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Urban Initiatives

Name: Urban Initiatives
Address: 4th Floor, 'SAMANVAY', Nr. Chandani Chowk, Piplod, Surat, 395007, IN
Telephone: +919825450397

Urban Initiatives is a Consultancy firm & a Collaborative Platform rendering it's services in Urban

Urban Initiatives is an organization based at Surat initiated by young & enthusiastic urban designer, urban planner & architects. Since its inception, the organization has initiated projects that focus on the quality of the built environment in different context. The members of this organization have experiences of working with different kinds of organizations and on various kinds of urban project

s in their individual capacities. The exposure of the members of this organization to multi-disciplinary sectors has been central to initiate this organization which can ‘make difference to the quality of urban environment’. The members of the core group of the organization are also actively involved in architectural academics. Active participation in academics and exposure to the professional practice of architecture and planning is an additional strength of the group as the academic exposure creates possibilities of find innovative approaches and the professional experiences make them more pragmatic. Mission Statement
‘Urban initiatives’ throbs to achieve the significant yet difficult – “all the Indian cities need to be organised, efficient and beautiful” - with its innovative approaches and indigenous solutions. ORGANIZED in terms of its administrative structure, its finance sourcing, management and distribution, its housing demands and supply, management of its resources, the industrial growth, and urban sprawl. EFFICIENT in terms of its street network, public transport system, water supply and waste disposal system, communication system and all its infrastructure. BEAUTIFUL in terms of adequate recreational public spaces, green spaces, well planned and well regulated built environment, a ‘no-slum city’ and a city that is sensitive to its past. Role
As a Collaborative: With the changing paradigms of development and in the context of globalization, networks and collaborative are crucial for the development of new ideas and approaches in any sector. Urban is one such sector which involves the expertise of multiple sectors and large number of actors. Urban Initiatives is intended to develop a network or a collaborative of academic institutions, consultancy firms, governmental agencies, local governments, NGOs etc which can go a long way in resolving issues related to urban development. As Proactive Professionals: It can occupy an active role in the field of planning, design, research, documentation, and consultancy to enhance the efficient functioning of our cities. This effort is initiated with an ambitious vision of accelerating the process of the urban development and management. Urban Initiatives can also collaborate with other agencies to carry out a joint program or can be a part of the program being funded by the other agencies. Activities
The organization is envisioned to provide design services and planning strategies for all the levels of urban projects.
1. Design interventions in any urban area ranging from designing street furniture to the town ships.
2. Local area improvement with the help of community participation to strategizing implementation mechanisms of town planning schemes and development plans
3. Promotion of urban studies and research which can provide theoretical and academic understanding and solutions to urban problems and complexities. This may lead to generating dialogues and discussions regarding urban development in academic and professional sphere with the help of workshops, seminars and conferences. Areas of Concern/ Interest
• Urban Design and Physical Planning
• Strategic planning and Urban Management
• Research, Documentation, Socio-Economic studies
• Urban Conversations
• Infrastructure and Transportation Planning
• Urban Poverty and Social Development
• Urban Project Management, Evaluation and Monitoring
• Disaster Mitigation in Cities
• Sustainable Development and cities

28/05/2021

Redevelopment of Gopi Talao at London Biennale from 1-27 June 2021. Urban Initiatives + Aangan Architects. .lab .of.mapping

20/12/2020

Dumas Vibrant Walkway published in IA&B Magazine under Urbanism section looks at the vitality and vibrancy that can be brought to a place and the role of interactive installations and art in enhancing the qualitative experience for a public space. Enjoy this wide spread coverage of 12 pages. URBAN INITIATIVES + AANGAN ARCHITECTS

Location: Dumas Langar, Surat
Client : Surat Municipal Corporation
Design: Urban Initiatives + Aangan Architects
Design Team: Vishal Shah, Prakruti Desai
Structure: S&V Engineers
MEP: Shreeji Consultancy
Photo Courtesy: MeMoire Photography Competition participants (mentioned under photographs)

.lab .of.mapping

01/07/2020

STAY TUNED FOR THE RESULTS to be announced tomorrow for the PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION organised for the ‘Vibrant Walkway’ at Dumas.

The results of the photography Competition will be announced tomorrow. What better day to announce the same than the Foundation day of Aangan Architects and 1st anniversary of AARI.

STAY TUNED

28/06/2020

23/02/2020

Me-Moire

A photography competition on 29th February for documenting People and Places at the latest public destination from Dumas Langar to Dumas Chopaty in Surat. We are curious to witness your creative lens for capturing the spirit of the place.

Click the link below to register:
https://forms.gle/J2ENS5f2Ueq9GJvF7

Organized by:
AARI - URBAN INITIATIVES

Checkout the poster for more details

Surat Municipal Corporation - SMC Drashtikon - Surat Photography Artisans Surat Photography Chittaranjan Desai AANGAN Architects Faculty of Architecture, SCET, Surat

14/02/2020

I LOVE SURAT

What a Day ....... What better to Celebrate Valentines Day then to give back to the city that you love. The Dumas Langar stretch project was finally swung open for the people, in true sense लोकार्पण at a befitting day.
A vibrant place with intriguing installations depicting the coastal life and celebration spirit of Dumas-Surat, A must visit for all Surtis.

Proj Partner: AANGAN Architects
Project Incharge: Prakruti Desai
Team: Jigar Ariwala, Harsh*ta, Kishan
Interns: Yash Rajput, Devanshi Gheewala, Swapnil Mewada.
Structure: S&V Engineers
MEPF: Shreeji Conslt.

21/01/2020

Glad to share the news that we have won the prestigious 29th JK Architect of the Year Award for the project of Gopi Talao in the ‘Make it New’ category.

It is for the first time that Surat Architect is being conferred with a JK AYA Award.

Recently the project also won the ‘Asian Townscape Award 2019’ and SMC was invited to receive the award at an event in HongKong in Nov 2019.

The project has already been awarded at various National and International forums in the fields of Urban Design, Landscape, Master Planning, Socially responsible architecture, Environmental initiatives and now the ‘Make it New’ category.

We Thankyou for ur support for always encouraging us with this very close to the heart project of our city.
-Team UI
Vishal - Snehal - Saloni - Niti

12/11/2019

Urban Art Installations - Dumas
A very important aspect of any urban design project is the public art work, the project of Dumas central pedestrian spine is dotted with some astonishing sculpture designs done in-house by Ar. Prakruti Desai and thus creating interesting pause points for public to ponder.

23/08/2019

A team of international mentors from France and national mentors from Delhi visited Surat as part of week long CITIIS project review program Held at SMC for the funding of Biodiversity Park. The team visited Gopi Talao to study the case of revival of an ecological heritage. Ar. Prakruti Desai gave an elaborate understanding about the spirit of Gopi Talao and various technical and political factors that were addressed during the process by the Design Team. It is a moment of pride for Urban Initiatives and Gopi Talao to be referred as a case that invigorates ecological and sociocultural rejuvenation of the city.

19/07/2019

Stirring public sentiments...... Selective reporting mis-informing people for public projects.

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Monday	9:30am - 7pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 7pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 7pm
Thursday	9:30am - 7pm
Friday	9:30am - 7pm
Saturday	9:30am - 3pm

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