COMPETITION | IMAGINE @ LOW-COST ACTION LAB | IDEA STAGE DEADLINE - 12 FEB 2024

i’LOCAL YOUNG PATHWAYS

TO URBAN FUTURES
RE-IMAGINING VALUES AND RETURNING PLACES BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES

A COMPETITION WITH A DIFFERENCE

Calling students, researchers, designers, social scientists, media professionals,
journalists, artists, architects, urban planners, and others!
 An opportunity
to revitalize
sites of neglect,
disuse, and
disrepair.

Hyderabad Urban Lab Foundation in collaboration with Wipro Foundation

announces Imagine @ Low-cost Action Lab (i’Local), a competition for urban
rejuvenation inviting applications from young and multi-disciplinary teams!

i’Local supports and nurtures meaningful placemaking efforts through the

(re)imagination of city spaces and the values associated with them. It is an
opportunity to revitalise sites of neglect, disuse, and disrepair and return them
to their communities. It calls for imagining pathways that make the creative use
of existing resources, rather than large investments.

We look forward to receiving your ideas that respond to one or more of these
key themes:
What makes us feel safe in the city?
How can a city be child-friendly?
How can we seed positive change in our urban ecologies?
How can people cope with rising urban heat?

Why wait for large investments in infrastructure to solve daily but profound
problems? Make a difference using available resources today!
 ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to all!
Entries need to be sent in by teams of three
or more. Interdisciplinary teams are highly
encouraged; for example, they may include
architects, designers, social scientists, media
students, and/or professionals!

DON’T HAVE A TEAM YET?

Register as an individual and we
will help you connect with
potential collaborators.

REGISTRATION IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

Win cash prizes up to Rs 20,000, receive mentorship to develop proposals for

implementation, and be published!

Participating teams may choose to work on one or more of the ten pre-
determined sites scattered across Hyderabad. In part one of the competition,
interested participants identify a site, network and form a team, attend virtual
workshops, and generate ideas concluding with an abbreviated submission of
their best idea. In part two, the jury selects ten teams to carry forward their idea
with dedicated professional mentors for a robust final submission. The selected
teams win cash prizes and an opportunity for their idea to be published in an
ideas compendium.

13 January 2024 / Saturday i’LOCAL WORKSHOP 1

12pm to 2pm IST Hyderabad and the Sites: Places and People
Led by Anant Maringanti and Kuppili Padma

20 January 2024 / Saturday i’LOCAL WORKSHOP 2

4pm to 6pm IST Building in a Complex Context: Design and People
Led by Lyndsey Deaton and Swastik Harish

12 February 2024 / Monday Idea Stage Submission

10 shortlisted entries announced.

1 March 2024 / Friday Teams to receive updates via email.
 10 A vacant nook on a busy road, Nizam-era police outposts, social
spaces nestled amidst public housing complexes, garbage
SITES vulnerable points, low-profile heritage sites and more. Here is
your chance to reshape the future of these forgotten corners
SPREAD ACROSS
of the city!
HYDERABAD!

Around Amin Khajaguda Lata Enclave MS Maqtha

Phool Bagh
Khan’s tomb Hills Old Bus Stop under flyover

Prem Nagar Old Police Teegala Kunta Singareni Kite Park

Rock Garden outposts X - Road Colony Saroor Nagar

Registration
is now open!

Register before
12th January to attend
the i’LOCAL
WORKSHOPS!
VISIT OUR WEBSITE
FOR MORE DETAILS