Streets for people - rediscovering the vibrancy
By: Wakhare, Akanksha J.
Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2019Edition: Vol.84(3), March.Description: 7-11p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here In: Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: 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.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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.
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