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INTBAU India and INTACH, the Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage, are pleased to announce the Mumbai Mills Design Workshop, to be held in Mumbai / Bombay, India, in from 7 to 12 March 2005. The purpose of the Workshop project is to assist in preparing a strategy for the long-term sustainable development of the Mills district of the city. 
Participants in the workshop will analyse the qualities of the vacant mill sites and associated workers' housing colonies and produce New Urbanism based proposals for the future development of the Mills district that will preserve built heritage and ensure sustainable economic development. Participants in the workshop will develop a draft masterplan for a future development of the Mills district of Mumbai, producing guidelines for the integration of the substantial existing mill buildingss, and design guidelines for new traditional buildings within the sites and in their future extensions. This will not be intended as a fixed masterplan for development, but rather as an analysis of future possibilities that can serve to stimulate discussion and debate in the city. Partner organisations 
INTBAU India is working with the Mumbai chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH). This non-governmental agency established in 1984 aims with the active participation of its members to create awareness among the public for the preservation of Indian heritage. INTACH's headquarters are in Delhi and it has chapters in most major cities. INTBAU India's collaborators will include the local municipality, the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) in Delhi, the Raheja School of Architecture in Mumbai and the Risvi School of Architecture. The Technical University of Dresden, Germany, with the Chair of Structural Design, is ready to provide all the technical knowledge and research required for this project in the form of experts in quality and engineering in this field. The Centre for Excellence in Masonry (CEMA), Germany, Alan Baxter Associates (UK), Council for European Urbanism (CEU) and Stiftelsen Byens Fornyelse (Foundation for Urban Renewal, Norway) will also be represented. British partners include The Prince of Wales's Phoenix Trust and Regeneration Through Heritage, a unit of The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment. The workshop follows a visit to Mumbai by HRH The Prince of Wales, who visited India last year. The workshop project will be funded by The Prince of Wales's Charitable Trust, the British Council (India), and private sponsors. The Charrette The Workshop will include a 5-day Charrette involving the local community and local professionals. The international team of students and practitioners will include participants from India and up to 20 practitioners from abroad, who will work with local architects, conservationists and citizens. INTBAU Secretary Dr. Matthew Hardy, INTACH's K. T. Ravindran and Krupali Uplekar, an Indian architect/planner based in Germany representing India on the INTBAU Management Committee, will lead the Charrette with the assistance of local practitioners and the INTBAU India team. 
The Charrette is an essential component of the New Urbanist approach to community participation. The name (with mis-spelling) derives from the 'charette' or small cart used to collect student drawings at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, onto which students desperate to finish their work would climb. The Charrette is an intensive collaborative design exercise lasting up to a week with the active (i.e. pencil in hand) participation of local residents and others. Workshop components 
The workshop includes a number of components to inform the participants about many key aspects of the city, its people and architecture. These will include:
Key speakers Key speakers include Robert Adam, Cristopher Benninger, Prof. Akhtar Chavan, Andreas Duany, Dr Matthew Hardy, Tasneem Mehta, and others. 
Useful information Mumbai is located on the west coast of the Indian peninsula, about 24 hours by train from the capital New Delhi. International participants should travel directly to Mumbai / Bombay. For people travelling via New Delhi and international participants we recommend arrival in Mumbai on Sunday, 20 February, with an overnight stay at the Hotel Kohinoor Continental. International participants should note that a timely reservation of travel tickets is desirable, as the flights can be heavily booked. Participants from countries other than India and Nepal will need a visitors' visa to enter India. A letter of invitation will be sent to participants by post upon registration. Costs 
Workshop participants will have to pay for their own travel expenses, accommodation and food. We suggest that participants stay at the Hotel Kohinoor Continental, where we have a special price offer of 50 Euros per night per person. Breakfast is included in the hotel price. Six days reservation will cost 300 Euros. Airport pick-up can be made available from the hotel if flight details are given at least 20 days in advance. Food and registration will cost 25 Euros per day, thus five days food will cost 125 Euros. Lunch, dinner and snacks are included in the food price. Alcoholic beverages must be paid separately. Application 
Completed applications, including a cover letter and a Curriculum Vitae from the participant, should be submitted via e-mail or fax. Receipt of completed applications will be confirmed via e-mail. Kindly confirm participation before 31 January 2005. Participation cannot be guaranteed after this date. Further information For further information, please contact:
Krupali Uplekar
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