Ghule Shantanu Anil Aparna

4669-10

 A city is a morphological evolution by people of places functioning through mobility, services, and economy.The portfolio elaborates an intimate understanding of 1sq.km area consisting of Paldi and Ambawadi area in Ahmedabad city and its relation to Ahmedabad. It emphasis the urban spatial analysis, mapping, and representational skills along with the key concepts and methods to analyze the city. The data collection methodology has been through mapping and measuring the complexities of the built environment, engagements with communities through the analysis of surveys and focus group discussions, writing the descriptive and analytical texts about areas analysis and interventions, familiarity with key texts in urban planning history and theory, etc.The portfolio has been divided into three categories with an approach to understanding the city from micro to micro level, namely, 1. Morphological evolution, 2.People, and places, 3.Mobility, Services, and Economy. Firstly, In Morphological evolution, the introduction to the precinct and relation of the 1 sq.km precinct to the city has been showcased. The transition of an agrarian land to bungalow plots to modern day affluent commercial and residential neighbourhood. Secondly, under People and Places the relation of Land Characteristics, Built form, Density & Typology, Housing Characteristics, Incomes, and Consumption, Estimating Jobs and Livelihood Characteristics have been elaborated. Understanding a public realm and analyzing one of the largest public garden in Ahmedabad, Parimal Garden. Thirdly, in Mobility, Services and Economy examples of streets and travel behavior and public transport, Basic Infrastructure Services, Cost & Revenue have been provided.      The precinct justifies the city as a labour market and agglomerations of economic activities, sites of cultural confluence, human progress and technological innovations.