Manna Elizabeth Anil

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This document is a condensation of the UNDERSTANDING THE CITY studio of Semester 1, Faculty of Planning of CEPT Univer sity. The objective of the studio is to make the students develop a thorough understanding of an urban precinct through a detailed study on the city of Ahmedabad and analysis on its fundamental parameters. As a part of the studio, each student was given a 1 square kilometre area in Ahmedabad. A total of 14 exercises were conducted over a span of 16 weeks that covered all the basic aspects regarding city planning. This document contains a selective comprehension of all the exer cises covered during these days with inferences and analysis, done on the precinct allotted to me, Sardarnagar of North Ahmedabad. The precinct area, Sardarnagar is the one precinct whose unique morphology reflects a unique paradoxical condition. The study highlights how this unique character in morphology was evolved, what impact did it have on the infrastructural devel opment in the precinct, and how does it influence the liveability in Sardarnagar and Hansol. All the information produced are authentic and are based on site studies and primary surveys conducted during the prescribed time period. The Studio ends with a synthesis involving similar analysis from various other precincts from different parts of Ahmedabad.