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Architects and Architectural Projects from India

Category featuring the architectural and design projects from top architects in India. Architecture in India featured through an array of works from different typologies and contexts by popular architects in India.

THE MUMBAI COASTAL ROAD | The Architect’s Agency in Engaging With a Large-Scale Development Project in the City

Authored by Mrinalini Ghadiok, as a part of her academic study in May 2023, the essay discusses the Mumbai Coastal Road project and the role of architects in engaging with large-scale development projects in cities. She analyzes how architects can act as both professionals and citizens to influence projects through organized collectives while maintaining individual agency. She further examines different views on an architect’s responsibility to society and how their identity and work in commercial vs. critical practice impacts their ability to effect change.

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Beyond the Margins: Navigating Slum Redevelopment for the Urban Poor

The rapid increase in the population of urban poor and their dwellings in the organically grown neighborhoods, poses a significant challenge to the development of Indian cities and towns. The traditional approach to their rehabilitation involves ‘demolition’ of the existing slum and ‘reconstruction’ elsewhere. Considering this approach, the article seeks to raise the following questions: Do the residents inhabit the newly constructed cost-effective buildings which are devoid of any sense of home, their social network or employment opportunities? And does this ‘upgradation’ really stop the establishment of new slums in the future?

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Special Mention | Rich or Rogue? Exposing the Hidden Thieves Among Us

“Rich or Rogue? Exposing the Hidden Thieves Among Us” uncovers the insensitivity of the affluent, who justify exclusionary architecture as ‘knowing best’ for the less privileged, masking their elitism and environmental neglect. The essay is one of the special mention entries for the essay writing contest, February 2024.

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Special Mention | Can a riverfront be an urban common?

The essay aims to understand the term ‘urban commons’ with respect to urban rivers, and advocates for an alternative planning framework that values socio-ecological landscapes over their commercial interests. The essay is a part of shortlisted entries for the essay writing contest, February 2024.

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Shortlisted | Nation Re-building – A Slipping Opportunity

The multitude of redevelopment projects underway across India presents a chance to reshape the nation’s urban narrative towards sustainable and inclusive development. But are we truly seizing this opportunity? The essay is a part of shortlisted entries for the essay writing contest, February 2024.

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