Category Archives: Housing
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
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
Low Rise by Charles Correa
” Unfortunately the notion of low-rise housing is associated with the kind of sprawl one sees in the suburbs of westerns cities, but this, of course, is not what we are talking about. In its concentrated form, low-rise housing is the
Low Rise by Charles Correa
” Unfortunately the notion of low-rise housing is associated with the kind of sprawl one sees in the suburbs of westerns cities, but this, of course, is not what we are talking about. In its concentrated form, low-rise housing is the
Unthinking Housing for the Urban Poor
The following text is an extract from something I was a contributing author for Shelter, a HSMI, Center for Sustainable Habitat publication with Dr. Renu Khosla, Shahena Khan, Prashant Pradhan and Pranav Singh The right to housing is universally recognized as
Unthinking Housing for the Urban Poor
The following text is an extract from something I was a contributing author for Shelter, a HSMI, Center for Sustainable Habitat publication with Dr. Renu Khosla, Shahena Khan, Prashant Pradhan and Pranav Singh The right to housing is universally recognized as
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
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
Incremental Cities 