Outdated norms ‘depriving poor’ of housing benefits under 2003 Gujarat Govt GR
The inclusion of the poor to access the public lands ensures equitable distribution of resources in the city, solves the problem of ghettoisation and makes our cities liveable for all.
How Assam’s Mising community is coping with floods through architectural design
Architectural innovations are helping the community adapt to the annual flood hazard and reduce disaster risk in some of the region’s most flood-prone areas.
Women Are Climate Leaders, Not Victims
Roofing with an affordable material that is stronger, cooler, waterproof, fireproof and made of recycled materials.
Electric vehicles are only one part of sustainable transit
Reducing per capita car ownership and driving miles is required.
Capacity building for water conservation needs: A young mind at work
The community was educated, their trust gained, and constant support provided to them
Low-cost housing needs dignity, says Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi
“If you empower people then what happens is that it creates incentives for people that are self-generated. "
The Makeshift Huts – Indigenous Agro-pastoral Communities
Simple structure, used for shelter from weather and protection from wild animals, and also to store food. The hearth is under the elevated floor.
Their Will, Their Way
Pune citizens come together to save their water resources, show ways to use water sustainably.
Passive Solar Housing keeps people warm in icy Ladakh
The south face of a building needs to be all windows, as it gets maximum sunrise to sunset exposure in winters.