Varsha S Venkatesh

UP4002

Colonial Impressions to Cosmopolitan Image

Indian cities are a palimpsest of demography, architecture and governance, now growing exponentially to meet global standards. Bangalore is one such mega city in the south of India hosting a population over 8 million people. Basavanagudi, an affluent neighbourhood in South Bangalore paints a picture from a bygone era different from the cosmopolitan image the city portrays. This portfolio examines imageries of urbanism in a precinct that was planned and developed in the early 20th century under colonial influence though various urban lenses and tools of comparative analysis. 


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Bangalore : Mud Fort to Silicon City

Housing, Economy and Transportation in the City

Locating Basavanagudi in the South of Bangalore

Transformation of Basavanagudi from Old to New

Reading Differences in Urban Morphology of Colonial Precincts

Efficiency in the Different Network Patterns

Varying Land Use Patterns in the Precincts

Inter-Relations Between Typology and Density

Locational Advantage , Property Prices and Trade Offs

Contested Public Spaces on Streets