Urbanism Portfolio 2011-2017 - Bhavana Vaddadi

Bhavana Vaddadi

Urbanism Portfolio

2011-2017

Bhavana Vaddadi

Urbanism Portfolio

2011-2017

bhavana vaddadi planner/ urbanist 8th June 1993 23 years old hyderabad delft university of technology, delft, the netherlands- 2015 center for environmental planning and technology,ahmedabad, gujarat, india- 2011 https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavana-vaddadi-91a70291 bhavna.1993gmail.com

coverletter Pursuing planning was a subconscious decision I made during my high school years. In my attempt to understand what factors determined city landscapes, I delved into the world of planning. As a fresh graduate with degrees from two of the most distinguished universities for Urbanism and Planning in the world, the knowledge and the skill set I have acquired by working on policy level large scale interventions to design interventions on small scale in the sectors of urban and rural communities, urban smart and sustainable mobility, and urban revitalization projects, would be appreciated in your undertakings. Center for Environmental Planning and Technology, India and Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands gave me the opportunity to grasp various facets of city planning and Urbanism.

I believe, a city is shaped by its transportation system. Today, different approaches to transportation play an important role in sustainable development of economies. A strong transportation system ensures a better quality of life for both urban areas and its surroundings. Therefore, transportation strategies should be based on the three pillars of sustainability i.e. Social, Economic, and Environmental factors.

I believe that people are the key to city plans. Their needs are the base on which the pillars of sustainability stand. During my bachelor study years, as a budding planner I developed a keen interest in sustainable mobility solutions for today’s issues caused by personal mobility systems. From there on, I have dedicated most of my study years of both my bachelor and master courses to this field of study.

During my internship at Center for Urban Equity, I worked on Local Accessibility Plan for Rajkot, India using focused group discussions as a tool to obtain insight into how people perceive their city. The project aimed at promoting sustainability in developing cities and my interaction with various groups of stakeholders like men, women and children demonstrated how needs of demographic groups differ. These interactions prompted me to propose accessible basic infrastructure and public transit in a manner that people would not have to travel longer distances.

Having understood the Indian scenario in the transportation sector, along with my mentors at TU Delft, I worked on understanding the importance of technology in Smart mobility systems by studying Autonomous Shared Mobility and its impact on cities. Through the course of my study and internships, not only have I acquired skills to address planning and design issues at varying scales, I have also perfected my interpersonal and communicative skills along with strong research based writing and presentation abilities.

In closing, the knowledge and skill set gained during my course of bachelor and master studies combined with my motivation to study sustainable transportation systems to take cities one step close to resilience have prepared me to meet the duties and responsibilities associated with this organization. I look forward to the opportunity to meet with you and to discuss how I can specifically meet your needs.

language skills

preferred specializations

English Hindi Telugu

personal skills

strategic planning

socio-spatial processes

urban mobility

smart city

hobbies

Teamwork Analytical skill Time Management

travel

cooking

music

reading

photography

movies

do- it-yourself projects

Academic Writing Communication skill Graphic representation

89.7%

may 2011

professional skills AutoCAD

august 2015

Bachelors Education Center for Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India

Graduated High School Narayana Junior College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh,India

july 2011

http://www.narayanagroup.com/

Graduate Bachelors Degree Center for environmental planning and technology,Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India

3.15 GPA may 2015

www.cept.ac.in

april 2014 Internship - local accessibility plan for Rajkot, India: Research Intern at center for urban equity, Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India http://cept.ac.in/centre-for-urban-equity-cue

GIS Sketchup

Masters Education at Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands http://www.tudelft.nl

Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Microsoft office

Currently working on graduation master thesis on Autonomous Vehicles,TU Delft, The Netherlands

august 2016

Graduated TU Delft

july 2017

7 12 16 22 25 n e i g h b o u r h o o d public realm studio planning studio

r&d studio: analysis spatial strategies and design of urban for a global form metropolis, flevoland: ReSusInc

globalization: research on the urban impact-the visible hand

28 34 master thesisautonomous shared mobility & the cities of tomorrow

non academic projects- TECHO, Polis and HandPrint Challenge

neighborhood planning lab

“The neighborhood unit is a populated area which would require and support an elementary school with an enrollment of between 1,000 and 1,200 pupils.�

Clarence A Perry b.plan semester 3

skills perception study concept development design analytical skills model making

guided by Dr. Sejal Patel

teamwork group of 6

location Bakeri City, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

description The aim of the studio was to build awareness of physical and social issues related to planning and design of neighborhoods within a city. This project was particularly concentrated on a site located in an area placed closely to a low income slum area. The challenge was to create principles and policy recommendations to transform the green field to a livable and interactive neighborhood using principles of open space and accessibility.

Using these concepts an appropriate typology of mid-rise and walk-up apartments was suggested. The outcome of this lab was a set of detailed spatial planning interventions in terms of improving the access and provision of infrastructure facilities at the scale of a Town Planning Scheme.

The methods of intervention i.e. brown field, semi-green field and green field provided a greater understanding on the possibilities of intervention at this scale. Also, understanding the Town Planning Scheme mechanism which is a major tool for provision of infrastructure facilities in Ahmedabad was a major learning.

evolution of the neighborhood plan design

Model Representation

open space

amenities

accessibility

road network

open space

density distribution

COMMERCIAL AREA

TOTLOT CONVENIENT SHOPS

CLUB HOUSE CONVENIENCE SHOPS TEMPLE

division of amenities

CONVENIENCE SHOPS

INFORMAL MARKET PARKING

CLUBHOUSE

land- use

built vs open

neighbourhood units

development planning lab

“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now” Alan Lakein b.plan semester 6

skills perception study concept development analytical skills strategic planning analytical skills

guided by Rutul Joshi and Minal Pathak

teamwork group of 4

location Sanand, Gujarat, India

description The studio focused on preparing a development plan for next 10 years in a small town in Gujarat. We were asked to imagine ourselves as the ‘town planning officer’ (TPO) appointed for a particular town with the responsibility of preparing the development plan consisting on land use strategies, transport and infrastructure network development. The aim was to understand the process of preparation of a development of a small town. In making a development plan for Sanand, we first studied and analyzed the existing situation of land use, road network, infrastructure and amenities . Once we identified the gaps and the issues, we projected our population based on the growth of the main workers. Once our population was finalized, we decided our vision and the objectives that would help achieve it. We then made various scenarios according to different densities and then chose one according to what suited our vision the best. And then we started working on the different layers of the final scenario which included the land use, transportation, road network, infrastructure etc. Once our land use plan was made, we set up the guidelines and regulations to govern the built form. The next step was to solve the infrastructural issues like water supply, sewerage, solid waste management. The last step was to calculate the total cost and identify the sources of finance.

alternative scenarios for 2021

population projection for 2021

Hierarchy to easy movement of traffic

Ring radial pattern to connect all the nodes

Access to major roads within walking distance

Human scale by creating the arcade

proposed public spaces

proposed F.S.I distribution

density

proposed economic activities distribution and proposed land use

amenities

r&d lab: analysis and design of urban form

“Urbanism works when it creates a journey as desirable as the destination.�

Paul Goldberger masters in urbanism skills mapping skills perception study abstract sketching analytical skills

guided by Dr. Egbert Stolk

individual work location Dordrecht, The Netherlands

description The first studio of the Urbanism master track focused on understanding the form and structure of cities. The objective was to make a judgment about the condition of the city: a diagnosis and draw maps about any element to be found in the city. It was to clarify which urban elements and structures have an influential role in the urban development. In this project the whole city was analyzed with two different perpectives beginning with learning to draw abstractions: the idea of open city and the typomorphology of the city. The city acts as a complex system, If looked closer, dordredcht consists of islands within an island. It is defined by it borders made by the infrastructure.

The character of these neighbourhoods are very different hence developing a heterogeneous character for the city as a whole. Due to the heterogeneous nature of the neighbourhoods, the road network at the neighbourhood level of the city also maintains a heterogeneous character. Using this concept in this project, the aim was to analyze the open spaces and street patterns of the city to gain a better understanding of scales and layers it possess.

scale: 1

scale: 2

scale: 3

scale: 4

scale: 5 Learning Abstractions at different scales

Grote Kerk

detailed road patters in the city

A view to Papendrecht

Villa Augustus

Grote Kerk

Faรงade facing the canal

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A view canal to Papendrecht Villa Augustus Kyck over den Dyck

layered understanding of the city

A view to a glimpse of dordrecht Papendrecht

location of public spaces

dordrecht imagined as a combination of islands and its corresponding green spaces

hierarchy of public spaces network of public spaces

the idea of open city

hierarchy of streets

morphology

type of streets Design of urban form: typo-morphology

Spatial strategies for a global metropolis- Flevoland- ReSusInc

“Wind and other clean, renewable energy will help end our reliance on fossil fuels and combat the severe threat that climate change poses to humans and wildlife alike.�

Frances Beinecke masters in urbanism skills mapping skills perception study concept development strategic planning analytical skills

guided by Taeke Bouma & Diego Sepulveda

individual work location Flevoland, The Netherlands

description The vision of ResSusInc derives from the European aim for a more resilient energy system. The objective of ResSusInc is to develop Flevoland into an inclusive, prospering and sustainable region on the basis of renewable energies. The development in the energy transition has to lead the way for a balance between the three pillars of sustainability, People, Planet and Profit. To reach this equilibrium, four different phases can be determined: Awareness, Regulation, Integration and Upscaling. Zooming into Lelystad, the aim is to strengthen the core of the city to support and facilitate research and innovation. From Awareness to Regulate and De-regulate to Integrate and finally Upscale, the project sees different scales of intervention. People can be reached at the public spaces, perceived as Energy Playgrounds where different stakeholders come together displaying various innovative uses of renewable energy. Zooming out, we see the deregulations and subsidies proposed at different sites to provide flexibility for the investors to invest in test sites and experimental areas. This brings in investors and innovators.

In order to provide a facility for these investors flowing into the city, the station would be transformed into energy efficient, multipurpose space. Upscaling to a point where there could be research conducted along the railway line for innovative mobility possibilities for exchange of people, money and activities.

concept of the project

vision for Flevoland

project vision and sub projects

Energy Innovations hub for Lelystaad

globalisation: research on the urban impact- the visible hand

(....) They are led by an invisible hand to make nearly the same distribution of the necessaries of life, which would have been made, had the earth been divided into equal portions among all its inhabitants, and thus without intending it, without knowing it, advance the interest of the society, and afford means to the multiplication of the species.

Adam Smith

masters in urbanism skills mapping skills perception study concept development strategic planning analytical skills

guided by Dr. Diego Sepulveda & Prof. Francisco Colombo Dr. Prof. Flavio Janches(UBA) & Prof. Andres Ferrari(UBA)

teamwork group of 6

location Flevoland, The Netherlands

description The aim was to find a proper definition of urban economy, reach and explore the possibility to improve it through the spatial component of the city as a complex system. The objective is to create conditions for emerging intermediate economies as the backbone of social mobility. To understand the spatial nature of these economic activities, we looked into three aspects of these activities: Functions, Space configuration, the catchment area. It commences with understanding the social, economic and spatial structures of the city. We ran through various literature sources in order to get theoretical inputs in order to be able to understand the concept of clustering of economies, complex cities and polarization. Holding on these inputs, we carried out our first analysis and came to a diagnosis where we observed that the city has various scales of economic activities clustered in different areas. The first and second diagnosis led us to the development of our goals and strategy. To test them, we chose a site for their implementation. In the end, we evaluated how these goals and strategies could be translated into the comuna scale and further on in the metropolitan one.

concept of the project

scale: 1

scale: 1

scale: 2

scale: 3

scale: 4 scale of intervention

projects targeting various stakeholders

autonomous shared mobility & the cities of tomorrow impact of shared self-driving vehicles on the urban form of the city of Amsterdam

“The reality about transportation is that it’s future-oriented. If we’re planning for what we have, we’re behind the curve” Anthony Foxx

masters thesis in urbanism skills mapping skills perception study concept development strategic planning analytical skills research

guided by Dr. Dominic Stead & Dr. Steffen Nijhuis

individual work location Amsterdam, The Netherlands

description “Anyone who only thinks of technology, has not yet recognized that autonomous driving will change our society.” says Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG, and indicates to what the future of mobility will look like. Autonomous and shared mobility is the most talked about topic in the world of transport today. Self-driving shared vehicles will have a huge impact on urban life as they will begin to question the distinction between private and public transportation modes. This mobility trend will help in reducing time of travel with almost 80 percent fewer cars. The reduction in the number of cars on road will lead to changes in environment, traffic, congestion issues, efficiency, cost of road building and maintaining, urban sprawl and parking. With fewer cars, vast amount of land under parking, which is observed quite often in most cities today, could be freed for other public uses, thus changing the urban form of the city as we know it. Therefore, it is time for Transport Planners and Urban Designers to concentrate on this field of development and investigate the possible impact of Autonomous mobility on the city and space to reap maximum benefits in future. This project will explore the consequences of this mobility trend through scenario development studies with a thorough analysis of the possibilities for the city of Amsterdam and speculate how this will transform the city in future.

BACKCASTING VIEW

Ownership of vehicles

2040 and beyond luxury ride low sharing

level 4 and above

Future 1

2025

the right mix of everything high sharing

2040 and beyond

car on demand high sharing

level 1 to level 3

level 4 and above

Future 2

uptill 2017

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

current situation

minimum sharing

Development of AVs over years

no autonomous technology

Vision

possible futures with the onset of autonomous mobility solutions

GOALS Density Transform Public transport on regional scale High quality layout of public space Invest in recreational use of green space and water

Converting to sustainable energy current residential zones

Olympic games Amsterdam 2028

potential zones for the development of ASV potential industrial zone for the development of ASV potential green spaces

Upgrading current infrastructure to adapt to autonomous vehicles

potential public squares potential streets for the development of ASV

ACTIONS

2 km

Adapting a proactive role in the development of ASV’s

The roll out of city center

The interweaving of metropolitan landscape and the city

plusnet car network

The rediscovery of the waterfront

The internationalization of the city’s southern flank Amsterdam 2040 strategy

Tools chosen to implement the strategy

Co-operation of public transport authorities Co-operation of public car and the autonomous transport authorities companies in terms of and the autonomous car creating integrated companies in terms of mobility hubs creating integrated

Establishing improved multi-modal transportation solutions in the technology

Establishing improved multi-modal transportation solutions in the technology

Regulations on Road Incentives and User and Parking initiatives to Regulations on Road Incentives and Flexible Charges encourage sharing User and Parking initiatives to economyspaces Charges

encourage sharing economy

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mobility hubs

Strong mobility

Strong mobility business models business models

Public awareness and

Public awareness and acceptance acceptance

Policies and Technology regulations to Flexible Policies and regulations toFriendly spaces promote new forms of promote new forms of public- private collaboration public- private collaboration

On street parking to on street parklets

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Urban Planning and Urban Design concepts incorporated in the strategy

Wifi enabled Autonomous Public Transport Stop Approximately 40% Space Saved from onstreet parking

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Elimination of Road Signs

Vehicle Pick up and drop off area P+R +

Priority Lanes dedicated to Autonomous Public Transport

P+R +

SLOT NO. 8 FREE

CHARGING COMPLETE

CHARGE NOW

PICK UP NOW

Parking on street in the year 2025 Highly sensitive sensors to detect vehicle leaving a spot or arriving at a spot

Multimodal Integration Wifi enabled Digital Interactive autonomous public transport stop

Integrated multimodal app

Vehicle Pick up and drop off area P+R +

P+R +

SLOT NO. 8 FREE

CHARGING COMPLETE

CHARGE NOW

PICK UP NOW

Digital Guidance displays on highways for better navigation of all the modes of transport

Parking on street in the year 2040

Hop in drop off zones in the main connector streets

Community spaces in the inner streets in the neighborhoods

Flexible use of space for the storage of vehicles during the transition period of 2025

Flexible use of space as a farmers market when the cars are not present during the transition period of 2025

Final Use of space by the year 2040

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managing member of the public relations committee for Polis for one year

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description The Public Relations essentially manages the face of POLIS. The PR committee in engaged in maintaining internal and external communication for POLIS. It manages the content of the POLIS website and pages on popular social media portals. An important role of the PR is maintaining relations with the Alumni. POLIS has an active LinkedIn Network of TU Delft graduates and interested professionals. The committee also organises the Annual Networking Event for POLIS. A special initiative of PR is ‘POLIS Patrons’. Patrons was initiated in 2016 and is envisioned as an exclusive group of professionals who are dedicated to the cause of stimulating debates on critical issues in the urban landscape by cementing the academic-professional barrier. This is a flagship initiative and is currently in the process of building up its network.

COnnect to reconnect I 19 October 2016 POLIS NETWORK Dinner

TECHO

Buidling housing for lower income group in Buenos Aires, Argentina communication construction handy work

teamwork group of 6

description TECHO is an organization present in Latin America and the Caribbean that seeks to overcome the poverty situation that thousands of people live in informal settlements, through the joint action of their residents and young volunteers. With the implementation of a model of work focused on community development, TECHO seeks, through the execution of different programs, to build a just society without poverty, where all people have the opportunity to develop their abilities, to exercise and enjoy fully their rights. It promotes community development through the construction of emergency housing; The creation of participatory tables, which include programs such as training in trades, entrepreneurship development (productive micro credit), education spaces (School Support and Children’s Games, workshops for adolescents) and projects for definitive solutions related to the appropriate habitat Dominial, basic services, city infrastructure and complete housing).

managing member of the public relations committee for Polis for one year skills communication strategic planning and implementation

guided by Dr. Mona Iyer

teamwork group of 9

description HANDPRINT is a challenge aims at promoting sustainability in college students across Asia and the Pacific by asking students to form teams (not exceeding 10 members per team), identify sustainability issues on their campus and propose an action plan to be implemented. Handprint challenge is supported by UNEP and we were given a seed funding of $750. We as student got through the finals. We worked very systematically and consistently towards preparation of proposal in September 2014. We named our proposal GARB’less’AGE as it incorporated two elements that we wanted to emphasize on – waste and its management. Additionally, the distinction of the word “AGE” pushed CEPT into a new era of a zero waste. The funding we received was used to implement the Solid Waste Management (SWM) proposal at CEPT. We were guided by Mona Iyer, Associate Professor, Faculty of Planning, for the proposal. Our initial steps were spreading awareness among the stakeholders and learning how to integrate this into the campus SWM system. The next few weeks will be used to prepare a detailed business plan and form the GARB”less”AGE club among other activities.