Urban Planning and Regulations: Intent, Manifestation and Design

Indian cities are the most social, environmental & economic complex systems in the world, which have also realised issues like lack of good quality public realm & inclusive pedestrian infrastructure, insufficient green cover, unaffordable land market and an over regulatory development framework. These issues are a result of an archaic idea of city planning & design with multiple city stakeholders and their interactions. The competing views of various stakeholders - from private to public, from govt to citizens - towards city design, which materialize in the form of national/State level policies, city-level development plans & building regulations, all of which culminate in tangible changes to shape cities. This course aims to understand the competing process of push & pull of city-making from macro to micro scale. The students will explore this through various analytical techniques & design processes across 3 modules at the city & area level with a specific focus on manifesto, design of public & private realms and their regulations. From tracing the impacts of acts, policies, regulations at city level to Site analysis & manifesto building, the students will translate these projections into a master plan followed by 2 design processes to finally compare & offer recommendations.