Folding and unfolding the urban grid in contemporary India

  • Sergio Román Aliste Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Keywords: Urbanism, organic growth, high densities, Charles Correa, Rahul Mehrotra.

Abstract

Metaphors of folding, and sometimes the physical action of folding (or unfolding), show alternatives and can propose solutions to many of the problems of contemporary Indian urbanism. This paper will focus on some artworks and projects around that idea, taking Mumbai as starting point.

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Sergio Román Aliste, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Departamento de Historia del Arte III (Contemporáneo)

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Published
2011-02-11
How to Cite
Román Aliste S. (2011). Folding and unfolding the urban grid in contemporary India. Anales de Historia del Arte, 21(Extra), 451-462. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ANHA.2011.37475