Pal Nikita Vasantkumar

UD4000-1

The studio of urban design is structured to focus as an introduction to urban design representation and how it is can be used as a means of thinking design. The aim is on the study and representation of the key urban elements in the cities. Learning effective techniques to capture and communicate the spatial qualities of the urban built environment. Module I -  In module I the focus is to represent key urban elements like building types, urban blocks, streets and public open spaces which form the meaningful character of an urban precinct. The exercise enables to understand how each of the element contributes to the scale, form, character and their relationship with function and the spatial organization.Module II - Involves the application of the abilities and skills developed in I module through the preparation of a framework plan of a given urban area; re-imagination of Gandhinagar sector. The module will focus on to prepare and represent site analysis, design strategies of open space, street network, urban blocks, building use, and building typology strategy. The aim to prepare graphical drawings to communicate the key feature characteristics of an existing built urban environment with a focus on its elements and prepare a design for a given urban area, design analysis and 3-dimensional illustration to represent the design.