09/09/2026
Mass Inhabitation 2026
Semester 7
Announcements of dire climate emergencies have galvanized state-led climate action in India’s coastal cities. In Mumbai, this expertise drives initiatives to drain or build “blue-green” infrastructures in estuarine-scapes, relocate low-income communities en masse, and promote market-led housing redevelopment, often exacerbating harm on the majority that inhabit estuarine-scapes. Mass Inhabitations begins elsewhere, asking how climate and weather are embedded in practices of inhabitation, and how everyday life involves continual adjustment, anticipation, improvisation, and negotiation. In a dense, low-rise estuarine settlement in north-west Mumbai, students documented and developed architectural strategies in six clusters of households, examining spatial configurations alongside livelihoods, incomes, aspirations, and collective life.
Mentors
Rohit Mujumdar Rohit Mujumdar
Prasad Khanolkar Prasad Khanolkar
Siddharth Chitalia Siddharth Chitalia
Saniya Ranade .ranade
Short Workshops
Durganand Balsavar, The Architectural Gesture Roots Collaborative
Rushikesh Hirulkar, Model Making and Mass Housing Rushikesh Hirulkar