The spirit of 1855
The hybrid functions of state and private enterprise that gave rise to modern London with projects like Joseph Bazalgette’s sewer system, a feat of extraordinary engineering but also governance – a truly enlightened moment of public private patronage seem to
The spirit of 1855
The hybrid functions of state and private enterprise that gave rise to modern London with projects like Joseph Bazalgette’s sewer system, a feat of extraordinary engineering but also governance – a truly enlightened moment of public private patronage seem to
A making teaching project
The Skip Garden is an urban food oasis in the middle of the King’s Cross development site; but more importantly it is the only community group within the Kings Cross redevelopment project – London’s largest. It has re-located 3 times
A making teaching project
The Skip Garden is an urban food oasis in the middle of the King’s Cross development site; but more importantly it is the only community group within the Kings Cross redevelopment project – London’s largest. It has re-located 3 times
Migrant infrastructure: Transaction economies in Birmingham and Leicester, UK
This is a blog post to accompany an article I wrote for Urban Studies with Suzanne Hall and Robin Finlay which can be accessed by clicking: here. ——– This blog was written to accompany the online publication of our paper
Migrant infrastructure: Transaction economies in Birmingham and Leicester, UK
This is a blog post to accompany an article I wrote for Urban Studies with Suzanne Hall and Robin Finlay which can be accessed by clicking: here. ——– This blog was written to accompany the online publication of our paper
Envisioning migration through drawing
Between March and October 2015 I had the privilege of joining Suzanne Hall as a researcher on her project: Super-diverse Streets, Economics and spaces of urban migration in UK cities at LSE Cities. The first phase of project, which I
Envisioning migration through drawing
Between March and October 2015 I had the privilege of joining Suzanne Hall as a researcher on her project: Super-diverse Streets, Economics and spaces of urban migration in UK cities at LSE Cities. The first phase of project, which I
Dear Delhi
I was asked to participate in Storefront for Art and Architecture’s “Letters to the Mayor” an exhibition which “presents fifty letters written by international architects to the political leaders of more than 20 cities around the world. Each letter provides a space of
Dear Delhi
I was asked to participate in Storefront for Art and Architecture’s “Letters to the Mayor” an exhibition which “presents fifty letters written by international architects to the political leaders of more than 20 cities around the world. Each letter provides a space of
Sanitation and the City
Here is a piece (that I wrote for emerging innovation) on the general issue of sanitation in Delhi but also true for many Indian cities: http://www.emerinn.com/sanitation-and-the-city/ In the words of EI: “In her first essay for Emerging Innovation, Julia King
Sanitation and the City
Here is a piece (that I wrote for emerging innovation) on the general issue of sanitation in Delhi but also true for many Indian cities: http://www.emerinn.com/sanitation-and-the-city/ In the words of EI: “In her first essay for Emerging Innovation, Julia King
Inclusive city building and the promise of ‘freedom’
The Indian capital city of Delhi, with an approximate population of 22 million, has long attracted migrants seeking employment, healthcare, education etc. Most of Delhi’s urban poor live in over-crowded and insanitary settlements, commonly known as slums[1] or squatter settlements
Inclusive city building and the promise of ‘freedom’
The Indian capital city of Delhi, with an approximate population of 22 million, has long attracted migrants seeking employment, healthcare, education etc. Most of Delhi’s urban poor live in over-crowded and insanitary settlements, commonly known as slums[1] or squatter settlements
The alienation of the worker
We want one man to be always thinking, and another to be always working, and we call one a gentleman, and the other an operative; whereas the workman ought often to be thinking, and the thinker often to be working,
The alienation of the worker
We want one man to be always thinking, and another to be always working, and we call one a gentleman, and the other an operative; whereas the workman ought often to be thinking, and the thinker often to be working,
Affordable Housing
The following text is an extract from ‘Out of the Box: Designing for the Poor” which I co-authored Dr. Renu Khosla, Shahena Khan and Pranav Singh for ‘Shelter’, a Centre for Sustainable Habitat publication on affordable housing. I see what I see very
Affordable Housing
The following text is an extract from ‘Out of the Box: Designing for the Poor” which I co-authored Dr. Renu Khosla, Shahena Khan and Pranav Singh for ‘Shelter’, a Centre for Sustainable Habitat publication on affordable housing. I see what I see very
Undercity Homes
For the past two and half years I have been working and researching the city of Delhi – mostly within informal, marginal and low income areas. The following are photographs from four study sites. The photos not only symbolize the
Undercity Homes
For the past two and half years I have been working and researching the city of Delhi – mostly within informal, marginal and low income areas. The following are photographs from four study sites. The photos not only symbolize the
Incremental Cities 