TA: Rishabh A JainUrban Cores: Rediscovery and Recovery
The peripheral expansion of cities is accompanied by growing core-area decline. This decline, effected by physical, social, or economic factors, impairs adaptability of the built and public spaces to current needs. Unable to realize its operational potential, the core-area faces redundancy. The geographical core embodies the identity and character of the city, and concentrates its connectivity, commercial and residential functions. Hence, redundancy in the urban core impairs the city’s operational potential and consequently requires alleviation.
This studio investigates the morphological characteristics of urban redundancy to propose suitable counter-measures. It responds to piecemeal regeneration which creates contextual incongruence. This studio employs MCDMA to examine morphological data obtained through physical surveys and literature studies. The response against redundancy encompasses a multi-faceted approach as opposed to a blanket solution, including placemaking elements of redevelopment, adaptive-reuse, policy intervention, area-based development, and economic strategies. This studio investigates and intervenes in commercial typology through a redevelopment lens. Students will learn redevelopment strategies that acknowledge, uphold and augment the character of lively urban spaces in core-areas.
