Urban Design Collective (UDC) is a collaborative platform to create livable cities through sustainable and inclusive design.

UDC was founded in 2011 as a platform to mobilize those who want to change the way our cities are built. As a result, UDC has come to be a global community of architects, designers, engineers, artists, writers, photographers and many others who are passionate about cities. Our approach is best defined as a mix of storytelling, advocacy and demonstration through practice.

Within the broader agenda of creating livable cities, specific issues that we focus on include-

Our service verticals

Aligned to these specific issues, the service verticals we offer include-

– Public Realm Transformation
– Active Mobility Planning and Design
– Urban Mapping and Research
– Education and Capacity Building
– Community Engagement and Participatory Planning
– Art in the City
– Public events programming
– Publications and Social Media Outreach

If you are looking for a committed team to work on any of the above, do write to us at
info@urbandesigncollective.org
or
urbandesigncollective@gmail.com

Our clients, collaborators and patrons so far include-

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) under the CITIIS Program
Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC)
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA)
Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT)
SIPCOT, Tamil Nadu
State Commissionerate for the Welfare of the Differently abled
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC)
District Collectorate of Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu
Dublin City Council

DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON CITIES
DVDH, France
The Center for the Living City, USA
GFA Consulting Group, Germany
CEPT Research & Development Foundation (CRDF)
Pitchandikulam Forest Consultants
Disability Rights Alliance
URBED, UK
SCAD (Social Change and Development), Tirunelveli
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Chennai, India
Indo-German Centre for Sustainability, Chennai
MOD Institute, Bangalore, India
Vettiver Collective, Chennai
Citizen Consumer and Civic Action Group, Chennai
Archtrust, Trichy

ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON ARTS & CULTURE
Kochi Biennale Foundation, Kochi
Uru Art Harbour, Kochi
ST+ART India Foundation
Goethe Institut- Chennai
Chennai Photo Biennale
INTACH Pondicherry
INTACH Tamil Nadu
INTACH Chennai
Snuff Puppets, Australia
Dakshinachitra, Chennai
People for Pondicherry Heritage
Sarvamangala Trust, Cherpu

ACADEMIA
University of Liverpool, UK
University of Sheffield, UK
CEPT University, Ahmedabad
VIT University, Vellore
RV College of Architecture, Bangalore
Global Studio, CSUD Columbia University, USA
School of Architecture and Planning, Chennai, India
Hindustan University, Chennai, India
School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada
National Association for Students of Architecture – India

ARCHITECTURE FIRMS
MOAD- The Madras Office for Architects and Designers
architectureRED
Aakamuru Design Studio
Studio Tyto
Triple O Studio
Webe Design Lab

ARTISTS
Meredith Degyansky, USA
Studio Chitrakoothu, India

EVENTS
Jane Jacobs Walk, Utah, USA
Jane’s Walk, Toronto, Canada
Pondicherry Heritage Festival
The Goa Project
The Alternative.in
The Neighborhood Postcard Project, USA

OTHERS
Archasm, India
Bambaram Toy Library, Chennai, India
The Startup Centre