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AMITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING
AMITY UNIVERSITY MADHYA PRADESH
STUDY TOUR TO CHANDIGARH - HARIDWAR - RISHIKESH
As a primary feature for any design problem, a batch of 25 students of Amity School of Architecture
& Planning B. Arch 4th year VIIth semester were required to perform a case study on sector-22
Chandigarh and a site study in Haridwar for their current studio design problem(Group Housing). The
students were accompanied with two faculty members, Ar. Ashish Sharma and Ar. Tanima shrivastava
of ASAP, AUMP. The study tour lasted for 8 days which commenced on 6th September up to 13th
September, 2016.
The entire group, along with faculty members departed for Chandigarh on 6th and reached their
destination on morning of 7th September.
The students were divided into groups of 5, each group was allotted a particular topic to perform
their survey. The students gained knowledge on the networking of roads, planning of houses,
clubbing of different land uses to maximize efficiency etc.
Zoning ,one of the major elements of group housing was the most striking features of Chandigarh i.e.
V-7 road networking concept, the different road layouts V1-V7 made the division of spaces self
explanatory.
The rock garden, Sukhna lake, Chandigarh museum threw light on some of the basic concepts like
dynamic use of waste materials, improvising on tourists areas to enhance its commercial value and
the initialization of Chandigarh's sector planning respectively, the outbreak of which is the “city
beautiful”, we see today.
The students were also spellbound realizing the greenery provided throughout the city despite its
continuous progress on all spheres of development. The students have also understood the reason
and importance of providing the same in their respective designs.
The students also found that all the key factors governing group housing was practically explained
and clarified by the Chandigarh city. The students have also incurred information on some major
changes in the services provided that would help in progressing Chandigarh towards “Smart city”.
The next place on the list was “Haridwar”, one of the most oldest cities of India. Site Study was the
major objective. The students could understand the culture and religion of India from its grass root
levels.
They were also enlightened about the effects of the same on the development, living and working
conditions of the people. The roads that lead to the ghats, on the bank of holy river Ganga, the ghats
on itself has emphasized on, the core of construction techniques and methodologies of Haridwar.
The site study has bestowed the students with practically experiencing and understanding the
vastness of their site and the type of construction prevalent over the site. The study of the site
surroundings have given them some basic idea through which they can innovate techniques to
improvise their site in terms of services, controlling traffic flow etc.
The trip to Rishikesh, also one of the most significant places of India, has inculcated in students, the
robust technique of using the existing landscape and also some basic requirements and conditions
followed in contour planning.
On the whole, the study tour was extremely informative and the analysis on the same has been done
by the students. The various presentations of the students has assured in-depth knowledge and
understanding of the basic concepts of group housing and modern concepts of city planning learned
in Chandigarh along with the history of city planning in India by visiting Haridwar. As great architect
B.V.Doshi said - "A deep understanding of the past and a comfortable relationship with the present
was the only way that India could invent a sustainable future for herself".
Students & Faculty discussing city planning concepts at LeCoubusier Centre, Chandigarh
Commercial Street at Sector-17, Chandigarh
Open hand sculpture at Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh
View of Road along with pedestrian crossing at Chandigarh
View of Arches at Rock Garden at Chandigarh
Students of ASAP working on Site study at Haridwar