Designing a treatment system for the underground effluent at Loulo Gold mine (Mali, West Africa)

Building with nature: Balancing the urban growth of Kochi’s coastal wetlands with their ecological structures

The project takes its roots in the annual floods that Kochi, a coastal city in South India, is faced with. Along with these floods, the city faces rampant destruction of mangroves and an urban development that follows no particular structure. Being a highly fragile economic and political setup, it is safe to say that urban development takes...

ReCentering Mumbai: Appropriation of Thane Creek

The thesis explores a strategic spatial proposal for a ‘Wetland Economic Zone’ in Mumbai’s salt-pan/ mangrove/ wetland area on Thane creek. The strategy questions the city’s blanket zoning attitude, and integrates primary sector economies like food production in sustainable practices but using the genius of the place, serving socio-economic...