Minal Harish Shetty

UP4002

Choices in the City

A city is like a woven fabric that has multiple components that bind together to form a fabric. To understand the choices provided by the city it is important to know people’s role in shaping it, the city culture, the network, the built form, infrastructure, housing, transport choices, job opportunities, and livelihood. 
 The city considered for this study is Mangalore and the precinct considered is the Mangaladevi precinct. The study conducted is a part of Ist Semester Foundation Studio 2020 at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. 
 A city can be viewed from various perspectives. In this portfolio, the various elements of the choices provided by the city for its people are reviewed and analyzed for 1 Sq. km precinct in Mangaladevi, Mangalore. The portfolio attempts to first understand the city on a broader scale and then analyzing in detail at the precinct level the impacts of past events and built form on the development of the precinct. After understanding the impacts, the choices that the city offers to its people in terms of housing, transport, and livelihood will be studied to understand people’s living in the city.


Report Content

Introduction to the city and jobs in the city

Transport system of the city

Housing characteristics of the city

Introduction to the precinct and the past story

Relationship with the surrounding

Road network and land ownership

Impact on market price

Infrastructure

Temple as a public realm

Conclusion