CR4001 Urban Regeneration

CR4001

Urban Regeneration

Faculty of Architecture CR4001 Monsoon 2021

Program

Architectural Conservation and Regeneration

Unit Assistant Zeus Pithawalla

Students

Aastha Desai Amriteshwari Arun Anagha L Bhanumathi VV Jahanvi Sinha Parul Parganiha Pragya Nagar Priyanka Baghel Rohan Madan Sacheen Pai Raikar Sneha Anand Sneha Gireesh Tejaswini Mirajkar Vishvesh Pathak Ashna Patel Jayashree Bardhan

Cities are complex systems that are persistently subjected to processes of physical, environmental, social, economic, and cultural change. Historic urban areas form integral parts of these systems by being representative of the traditional built fabric, spatial morphology, local identity, culture, and the collective heritage of a place. At a global level, these areas often become symbols of cultural tourism. The need to safeguard their authenticity of tangible and intangible aspects amidst the challenge of urban growth and the shifting lifestyle and space usage patterns of its users is therefore crucial. Urban regeneration is an all-inclusive action-based process that aims at bringing long-term solutions to urban problems in order to make significant improvement in the overall condition of a place.

This studio, with the aim of addressing the complex narratives of historic urban sites through the lens of conservation, introduced its participants to tools and methods of documenting, mapping, and assessing cultural assets of a historic city. The participants engaged with the site, its inhabitants, and the stakeholders responsible for transformation, to arrive at a strategy of conservation led urban regeneration. The studio also included input sessions, expert lectures and workshops.

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Architecture PG Level-4

Faculty of Architecture CR4001 Monsoon 2021 Fig 1 Vishvesh Pathak Street Elevation of Mohan Chowk, Dharmaj Fig 2 Dharmaj Group Establishing the sense of place at Dharmaj Fig 3 Ahmedabad Group Historical Timeline and Succession Maps of Amd Fig 4 Priyanka Baghel Street Elevation of ST Bus Stand Main Road, Dharmaj Fig 5 Ahmedabad Group Understanding the structure of Tankshal ni Pol, Ahmedabad Fig 6 Anagha L Reasons behind changes in the built fabric (resident interviews) Fig 7 Ahmedabad Group Pictures from Stakeholder Discussions at Tankshal ni Pol Fig 8 Sacheen Pai Raiker An inventory of heritage assets in Tankshal ni Pol

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Architecture PG Level-4 Fig 9 Pragya Nagar Street Elevation of Tankshal Road, Ahmedabad Fig 10 Dharmaj Group Pictures from Stakeholder Discussions at Dharmaj

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Amriteshwari Arun Mapping cultural assets and other layers of Dharmaj’s built fabric Fig 12 Sneha Anand Mapping Vacant/Abandoned Structures in Dharmaj

Faculty of Architecture CR4001 Monsoon 2021

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Fig 13 Sneha Gireesh Identifying potential sites for design interventions, Dharmaj Fig 14 Priyanka Baghel Elevation, Dharmaj Fig 15 Bhanumathi VV Understanding Tobacco Processing in Dharmaj Fig 16 Rohan Madan Interpretation of the history of migration through a site game Fig 17 Amriteshwari Arun Toolkit for assessing the conservation process

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