Summary:
Mumbai needs to reframe its clichés, show off its beautiful places. Joan Busquets, Spanish urban planner and architect, who arrived in Mumbai barely a day before he was to deliver a lecture here, says from what he has experienced so far, the western part of Mumbai is “very strong”, while the eastern has “tremendous potential”. Mr.
Busquets is Professor in Practice of Urban Planning and Design at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University. You create a system, wherein people stay more-or-less in the same area, but beyond the minimal community.” And this is where Mr.
Busquets sees an opportunity in the eastern waterfront. Mr.
Busquets has participated in urban planning and design for Lisbon, Marseille, Rotterdam, Singapore and Sao Paulo..