CONTENTS
Introduction viii
Architecture :
Hornby Trains, Chinese Gardens & Architecture 2
The Assembly at Chandigarh 6
A Place in the Sun 16
The Public, the Private and the Sacred 26
Museums: An Alternate Typology 46
What One Learned from Corbusier 52
The Mythic Image 64
Zero 72
Planning :
Goa : Planning for Tourism 94
The Point of Balance 102
Public Transport as DNA 106
The Tragedy of Tulsi Pipe Road 112
Tehelka Interview : Managing Our Cities 116
The Ideal City 120
An Urban Manifesto 124
Education and Ideas :
Learning from Ekalavya 128
Make Sure It's Your Train 138
In Search of Brunei 144
The Making of the Mahatma 148
The Quest for the Hindu Garden 152
Roots and Bridges 158
Ayodhya : An Architecture That Unites Us 164
The New Landscape:
Looking Back, Looking Forward 170
Introduction to the original edition of 1985 174
Urbanization 178
Space as a Resource 188
Equity 198
Mobility 206
Great City...Terrible Place 214
Disaggregating the Numbers 220
Political Will 224
Scanning the Options 230
Sources and Acknowledgements 243
Glossary 245