Objective

1.2 INTRODUCTION

A city is built by its people and surrounding open spaces which shape any city in many ways. Due to the rapid urbanization of Ahmedabad city, it is now important to understand the role of open spaces to ensure and maintain the living quality for future needs. As the verticality is taking shape of new future cities, we really need to understand the essence of space making. Hereby taking a case of Ahmedabad city to understand the scale of various public open spaces within the diverse context. Also, to understand views of people who are really part of it and to understand how it helps them in their daily life. There is always space within a space when we talk about, so to understand the diversity of space making in public open spaces and transformation of different public activities. Also, to understand better taking the comparative case study of various parts of Ahmedabad city and a way further to rethink the possible new ways for future open spaces.

1.3 RESEARCH QUESTION

• What is it that holds people to use any public open space in the city?

• What are the factors that define any Indian urban public open space distinctly different from other open spaces in these cities?

• To what extent any public open space is serving its people and how it impacts the city level?

• What is it that makes them come alive after 6 o’clock in the morning and 6 o’clock in the evening?

• What is it that makes these spaces happen and work?

Fig 1.2: Public open space Source: http://buysellgraphic.com | 25062021