Extreme Urbanism - Reimagining Mumbai's Back Bay

"The studio, Reimagining Mumbai's Back Bay, consciously encouraged students to suspend the reality of the complex legislative frameworks (such as the coastal zone regulation and constraints of Floor Space Index) that have, despite good intentions, resulted in paralysis in imagining new possibilities for this incredibly charged urban space. The studio process was founded on the belief it was possible, through strategic design thinking, to demonstrate how several constituent components of the site in the Back Bay could be accommodated in the same space without necessarily affecting the city and its infrastructure. In fact, the studio aspired to achieve strategies to unlock the potential of this space for public good."