Alykhan Mohamed
Urban Infrastructure Design (Bhuj, GJ)
Alykhan Mohamed graduated from Tufts University in 2009, majoring in Architectural Studies and Russian & Eastern European Studies. As an undergraduate student, he taught ESL at a local program for refugees from El Salvador, served as a co-director at the St James Summer Homeless Shelter, and spent four months studying at St. Petersburg State University. Within architecture, Alykhan is especially interested in concepts that promote environmental sustainability and social equity. He hopes to explore these interests at Hunnarshala as part of his Urban Infrastructure Design project in Bhuj, Gujarat. This is Alykhan’s first time to India.
http://www.indicorps.org/ourfellows.php
Mid-Year Public Progress Report
Bhuj, Gujarat
As a graduate of Tufts University focusing on Architectural Studies, Alykhan Mohamed is partnered with Hunnarshala. He is currently exploring how environmental sustainability and social equity relate to architecture. He has both collaborated extensively with the local youth as he develops an urban resource center and a city-wide slum-community survey.
Community Backround
My Fellowship with Hunnarshala focuses on assisting slum-communities organize themselves and decide how to secure access to physical infrastructure and social services. I spent the initial months of my project shadowing our outreach workers, Vishram and Hirji, and attending community meetings with them. Through these exposures, I learned that many of the communities have established themselves generations ago, when Bhuj was a kingdom. Whether it evolved around caste, religion or occupation, each community seems to have its own history and social identity.
http://blog.indicorps.org/fellowship/progress-reports/alykhan-mohamed-urban-infrastructure-design/
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