Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 10:00 am – 6:30pm
Location: Mumbai
Summary:
The Urban Vision organized a day-long Mumbai Study tour for the London Delegation of Architects ./ Planners / Infrastructure experts as part of the Mumbai Dialogue initiative organized by The Dialogue Group, London which was initiated to encourage discussion and debate on the key challenges, solutions as well as lessons from London and other global cities about regeneration and renewal and new development.
The Urban Vision Mumbai Study Tour included a visit to a new community development in Northern Mumbai Suburb of Powai and a Slum Redevelopment Project in Tardeo. Participants included Peter Murray, chair of New London Architecture ; Gerald Fox, MJP Architects; Kayvan Karimi, Space Syntax; Mark Ryder, Hoare Lea; Chris Bell, HKR Architects; Dominic Wilkinson, Austin Smith Lord; Iain Wiley, Austin Smith Lord; Chris Williamson, Weston Williamson Architects; Barry Hughes, HOK; Architects Russ Edwards, dRMM ; Ben Derbyshire, HTA architects.
