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An interdisciplinary urban action and research institute, a collective of architects, designers, researchers, curators and practitioners based in Bengaluru

Bengaluru
Joined July 2023
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🌧️✨ Our new website is live! Discover how Bengaluru’s stormwater systems work — with interactive map and stories to help build a resilient city. Supported by @oorvani, @opencity & @sustainBLR buildingaresilientbengaluru.… Trackers, audits, datajams coming soon! See and Share!
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In Voices from Shivajinagar: Episode 3 of Community Currents, we wanted to know how shopkeepers and residents in Shivajinagar, living along the C100 drain, experience stormwater. 🎥 Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/J6lPraNj0PI?si=ybyj…
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Every observation and every story builds a more complete picture of Bengaluru's water network. Send us photos, field notes, or reflections from your audit experience, neighbourhood drains or lakes, and we will feature it on our website. Write to us at [email protected]
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Case Study Series | Chapter 2: Exploring infrastructure as public space through a case study of Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park, Singapore — and what it might teach us about Bengaluru. 🔍Take a deep dive on our website. 🔗buildingaresilientbengaluru.…
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This month at Mod Foundation, we're joined by Swikruti, who believes in design as a tool to change our everyday lives. #internship #habitatdesign
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We celebrated one year of research, citizen action and collective learning during the Stormwater and the City event. Over the week, we welcomed over a hundred visitors to see, learn and experience maps, stories and guides.
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This week's Green Scene brings additional opportunities to learn, question, collaborate, and act - from air quality, urban resilience to ecology, science communication, and civic engagement.
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Join us as we reflect on the first phase of the Building a Resilient Bengaluru campaign, launch our Year One Report, and explore what’s next for Bengaluru’s stormwater future. Exhibition • Report Launch • Panel Discussion Exhibition on view until 15 August Free & Open to All
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Case Study Series | Chapter 1: Improving Water Flow & Flood Resilience Explores the journeys of two cities that have transformed conventional drainage systems into resilient water networks. 🔍Take a deep dive on our website. 🔗buildingaresilientbengaluru.…
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Join us for a Guided Citizen Audit! H300, Hebbal Nagavara Valley 📍 HBR Layout 📅 25 July 2026, Saturday 🕙 10:00AM We'll walk, observe and document the stormwater drain using a citizen audit tool. 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/nizyMXBdpSiVFZ79A
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In Episode 2 of Community Currents, Richa Sreebalaji reflects on how noticing Bengaluru's stormwater systems changed the way she experiences the city. 🎥 Watch the full conversation. 🔗buildingaresilientbengaluru.…
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Join us on our next Guided Citizen Audits! VRISHABHAVATI 📅 18th July 2026, Saturday 🕙 10:00AM 🔗 Registration link: forms.gle/8L2jS868XzcZocm48 See you soon!
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What if the most important parts of a city are the ones we rarely notice? In the first episode of Community Currents, architect & urban researcher Aveline Thomas reflects on how a citizen audit changed the way she sees Bengaluru's stormwater systems. 🔗buildingaresilientbengaluru.…
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Join us for a Guided Citizen Audit as part of Building a Resilient Bengaluru campaign! 📍 HSR Layout 📅 11 July 2026, Saturday 🕙 10:00AM We'll walk, observe and document the stormwater drain using a citizen audit tool. 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/PixfoXAchSK9N7ft6
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Join us for a Guided Citizen Audit as part of Building a Resilient Bengaluru campaign! 📍 Jogupalya 📅 04 July 2026, Saturday 🕙 10:00AM We'll walk, observe and document the stormwater drain using a citizen audit tool. 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/xTW9mF1rbXsqioEc8
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Join us at the centre on 2nd July as @C4EC_Foundation takes the floor with the Scale 101 workshop to unpack one of the most common aspirations (and assumptions) in social change. Register here: [link]bit.ly/4gvgLB2
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Who gets to shape the future of public space? Cubbon Park Narratives reminds us that parks are not just green spaces, but sites of culture, citizenship, contestation, and care. Join Suresh Jayaram, Naresh V Narasimhan, Vishwanath S, and Ninan Joseph for this conversation. – at Bengaluru South, India
Join us at BLR Design Centre for the launch of Cubbon Park Narratives—a book exploring the histories, hidden stories, and citizen movements that shaped Bengaluru's most beloved park. A conversation on memory, ecology, identity, and public space. RSVP: forms.gle/xoxgp7eeSM56VeUG7
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City Dialogues: Labor Day Special - Who Works With Waste in Bengaluru? youtu.be/Z4gTvN5d3vc?si=uxVl… via @YouTube Who works with waste in Bengaluru? Mod Foundation set out to learn about the people that work #bts of Bengaluru's waste. #bengaluru #waste #urbandevelopment @Hasiru_Dala
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12 & 13 December | BLR Design Centre Announcing the BLR Annual Edit—a two-day lineup of film screenings, public talks, games, storytelling and more. A reflection on a year of dialogue, research and design-led inquiry shaping Bengaluru’s future. Join us!
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