Sinha Elika Shyamal

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Discerning the Urban Realm through its People 
The first semester foundation studio of the Master’s in Planning programme aims at studying the city of Ahmedabad within parameters set by the course schedule. It introduces to the student an array of tools that enables them to comprehend the structure and components of urban planning: including therefore under its umbrella- urban planning, transport, infrastructure and services, and housing. Each exercise (of a series) examined, analyzed and ultimately critiqued on the individual areas of study. The outcome ergo works towards exposing the student to the broad spectrum of planning before he/she settles into understanding their specific major. 
This portfolio examines a square kilometer within the larger precinct of Amraiwadi and Rakhial, Saraspur. Conforming to the exercises chalked out by the studio blueprint, this study of Saraspur is based on seven broad criterion: history and transformation, land, transport, infrastructure and services, housing, experiences and most importantly people. The portfolio reads the precinct through a set framework and infers or summarizes every urban limit and studio guideline ultimately through the people who make up the precinct. Discerning therefore the urban realm of the precinct through its people.