Master planning Indian cities : Achieving irban renaissance
By: Bhat, Vikram.
Publisher: Ghaziabad Copal Publishing Group 2019Edition: 1st.Description: x, 165p. | Binding- Hard Bound | 21*21 cm.ISBN: 9789383419852.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE BY REGION (AR-REG)DDC classification: 720.954 Summary: Chandigarh and Gandhinagar were planned Indian cities which were a result of a political necessity. Chandigarh was designed on modern planning principles whereas the planning of Gandhinagar showed the relevance of traditional planning.The book begins by reviewing key Indian cities of historical significance, in a chronological order to form a contextual appraisal, followed by descriptions of the two cities, Chandigarh and Gandhinagar. The planned cities of Chandigarh and Gandhinagar are further evaluated by comparison, highlighting issues of urban design approaches. The findings contributetowards the application of urban design approaches in an Indian context.Furthermore, the book explores certain urban design principles leading towards urban renaissance of Indian cities with a methodology.Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Text Books | School of Architecture General Stacks | Circulation | 720.954 BHA (Browse shelf) | Available | A2769 |
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720.954 ARC Early views of India | 720.954 BAN Great monuments of India | 720.954 BAT Design development of Indian architecture | 720.954 BHA Master planning Indian cities | 720.954 BRO Indian architecture Islamic period | 720.954 BRO Indian architecture buddhist and Hindu | 720.954 BUB Spirit of Indian architecture: vedantic wisdom of architecture for building harmonious spaces and life |
Chandigarh and Gandhinagar were planned Indian cities which were a result of a political necessity. Chandigarh was designed on modern planning principles whereas the planning of Gandhinagar showed the relevance of traditional planning.The book begins by reviewing key Indian cities of historical significance, in a chronological order to form a contextual appraisal, followed by descriptions of the two cities, Chandigarh and Gandhinagar. The planned cities of Chandigarh and Gandhinagar are further evaluated by comparison, highlighting issues of urban design approaches. The findings contributetowards the application of urban design approaches in an Indian context.Furthermore, the book explores certain urban design principles leading towards urban renaissance of Indian cities with a methodology.
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