IIIIC

This proposal is about the design and growth of a sustainable bridge network from living trees that will also function as an elevated pedestrian path in the slums of Mumbai. The goal is to create low cost bridges that will create local ecosystem services and will increase accessibility especially during floods. These bridges are grown from indigenous rubber trees, with the design adapted from an ancient innovation of the Khasis people in Meghalaya who have built living bridges for 1000 years. The final design is composed of the living-tree-bridge and laundry platforms that are attached to the tree roots. A grey water filtration system is designed to filter the water prior to irrigating its root system. This innovative system is a sustainable model that could be used in many cities that suffer from lack of infrastructure, accessibility and public amenity, coupled with overcrowded living conditions, that are amplified by problems of pollution, flooding and rising sea levels. Publications *This project was recently published at New York University exhibition : Collapse- Climate, Cities & Culture, 2018, as part of the Extinction of Ancient Innovations research project from Studio REDE.