What is a City Government? City government, commonly known as Urban Local Body, Municipality or Nagar Nigam is composed of various actors who occupy various roles in the government and undertake different functions. These actors can be broadly divided into two groups – administrative and elected. The role of
Cities and urban areas are the most represented types of heritage on the World Heritage List. World Heritage Cities are also among the World Heritage Properties that appear most often in state of conservation reports. Economic, social and political changes in recent years – globalization, multiplication of key players, decentralization,
Urban conservation refers to the preservation and protection of historic, cultural, and architectural resources in urban areas. This can include the preservation of buildings, streetscapes, and neighborhoods, as well as the protection of natural and cultural landscapes within a city. Urban conservation efforts can also include the rehabilitation and adaptive
I intend to study the impacts of the architectural conservation of the Qutub Minar Complex on the urban village of Mehrauli, New Delhi, because the manner in which national- and international-level preservation and planning frameworks operate reveals underlying sociopolitical conflicts and instruments of spatial cleansing. The thesis seeks to develop
The Bandra Station is Grade I listed living functional suburban station in Mumbai. As principal architects, the task involved preparation of a comprehensive conservation plan and urban design strategy for the station and its immediate precinct. The key objectives of the project are to develop Bandra Station as an efficient transportation hub
Funded by the Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Delhi, this project is an initiative of Aishwarya Tipnis Architects (ATA) in collaboration with Presidency University Kolkata. The aim of this multi-disciplinary project is to identify and document this shared cultural heritage and develop a digital database for the shared
A cluster of partially empty but highly valuable industrial structures on the Albert Canal near Antwerp is transformed into a mixed-use project. Along with a program of workshops, offices, underground car park and showrooms for Axel Vervoordt, the majority of the site is reallocated to housing. BOGDAN & VAN BROECK
The world’s first dedicated coral conservation facility will be located at the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef in Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia. This ‘lighthouse’ project, developed in collaboration with the Great Barrier Reef Legacy and some of the world’s best scientific minds and educators, will be a world-first
