The Courts of Maria Lionza
According to legend, Maria Lionza’s lived on Sorte Mountain in the 15th-century, after her Indian chief father sent her there for safety. One day, when staring into the river a giant anaconda ate her. But from within the anaconda Maria
The Courts of Maria Lionza
According to legend, Maria Lionza’s lived on Sorte Mountain in the 15th-century, after her Indian chief father sent her there for safety. One day, when staring into the river a giant anaconda ate her. But from within the anaconda Maria
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Single Ladies (build a toilet for it)
The 2011 Census data told us something most people already knew: that more people in India have a mobile phone (53.2%) than a toilet (46.9%). The data on housing, household amenities and assets casts new light on a country in the throes of a
Single Ladies (build a toilet for it)
The 2011 Census data told us something most people already knew: that more people in India have a mobile phone (53.2%) than a toilet (46.9%). The data on housing, household amenities and assets casts new light on a country in the throes of a
Tackling the Sanitation Challenge
This is an article I wrote for the Indian Express that was published on the 18th February 2012: One of the major problems faced in underdeveloped settlements is lack of sanitation. A project initiated by the author seeks to bring
Tackling the Sanitation Challenge
This is an article I wrote for the Indian Express that was published on the 18th February 2012: One of the major problems faced in underdeveloped settlements is lack of sanitation. A project initiated by the author seeks to bring
Ferrocement
The above sequence shows the first construction stage of a model for a ferrocement septic tank. One chamber of two is shown here with a hole for an inlet and outlet into the second chamber. This is part of on-going
Ferrocement
The above sequence shows the first construction stage of a model for a ferrocement septic tank. One chamber of two is shown here with a hole for an inlet and outlet into the second chamber. This is part of on-going
Robin Hood Gardens
Continuing my 70′s brutalism theme I decided to revisit Robin Hood Gardens which although is very popular with architects is not so popular with the residents – a recent attempt to get the building listed failed. “Them fuckin’ pricks who
Robin Hood Gardens
Continuing my 70′s brutalism theme I decided to revisit Robin Hood Gardens which although is very popular with architects is not so popular with the residents – a recent attempt to get the building listed failed. “Them fuckin’ pricks who
The Heygate Estate
“The right to the city is far more than the individual liberty to access urban resources: it is a right to change ourselves by changing the city. It is, moreover, a common rather than an individual right since this transformation
The Heygate Estate
“The right to the city is far more than the individual liberty to access urban resources: it is a right to change ourselves by changing the city. It is, moreover, a common rather than an individual right since this transformation
Rain, Demolition and Relocation Pt.1
In January 2011 I went to visit Federico Quiroz a barrio in the east of Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. A predominantly migrant settlement established 60 years ago Federico is settled on the hillside overlooking the main highway that connects the capital
Rain, Demolition and Relocation Pt.1
In January 2011 I went to visit Federico Quiroz a barrio in the east of Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. A predominantly migrant settlement established 60 years ago Federico is settled on the hillside overlooking the main highway that connects the capital
Mundka Plastic Market
“[A]t the heart of the city life is the capacity for its different people, spaces, activities, and things to interact in ways that exceed any attempt to regulate them. While the absence of regulation is commonly seen as a bad
Mundka Plastic Market
“[A]t the heart of the city life is the capacity for its different people, spaces, activities, and things to interact in ways that exceed any attempt to regulate them. While the absence of regulation is commonly seen as a bad
The Great Estate
The origin of council estates goes back to 1883 when Lord Salsbury motioned the Housing of the Working Classes Act in response to the poor conditions of working class housing. In response, the Boundary Estate (1900) was one of the
The Great Estate
The origin of council estates goes back to 1883 when Lord Salsbury motioned the Housing of the Working Classes Act in response to the poor conditions of working class housing. In response, the Boundary Estate (1900) was one of the
Instant Cities, Incremental Metropolitanism
My enthusiasm for Incremental Cities comes from an interest for the type of urbanism that “has evolved over time through gradual accretion and infill so that the collective form bears the imprint of a broad spectrum of interests.”[1] Incremental cities
Instant Cities, Incremental Metropolitanism
My enthusiasm for Incremental Cities comes from an interest for the type of urbanism that “has evolved over time through gradual accretion and infill so that the collective form bears the imprint of a broad spectrum of interests.”[1] Incremental cities
