Shanthi K.

LA4002

Framework of Reminiscence: Rendering the social memory through wilderness
The study area Gandhi mandapam is a typical memorial park, and one of the oldest amid Chennai city. This holds the rich memory of great leaders who fought for freedom. The site is associated with strong historical relations and also expresses the 73 years of democracy. There are very few historical markers that exist in Chennai that celebrate the sacrifices of our Nation. But now they have faded to be mere landmarks for route navigation. 
The vision aims to retrieve the social memory of the site by creating a symbolic landscape that interlaces with the attributes of the time, natural setting, and the people associated with it. The strong association with the National forest creates an opportunity to accentuate new nodes of concentration and focus on the indigenous layer as a publicly valued landscape