The Car is not going anywhere. It is time we started to accept the position of Cars in our midst as a considerable part of our Urban Environment. But the real question is how much of importance do we offer to it in relation to people and its intrusion of our associations with our Urban Environment. This is also integral for any new or progressive modes of mobility and the infrastructure mankind might invent. The Lab chose to investigate the various urban associations we have around our own School of Planning and Architecture (Graduate and Undergraduate) campuses as the predominant anchors on the edges, the Vikas Minar Tower and various institutional bodies in between. Can we create an Urban Institutional District? What is the role of the car in shaping such a district? How do we as Urban Designers respond to the intrusions the car creates in our daily interactions with the Urban Environment? What Technologies could be incorporated in gathering data to enable Urban Designers to cre...
Technology- Ruthwik & Debaditya
ReplyDeleteTechnology has revolutionized our lives in countless ways. It has made communication faster and easier, enabled us to access a vast amount of information instantly, and transformed the way we work, learn, and interact with each other. From smartphones to social media, technology has become an integral part of our daily lives. During Covid-19 pandemic is when the full potential of technology was truly realized.
There were three preliminary components that were identified for this catalyst.
Lifestyle aspects like socialization, recreation, workspace and relationships were explored in the age of evolved technology.
Data is the most important component of digital technology. The two streams of Machine Generated Data and Human Generated Data are demystified.
Infrastructure also becomes an area which rapidly evolves along with technology. The kind of functions that would come into play, and redefinition of anthropometrics with robots in space is explored. This redefines the units of space and the microenvironment we live in.
Technology is surely here to disrupt the city, hopefully for the better.