Salaam Bombay Foundation
The Urban Design Research Institute and Salaam Bombay, a Mumbai based foundation that works with underprivileged children, collaborated in a series of workshops to draft a plan for raising awareness and participation of children in the ongoing Development plan.
Master Plan for the Parel Mill Land Areas
There are 58 cotton textile mills in the city of Mumbai. Of these, 26 were deemed "sick" and were, therefore, taken over by the Government of India: 25 of these mills are managed by NTC (the National Textile Corporation) and 1 by MSTC (Maharashtra State Textile Corporation). The remaining 32 mills continue to be in [...]
Gateway Plaza
The Gateway of India, a Grade I Heritage monument, was built to commemorate the visit in 1911 of the first British monarch to set foot on Indian soil – King George V with his consort, Queen Mary. It formerly opened in December 1924. Today, the Gateway, in the historic Fort area of South Mumbai is [...]
20th Century Architecture Society of India
The UDRI, in April 2000, initiated the formation of a Society for 20th Century Architecture. The objective of the Society is to list and document 20th Century Architecture and new towns, as well as promote the conservation of these buildings which will include lobbying with State Governments where heritage legislation is in place. The objectives [...]
Mahatama Jyotiba Phule Market (Crawford Market) Conservation and re-development
The Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market, originally known as Sir Arthur Crawford Market covers an area of 2.25 hectares and incorporates the main building which is a Grade I structure in the heritage list. At present the Market activities include wholesale and retail outlets dealing in fruits, vegetables and fish apart from a variety of [...]
Conservation Study of Horniman Circle
This project has been initiated under the Fort Management Plan. Horniman Circle lies at the heart of the Fort precinct, defined by the Reserve Bank of India and the Town Hall on its eastern edge with the Horniman circle gardens as the central focus. Historically, the area was known as Bombay Green, an unprotected area [...]