International Journal of Urban Design
Volume 5, Issue 1 (2022)
Published
Table of contents
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Seasonal Transformation of Urban Space: A Case Study during Durga Puja
Abstract: A city has its dedicated spaces for public gatherings and other activities. Here in Kolkata, India, Durga Puja Festival transforms common residential neighbourhoods into ‘urban centres’. This is a seasonal transformation, comes once in a year. The identity of an urban place is changed through social inclusion, temporary architectural installations, temporary management solutions. Spaces is enriched with different people’s activities. The overall cityscape is being illuminated for the couple of …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–12 Read article
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Beyond the Visuals of Architecture
Abstract: When experiencing a space, all the five senses play an important role. The five senses include vision, olfaction, touch, auditory, and taste. It is an architect’s job to be able to present all these elements in the user’s experience of a space, to be able to enhance the “feel” of the building in the most appropriate fashion. It is known that ‘architecture is a journey and not a destination’ Even …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 13–22 Read article
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The Changing Significance of Urban Infrastructure: A Study of Dikes in the Dutch Landscape
Abstract: In Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition, Robert Pogue Harrison discusses the garden as being “nothing if not a phenomenon,” (p. 118) This transitional nature of landscape also applies to urban infrastructure; changing with time and in response to the needs of its users, for protection, transportation, or resource delivery. More recently, defensive dikes in the Netherlands have joined this group, as the relationship of the Dutch to their …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 23–30 Read article
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Revitalizing Public Realm, and Integrating Sustainable Practices Lead to Healthy and Livable Cities
Abstract: Informality, poor infrastructure, inadequate planning, and poor governance are threatening Indian cities, which are primary engines of economic growth, are subjected to socio- environmental degradation. Sustained physical and social downward slide has made urban public open spaces source of crime, insecurity, and misconduct leading spaces to less personal and more disappearing with time. To prevent the further deterioration in the urban environmental quality, corrective urban transformation strategies and measures are …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 31–42 Read article
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Exemplary Architecture of Vijay Vittala Temple Hampi
Abstract: India, a country rich in culture and heritage, has a long history of building kingdoms andleaving behind a legacy that eventually gives the impression of an ancient civilization. India'sstructures are fascinating in nature, and their architecture astounded us. There are structuresthat do not follow science law and exist alone due to some mystery or other. There are somelegends surrounding these structures, and a shrine dedicated to the mystery of the …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 44–49 Read article