Wakhare, Akanksha J.
Streets for people - rediscovering the vibrancy - Vol.84(3), March - Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2019 - 7-11p.
The cities we live in, experience dynamism due to the
everyday human activities, festivals, carnivals and bazaars,
giving them a character and identity. We live in cities,
which are dominated by cars; where the cars are given
importance over the pedestrians and the citizens. The
streets are converted to roads, losing an important public
realm of the city.
To bring back the concept of ‘Streets for the People’, it is
necessary to reclaim these spaces converted to roads
as a public realm. The cities should thus be designed for
pedestrians and provide for the kinetics.
ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)
Streets for people - rediscovering the vibrancy - Vol.84(3), March - Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2019 - 7-11p.
The cities we live in, experience dynamism due to the
everyday human activities, festivals, carnivals and bazaars,
giving them a character and identity. We live in cities,
which are dominated by cars; where the cars are given
importance over the pedestrians and the citizens. The
streets are converted to roads, losing an important public
realm of the city.
To bring back the concept of ‘Streets for the People’, it is
necessary to reclaim these spaces converted to roads
as a public realm. The cities should thus be designed for
pedestrians and provide for the kinetics.
ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)