December 21—December 27, 2012
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Friday, December 21
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Dec 21 at 3 pm
Mediating Public–Private Housing
Fifty-two percent of Mumbai’s residents live in slums, yet the city has recently seen the construction of its first gated communities. Join this event to discuss how Mumbai can hold on to its celebrated dynamism in the face of this segregation.
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Dec 21 at 3 pm
Your Place, My Place, or Our Public Space? Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai Survey
How do you think about privacy in relation to yourself, your friends and family, and your communities? PUKAR, in collaboration with the Lab, has been exploring these questions throughout Mumbai. Visit the Lab, join this research initiative, and share your own ideas about privacy.
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Dec 21 at 3:30 pm
What effect does the city have on your brain and physiology? Colin Ellard gathers evidence about the psychological effects of public spaces. Join Ellard on this tour, measure Mumbai’s effects on your own brain and body, and be part of this international experiment.
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Dec 21 at 5 pm
Studies show that women in Mumbai face a severe shortage of private space. Explore how pop-up gardens could fill this gap, and help develop a workable model that caters to the specific needs of communities throughout the city.
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Dec 21 at 5 pm
Your Place, My Place, or Our Public Space? Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai Survey
How do you think about privacy in relation to yourself, your friends and family, and your communities? PUKAR, in collaboration with the Lab, has been exploring these questions throughout Mumbai. Visit the Lab, join this research initiative, and share your own ideas about privacy.
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Dec 21 at 5 pm
Mapping Privacy in Public Spaces
Where do people find or create private, personal space (outside of domestic space, that is) in a city as dense as Mumbai? Join the Lab in an ongoing series facilitated by the KRVIA Design Cell as we ask visitors to participate in visually mapping these physical locations by using geo-tagged cameras out in the city, creating mental maps, and analyzing the results.
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Dec 21 at 6 pm
Creating the City for Our Children
How many of us have wished for a city that we can trust, one where we can walk with freedom, play with abandon—and one we can proudly leave to our children? Join in this session to imagine and design a city that our children can trust.
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Saturday, December 22
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Dec 22 at 3 pm
Your Place, My Place, or Our Public Space? Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai Survey
How do you think about privacy in relation to yourself, your friends and family, and your communities? PUKAR, in collaboration with the Lab, has been exploring these questions throughout Mumbai. Visit the Lab, join this research initiative, and share your own ideas about privacy.
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Dec 22 at 3:30 pm
What effect does the city have on your brain and physiology? Colin Ellard gathers evidence about the psychological effects of public spaces. Join Ellard on this tour, measure Mumbai’s effects on your own brain and body, and be part of this international experiment.
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Dec 22 at 5 pm
The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum invites you and your family to a puppet show that explores the urban history of Mumbai through the stories of its citizens and the development of trade, migration, opportunity, and cosmopolitanism.
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Dec 22 at 5 pm
Your Place, My Place, or Our Public Space? Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai Survey
How do you think about privacy in relation to yourself, your friends and family, and your communities? PUKAR, in collaboration with the Lab, has been exploring these questions throughout Mumbai. Visit the Lab, join this research initiative, and share your own ideas about privacy.
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Dec 22 at 6 pm
Limited Manuski (Limited Humanity) (Jayu Patwardhan, India, 1995, 65 min.)
How and when does the public encroach on, or even threaten, the private? In Limited Manuski (Limited Humanity), the predictable, safe world of a middle-class couple is shaken when the husband collides with a funeral procession.
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Sunday, December 23
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Dec 23 at 11 am
Join local experts in small groups around the city to explore Mumbai’s local spice trails in four distinct neighborhoods.
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Dec 23 at 3 pm
Your Place, My Place, or Our Public Space? Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai Survey
How do you think about privacy in relation to yourself, your friends and family, and your communities? PUKAR, in collaboration with the Lab, has been exploring these questions throughout Mumbai. Visit the Lab, join this research initiative, and share your own ideas about privacy.
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Dec 23 at 3:30 pm
What effect does the city have on your brain and physiology? Colin Ellard gathers evidence about the psychological effects of public spaces. Join Ellard on this tour, measure Mumbai’s effects on your own brain and body, and be part of this international experiment.
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Dec 23 at 4 pm
Participate in a tour of aromatic spices and masalas, and engage in conversation with food experts from various communities over a cup of chai at the Lab.
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Dec 23 at 5 pm
Mumbai 2050: An Origami Vision
The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum invites children age 10 and above to participate in a series of urban design workshops to build their ideal city of Mumbai with origami creations.
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Dec 23 at 5 pm
Your Place, My Place, or Our Public Space? Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai Survey
How do you think about privacy in relation to yourself, your friends and family, and your communities? PUKAR, in collaboration with the Lab, has been exploring these questions throughout Mumbai. Visit the Lab, join this research initiative, and share your own ideas about privacy.
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Dec 23 at 5 pm
Mapping Privacy in Public Spaces
Where do people find or create private, personal space (outside of domestic space, that is) in a city as dense as Mumbai? Join the Lab in an ongoing series facilitated by the KRVIA Design Cell as we ask visitors to participate in visually mapping these physical locations by using geo-tagged cameras out in the city, creating mental maps, and analyzing the results.
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Tuesday, December 25 — Lab closed
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Wednesday, December 26 — Lab closed
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Thursday, December 27
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Dec 27 at 3 pm
The floor-decorating practice of rangoli is an art form steeped in tradition—experience this ritual on a grand scale as artists from around India face off in a competition. Help them complete their masterpieces and then choose the top designs.
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Dec 27 at 3 pm
Mapping Privacy in Public Spaces
Where do people find or create private, personal space (outside of domestic space, that is) in a city as dense as Mumbai? Join the Lab in an ongoing series facilitated by the KRVIA Design Cell as we ask visitors to participate in visually mapping these physical locations by using geo-tagged cameras out in the city, creating mental maps, and analyzing the results.
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Dec 27 at 3:30 pm
What effect does the city have on your brain and physiology? Colin Ellard gathers evidence about the psychological effects of public spaces. Join Ellard on this tour, measure Mumbai’s effects on your own brain and body, and be part of this international experiment.
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Dec 27 at 5 pm
Your Place, My Place, or Our Public Space? Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai Survey
How do you think about privacy in relation to yourself, your friends and family, and your communities? PUKAR, in collaboration with the Lab, has been exploring these questions throughout Mumbai. Visit the Lab, join this research initiative, and share your own ideas about privacy.
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Dec 27 at 6 pm
Bombay, Our City (Anand Patwardhan, India, 1985, 75 min.)
Join us for a screening of the iconic 1985 film, Bombay, Our City, followed by a discussion between the filmmakers Faiza Khan and Anand Patwardhan.