Byera Hadley research reports
Chris Johnson / 2012
Toilet Madam to the rescue
Architectural Practice, Community Development
India
This is a study of the role of women architects in driving slum renewal in India. The research explored slum renewal projects where community workers and architects work with slum dwellers to lift their aspirations and physical conditions by renewing in-situ or nearby in an inclusive manner.
The report forms a record of the author’s travels through India, the people interviewed, slums visited and monuments inspected. Woven through this are accounts of two urban renewal conferences the author attended. It concludes with some suggestions of ways forward in India as well as implications for the role of architects in Australia.
