Online interactive sessions with critical appraisal of basic concepts of Urban Design conducted by Urban Design graduates or assistant professors and visiting lecturers from the top Urban Design graduate programs in the world - Columbia University GSAPP, New York City; Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cambridge; Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge; School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, London, KU Leuven Belgium, working in internationally renowned Urban Design offices across the world, from North and South America, Europe and Asia.
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Online interactive classes with critical appraisal of basic concepts of urban design conducted by Urban Design graduates or associate professors from the top Urban Design graduate programs in the world - Columbia University GSAPP, New York City; Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cambridge; Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge; School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, London working in internationally renowned Urban Design offices across the world, from North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Organized by Sreyash Dasgupta, Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University GSAPP, New York City.
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Introduction to Digital Techniques in Urban Design
International Design Competition I 2024-25
Imagining Tomorrow Awards 2024-25
Imagining Timeless Places
Colonial heritage sites often evoke conflicting emotions, representing historical significance for some and oppression for others. This tension, rooted in questions of identity, justice, and narrative control, is particularly evident in British-era cemeteries across Indian cities.
The South Park Street Cemetery in Kolkata, the first colonial capital of India, exemplifies this complexity. While these cemeteries hold deep cultural meaning for the British, they often lack resonance with contemporary Indian society.
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The "Imagining Timeless Places" competition invites participants to critically re imagine Kolkata’s iconic South Park Street Cemetery and its surroundings, envisioning a future where this historic landmark resonates with contemporary urban life. The competition challenges designers to weave the cemetery into the evolving urban fabric of Kolkata—balancing heritage preservation with the city’s developmental needs, community aspirations, and real-estate dynamics. Participants are expected to craft a robust framework that can transform the site into a vibrant cultural anchor, fostering dialogue between history and modernity while celebrating Kolkata’s layered identity. The proposals must envision the cemetery not merely as a relic of the past but as a bridge across time, cultures, and communities—ensuring its relevance for generations to come and redefining the essence of "timelessness" in the city’s urban landscape.
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This second edition of AUDA's Imagining Tomorrow Awrads (ITA) builds upon the "Community Sensitisation and Training Program for the Conservation of Historic Cemeteries in Kolkata", organized by NSDA in collaboration with the Commonwealth Heritage Forum, BACSA, and the Christian Burial Ground. Participants will utilize comprehensive research and base materials developed by program interns to craft visionary proposals addressing this pressing issue.
