Transformation of the streets decoded
By: Kendurkar, Rutuja
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Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021Edition: Vol.86(3), March.Description: 22-26p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: Indian cities have been in transition for hun-
dreds of years, however, never more since the last
decade of the twentieth century when international
trade and competition was injected into the nation’s
economy. We face unique pressures as a result of the
development of infrastructure, increase in construc-
tion and gentrification.
This concern is typically expressed all through-
out the recent literature studies, which try to explain
the developing complexity of urban conditions.
Tracing throughout history, as cities start evolving, a
river or water body acts as a magnet for most of the
settlements. It is then that the roads and streets ap-
pear forming the most dynamic and transient space
of the city which is extremely prone for transforma-
tion. This not only happens in the built form or the
activity, but also in the portrayal of the image of
streets over a period of time. Hence, the prime mo-
tivation for writing this paper is to address the trans-
forming nature of the city and primarily its streets.
This paper mainly focuses on examining the
changing experiential nature of the streets, under-
standing what transformation is and during the
process what is that’s actually transformed.
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Indian cities have been in transition for hun-
dreds of years, however, never more since the last
decade of the twentieth century when international
trade and competition was injected into the nation’s
economy. We face unique pressures as a result of the
development of infrastructure, increase in construc-
tion and gentrification.
This concern is typically expressed all through-
out the recent literature studies, which try to explain
the developing complexity of urban conditions.
Tracing throughout history, as cities start evolving, a
river or water body acts as a magnet for most of the
settlements. It is then that the roads and streets ap-
pear forming the most dynamic and transient space
of the city which is extremely prone for transforma-
tion. This not only happens in the built form or the
activity, but also in the portrayal of the image of
streets over a period of time. Hence, the prime mo-
tivation for writing this paper is to address the trans-
forming nature of the city and primarily its streets.
This paper mainly focuses on examining the
changing experiential nature of the streets, under-
standing what transformation is and during the
process what is that’s actually transformed.
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