How to Build an Indian House
AuthorSameep Padora EditorsMaitri Dore, Mythili Shetty PhotographerKunal Bhatia PublisherNai010 Publishers Publication Date18th June 2020 About the bookA model for designers of mass housing anywhere: how homes can be built in one of the world’s densest cities. This volume focuses on one of Mumbai’s and India’s perennial and most daunting questions: mass housing. How to Build […]
In the Name of Housing
AuthorSameep Padora EditorsMaitri Dore, Mythili Shetty PhotographerKunal Bhatia PublisherUrban Design Research Institute (UDRI), India Publication Date2017 About the bookThis book attempts to sieve through the fabric of Mumbai, excavating historical and current models of affordable housing sutured deep within the city. It compares 11 housing projects in Mumbai through metrics of open space, social space, […]
de(Coding) Mumbai
AuthorsSameep Padora, Shreyank Khemalapure EditorsAayushi Joshi, Tanushree Agrawal PhotographerPhilippe Calia, Sunil Thakkar PublisherCEPT University Press Publication Date25th March 2023 About the book (de)Coding Mumbai documents the development of Mumbai’s housing fabric through the evolution of building and development codes. From the first regulations emerging as a panacea for the plague of 1896 to building codes […]