Mehar Deep Kaur and Asees Prab critically raise the issue surrounding the demolition of Rock Garden wall in Chandigarh for additional parking space for the High Court. They highlight the tension between heritage preservation and elite-driven development, questioning the city’s modernist planning and the impact on citizens.
Rama Raghavan and Sivagami Periannan deliberating on the existing and alternate realities of a site of collective memory, Pragati Maidan.
Bhawna Dandona, the conservation architect who was involved in preparing the CCMP for the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, discusses the ways to preserve the iconic building.
Designed by renowned architect Charles Correa and engineer Mahendra Raj, the iconic stadium faces demolition.
With the threat of demolition looming over many modern heritage structures across South Asia, Debating Demolitions by Geethu Gangadhar analyses the role and the need for public intervention as an important stakeholder in the decisions of preservation.
With an increasing rate of anti-encroachment drives and demolition of structures, Architect Mehardeep Kaur critically examines Bulldozer Urbanism.
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