Filed under: architecture, art, design, education, festival/feria, ideas, photography, travel, urbanism, web
Situated bang in the centre of Mumbai, Dharavi is otherwise known as the largest slum in Asia. With a population estimated at over 600,000 people, the informal settlement turns over an estimated £700 million per year in it’s formal and informal industries.
The land itself is worth over US$2 billion in real estate.
The Urban Typhoon Workshop will be held in March 2008, and will focus on Dharavi’s Koliwada community as part of a global workshop on participatory design, brainstorming potential development strategies for Koliwada.
Further information regarding context, data, workshop schedules & how to participate can be found at Urban Typhoon’s website: www.urbantyphoon.com
Photos Ⓒ Antonia Halse 2007
Just got back from the big smoke, and I could have stayed forever..
While looking out for information on local design, I came across Arquine, a Mexican international architecture & design magazine. With an interesting mix of content, it stood out as one of the more relevant, and up to date publications. Details of stockists are listed on their website www.arquine.com where you can also find snippets of editorial (both in English & Spanish) from the current issue.
All images Ⓒ Antonia Halse, 2007
Filed under: travel
All images Ⓒ Antonia Halse, 2007
Filed under: travel
Here’s a pic from a previous trip to Paris I came across the other day. Not the best quality..
