerships can lead…
Though Dharavi is the most talked about slum in Mumbai, it is not the most neglected. Here is a glance into one of the city’s most forgotten and poverty-striken settlements,…
This Thursday and Friday on the 29 and 30th of March, a wide range of experts on affordable housing in developing countries will be coming together to talk in Mumbai…
Don’t miss this excellent interview by Eric Ho of Architecture Commons with Rahul Mehrotra on the topics of $300 house project (which we previously covered here), low-cost housing in India,…