UD4002 Urban Transformation Studio - Unit 3

UD4002

Urban Transformation Studio - Unit 3

Program

Urban Design

Unit Assistant Kinjal Ribadia

Students

Nidhi Malani Arjun PB Vishakha Dhande Vishnu Kundan Sarabjeet Kaur Sodhi Rajiv Babu Rashi Soni Akshat Chadha Zahra Lokhandwala Rutvij Savaliya Aparna Joshi

This studio focused on the design aspects of urban transformations within the existing urban areas as Indian cities are growing rapidly in terms of population and therefore expanding physically. Increasing urban population and the growing urban incomes will fuel demand for more and more built-floor space in cities accompanied by a demand for infrastructure. Urban areas within these cities are dealing with sustainable levels of stress on infrastructure, resources and public services and are becoming unlivable. To address these concerns, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoUHA) has initiated various schemes such as AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation), SMART CITIES MISSION and HRIDAY (Heritage City Development and Augmentation). These schemes enable planning for developing infrastructure in the brownfield areas through mechanisms such as Local Area Plans (LAP) and Town Planning schemes (TPS). Students worked on the projects emerging out of these initiatives defined by studio tutors. The projects had a strong design focus on the physical setting, however issues of private ownership and social equity, land economics, planning models, project finance, and implementation strategies were also addressed.

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Planning PG Level-4

Fig 1 Arjun, Nidhi, Vishakha, Vishnu,

Sarabjeet LAP Framework plan

Fig 2 Akshat, Rajiv, Rashi, Rutvij, Zahra

LAP Framework plan Fig 3 Rashi Soni Existing street edges and character Fig 4 Nidhi Malani Existing character areas of site Fig 5 Arjun PB Law Garden BRT Plaza Fig 6 Zahra Lokhandwala Paldi MRT intersection Fig 7 Akshat Chadha Section through Metro Spine

Faculty of Planning Urban Transformation Studio - Unit 3 Spring 2021

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Fig 8 Sarabjeet Sodhi Intersection as an anchor to integrate the old and new Fig 9 Rutvij Savaliya Paldi Jalaram Plaza Fig 10 Arjun PB Law Garden Handicraft market Fig 11 Rashi Soni Green Metro spine as recreational space Fig 12 Sarabjeet Sodhi Integrating urban campuses Fig 13 Rajiv Babu Shared street along Metro corridor Fig 14 Akshat Chadha Metro Plaza as catalyst

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