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Kaiwan Mehta: The Politics of Mapping and Representation of Urban Communities
Kaiwan Mehta: The Politics of Mapping and Representation of Urban Communities
Communities, essentially housing communities are defined on various cultural frameworks that range from migration patterns, employment status, community structures, etc. Very often they create cultural zones, which are not generated through historical or social sequences, but are enforced to create preferred cultures. How does one understand the living space and community space within these living complexes? How does one holistically document these housing communities? Architects' classical tools of the plan and map have limitations. This project by a Mumbai based architect is an attempt to find a mode of representation that documents the living space and the relationships that it accommodates, the community and the politics that it generates, the form and the memories and aspirations it provokes.