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UG - BARCH - Studio - 7 | Monsoon 2020 | A People's Imperial Axis

A People's Imperial Axis

  • Student POONAM DEEPAK PARIKH
  • Code UA5316
  • Faculty Architecture
  • Tutor/s Soumitro Ghosh ,Nisha mathew Ghosh
  • TA Nilosha Dave

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My project was born out of two words, quest and ponder. Engaging with them made me realize that these words for me connect to an endeavor that seeks to question existing ideas, eliciting ponder. 
These processes of questioning eventually led me to enquire how does one understand a widely used yet simple term, 'democracy'.  Do our spaces of governance today reflect a spirit of democracy?
The Central Vista Redevelopment Project has been in frequent talk in recent times. Amidst all this discourse, I present to you my little quest of what it might mean to democratically redevelop a historic Imperial Axis.  

Journey from my initial Word Thoughts to the Project Conception
Firming up my Position for the Project
Urban and Landscape Strategies
An imagined Landscape Makeover
Overview of site for the Metro Extensions
Development of the Masterplan
Elements of the Masterplan - on and under site
Detailing the Center of the Underground Network_1
Detailing the Center of the Underground Network_2
An Imaginary NRC Protest at the Central Vista