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PG - MUP - Studio - 1 | Spring 2022 | Understanding the city: Through Anandnagar Road
  • Student SREENIDHI PARASURAM IYER
  • Code PUT22352
  • Faculty Planning
  • Tutor/s Rutul Joshi,Umesh Shurpali,Anil kumar Roy,Ravi Sannabhadti,Nitika Bhakuni,Narendra Mangwani,Arjun Joshi,Tarun Patel,Rushil Palavajjhala ,Giby Abraham
  • TA Sreedevi Kurur,Priyanka Baghel,Chinmay Gheware,Richa Bihari,Ratik Verma,Kirti chandra Devaguptapu,Rohini Chatterjee,Annesha Dasgupta,Arkadipta Banerjee,Garima Munjal

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The portfolio attempts to provide an understanding the city through the lens of a one- sq km precinct in the western part of Ahmedabad called Anandnagar Road. The precinct has had lot of residential and commercial development in the last 15-20 years despite which we find a lack of public transport infrastructure in the precinct. The portfolio aims to walk through the various aspects that involve the planning of a city and how people make choices based on jobs and household residence. This give an overview of what the newly developing areas of Ahmedabad are emphasizing.

Introduction to site and reading satellite imagery
History and timeline of development
Walkability in the precinct
Poor cycle infrastructure
Build form and housing typology
Land use and per capita spac
Public realm and activity mapping
Water supply and solid waste management
Housing choices based on surveys
Overview of the precinct's need for public transport despite having adequate housing stock and job opportunities.