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From Juhu to Bandra: Rethinking Mumbai’s public spaces

The Everyday City exhibition at The Bombay Art Society explores Mumbai’s shrinking open spaces, mobility challenges and connectivity gaps. Led by architect Alan Abraham and Bombay Greenway Foundation, the sessions examine health, urban planning and sustainable street design

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Alan Abraham decodes a map titled Carter Road to Mahim Waterfront that depicts a pedestrian and cycling greenway to support health infrastructure; (right) Map of Open Spaces of Mumbai - Bandra, Khar, and Santacruz West - H/W Ward. Pics/Shadab Khan

Alan Abraham decodes a map titled Carter Road to Mahim Waterfront that depicts a pedestrian and cycling greenway to support health infrastructure; (right) Map of Open Spaces of Mumbai - Bandra, Khar, and Santacruz West - H/W Ward. Pics/Shadab Khan

Mumbai is a city of the letters of the Alphabet, but each letter is disconnected from the other,” muses Alan Abraham, referring to how multiple administrative wards of the city lack connectivity and subsequently, inconvenience citizens. The architect leads us around an ongoing exhibition of maps and models, The Everyday City, organised by architecture firm, Abraham John Architects and Bombay Greenway Foundation, an urban design and research organisation. Here’s our pick of the best sessions to catch today.

Anca Florescu Abraham (in jeans) explains The Shrinking City, a model of an open space available for an individual Mumbaikar, which is 1.2 square metres, far below the World Health Organisation’s recommended levels
Anca Florescu Abraham (in jeans) explains The Shrinking City, a model of an open space available for an individual Mumbaikar, which is 1.2 square metres, far below the World Health Organisation’s recommended levels

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