Tall & Green: The Remaking of Mumbai II
2010, Illinois Institute of Technology, Professor Antony Wood

The 2009/2010 studio, which continues the previous year’s theme of the Remaking of Mumbai, focuses on key issues found in the heart of the city.  With continued support from the CTBUH and the Remaking of Mumbai Federation, six pairs of students developed real-world projects in a historical neighborhood known as the ‘C-ward’ in southern Mumbai.  An emphasis was placed on cultural, physical, and environmental sensitivity to the site, and the Indian way of living.

The students began their project with a field visit to the site in Mumbai in late January 2010, and attended the CTBUH Mumbai Conference in early February, where they advanced their knowledge of Mumbai and architecture to better address the problems throughout the city.  During the field visit the students also collaborated with local architecture students from the Sir JJ College of Architecture in Mumbai who had recently completed a similar studio study.

Mumbai Site Visit
Final Reviews


Urban Ark (High Rise Animal Habitat)
Malik Ajose & Saul Moreno

India's bengal tiger population has fallen 50% since 2003. This tower consists of a series of animal habitats, each aimed at the preservation of a particular endangered species.


Nirashray Tower (Homeless Tower)
Nashrah Noor & Amee Sonani
 
In Mumbai, nearly 100,000 homeless sleep on the streets each night. This project provides an infrastructure where these people can live and use their skills to improve their situations.


TATA Tower (Urban Parking Development)
Seth Ellsworth & JaYoung Kim
 
By the year 2030, 25% of the land area of Mumbai will be covered by parked cars. This tower serves as a prototype for vertical parking in Mumbai and cities around the world.

Khel Tower (Vertical Athletic Center)
Kent Hoffman & Mark Swingler
 
United States swimmer, Michael Phelps, has won more Olympic gold medals in a single Olympic games than the country of India has in their 22 years of Olympic competition. This project deals with the lack of sporting facilities within the city.

Moksha Tower (Vertical Cemetery)
Yalin Fu & Ihsuan Lin
 
Mumbai's density leaves little room for the living, let alone the dead. The Moksha Tower project takes traditional burial methods from four major religions in Mumbai and translates them into an urban context.


Jalashay Tower (Reservoir Tower)
Bojana Martinich & Teodora Vasilev
 
Mumbai faces a shortage of 250 million liters of water daily, and over 30% of the population has no access to clean drinking water. This tower acts as a prototype for water collection and filtration.