International architecture non-profit Shelter Global has announced the winners of its second annual Dencity Competition, which highlights innovative solutions to improve living conditions for slum dwellers worldwide.

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International architecture non-profit Shelter Global has announced the winners of its second annual Dencity Competition, which highlights innovative solutions to improve living conditions for slum dwellers worldwide.With over one billion people living in slums today, and this number expected to reach two billion by 2030, the Dencity Competition called architects and planners to ?consider how design can empower communities and allow for a self-sufficient future.? Thus, the competition is a way to foster new ideas about how growing density in unplanned cities can be addressed.The winners of the second annual Dencity Competition are:First Place: Jai Bhadgaonkar and Ketaki Tare; Mumbai
First Place: Jai Bhadgaonkar and Ketaki Tare; Mumbai. Image Courtesy of Shelter Global

First Place: Jai Bhadgaonkar and Ketaki Tare; Mumbai. Image Courtesy of Shelter Global

First place was awarded to Jai Bhadgaonkar and Ketaki Tare from Mumbai. Their project, Versova Koliwada, aims to address critical issues relevant to the design of the Koliwada community. They propose incorporating floatation devices that would positively impact the mangroves and coral in that area. The base of a floating island can be created...