Rethink Mumbai Flooding: Open Competition and Exhibition , Mumbai / Indien

 

Ketham’s Atelier Architects

Supported by Thinking Hand NGO

 

The “Rethink Mumbai Flooding: Open Competition and Exhibition” is a ground-breaking initiative designed to educate and empower students, architects, designers, and local communities to tackle the urgent challenges of climate change and flooding in Mumbai. This competition seeks to inspire innovative solutions that can reshape the city’s future. Rooted in the social work, teaching, and PhD research of Architect Santosh Kumar Ketham—conducted in India and Austria at the Institute of Experimental Architecture, Hochbau, Innsbruck University—this initiative embodies a fusion of academic rigor and social responsibility.

 

We are calling for revolutionary ideas that address the complex issues of flooding in Mumbai. Proposals should be deeply rooted in the local context, reflecting the city’s culture, climate, and community needs, while utilising available materials. Participants are encouraged to select flooding sites within Mumbai, with project scales ranging from architectural buildings to urban and landscape designs/strategies (built, unbuilt, or speculative).

 

Architects, Engineers, Urban Designers, Landscape Designers, and Students with innovative ideas, whether built or unbuilt

 

Registration Opens: 15 August 2024

Early Registration Deadline: 30 September 2024

Regular Registration Deadline: 30 October 2024

Late Registration Deadline: 30 November 2024

Submission Deadline: 30 December 2024

Results Announcement: 30 January 2025

Submission of Materials for Exhibition and Book: 28 February 2025

Public Exhibition: 14 to 20 April 2025

Book Launch, Open Talk, and Closing Ceremony: 20 April 2025