Haiya Ketan Dalal

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Emerald City - Utopia

The studio in this semester was based on understanding of a space with various methods and on different levels of locality.The first module focused on understanding urban system, overlapping of certain networks coexisting in the space as a whole, perceiving different people’s opinion (likes/dislikes of a place corresponding to their emotions, feelings etc.). It included mapping, public participation and analyzing the context.In second module, it more concentrated on studies of cities and references, the idea of Utopia, and working of different systems in city. It included imagination of a Utopian city, re-imagining a new system and then bringing it into context with the current situation. The site studied is Kochrab in Paldi, Ahmedabad.  


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First Impression- vendors

Understanding overlapping of networks in nature

Understanding likes and dislikes of community- autorickshaw walas

Understanding space with several factors- physical, time, people (community, age group)

Understanding the concept of Utopia based on readings

Understanding Utopia based on movie- 'HER'

Manifesto

About the device

My Utopian city, before and after condition of Kochrab by input of my system

Final Outlook of the Kochrab area with new system of transportaton