Online interactive sessions with critical appraisal of basic concepts of Urban Design conducted by Urban Design graduates or assistant professors and visiting lecturers from the top Urban Design graduate programs in the world - Columbia University GSAPP, New York City; Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cambridge; Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge; School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, London, KU Leuven Belgium, working in internationally renowned Urban Design offices across the world, from North and South America, Europe and Asia.
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Online interactive classes with critical appraisal of basic concepts of urban design conducted by Urban Design graduates or associate professors from the top Urban Design graduate programs in the world - Columbia University GSAPP, New York City; Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cambridge; Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge; School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, London working in internationally renowned Urban Design offices across the world, from North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Organized by Sreyash Dasgupta, Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University GSAPP, New York City.
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Introduction to Digital Techniques in Urban Design
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Rithvik Agarwal, Manipal University I Sahitya Pydipati, Mainpal University I K Hari Chandana, SPA Bhopal I Mohak Sharma, Gateway College of Architecture and Design, Haryana I Sanchari Mondal, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Kolkata, a city with rich history and culture, is one of the most dense metropolitan cities in the country. Unplanned growth coupled with overpopulation and migration has put the city in a delicate state of collapse. Scottish cemetery being one of the very few open areas and a site of heritage importance can play a crucial role to improve the well-being of the city.
MACRO LEVEL
The city being old, poses issues like lack of efficient sewer networks, garbage disposal techniques, inadequate roads leading to waterlogging and groundwater depletion. Cemetery spaces can act as efficient storm water carriers to replenish water tables thereby decreasing the pressure on the existing sewage system. We identified multiple open spaces that can be used as catch basins with 10m deep recharge shafts and water bodies as retention ponds to lower the rate of storm water flow.
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SITE LEVEL
The site is surrounded by slums of migrant labourers and LIG community. For some it is community space, for others it acts as a learning space, source of economy, skill learning centre or just a space for experience. The temporality of the site is defined by various activities such as sustainable ecology, heritage conservation and community enrichment that include gardening, pop-up bazaars, playground, educational space, training area and more which is in complementary to the context as well as serves the purpose of coming generations.
The site is intended to be self sustainable by generating income through production and distribution of the plant products native to the region. It also aims to preserve a few endangered species of plants as listed by IUCN. The plant varieties range from medicinal herbs to shade trees. The mounds are intended for sitting and recreation spaces within the site. Swales are present between the burial spots to drain surface water to the recharge shafts.