TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ramamoorthy, Gayathri
AU  - Ramalingam, N. (Guide)
TI  - Revitalizing public spaces in the core town of Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu  (Also available on CD)
U1  - M.Arch TH-0020 
PY  - 2016///
N1  - CONTENTS Abstract  i  Acknowledgements  iii  CONTENTS . v  List of figures . ix  List of abbreviations  xi  1. Introduction  1  1.1. Need for study: . 1  1.2. Aim . 1  1.3. Objectives . 1  1.4. Research questions . 2  1.5. Methodology  2  2. Literature studies . 3  2.1. Revitalization 3  2.2. Importance of revitalization . 3  2.3. Urban revitalization  3  2.4. Urban identity . 3  2.5. Revitalization of city core, Petta zone, Bangalore 4  2.5.1. Overview of Petta zone  4  2.5.2. Need for revitalization  5  2.5.3. Objectives of the project . 5  2.5.4. Approach and methodology . 5  2.5.5. Need for revitalization  5  2.5.6. The main issues in the core area are:  6  2.5.7. Inferences:  6  2.6. Promoting urban revitalization through planning of public spaces- UN Habitat . 6  2.6.1. Case example: Panama City . 7  2.6.2. Context:  7  2.7. Why public places are the key to transforming our communities?  8  3. Site study and documentation . 9  3.1. Town profile:  9  3.2. Evolution: . 10  3.3. Business: . 12 vi Gayathri  3.4. Storyline:  12  3.5. Heirarchy of trade: . 13  3.6. SWOT analysis  14  3.7. PEST analysis: . 15  3.8. Study area delineation: . 16  3.9. Identification of zones:. 16  3.10. Public life survey:  19  3.10.1. SWOT analysis for identified public spaces: . 20  3.11. Landuse and heirarchy of streets- core town:  20  3.12. Analysis- core town . 21  3.13. Identified areas in the core town  22  Refer plate-1. 22  4. Detailed study of identified public areas  23  4.1. Tank precinct-theppakulam 23  4.2. Temple plaza-pottal . 25  4.3. Bazaar street:  28  4.4. River bridge:  30  4.5. Design objectives . 31  4.5.1. Conceptual ideas  31  Refer plate-2 . 31  4.5.2. Goals for the intervention: . 31  4.5.3. Imagining an old town- Virudhunagar that is…  32  4.6. Recommendation overiew:  33  5. Design strategies . 35  5.1.1. Proposed street sections for important streets: . 37  5.2. Tank precinct:  39  5.2.1. Design response to existing site conditions . 40  Plate-3  40  5.2.2. Conceptual master plan  40  Plate-4  40  5.2.3. Detailed street plans and sections  40  Plate-5  40  5.3. Temple plaza: . 40  5.3.1. Design response to existing site conditions . 41 Gayathri vii  Plate-6  41  5.3.2. Conceptual master plan  41  Plate-7  41  5.4. Bazaar street . 41  5.4.1. Bazaar street drawings  41  Plate-8  41  6. List of maps/ Drawings  43  6.1. Identified areas in the core town: plate-1 . 43  6.2. Conceptual ideas: plate-2 . 43  6.3. Design response to existing site conditions (tank): plate-3  43  6.4. Conceptual master plan: plate-4 . 43  6.5. Detailed street plans and sections: plate-5  43  6.6. Design response to existing site conditions (temple plaza): plate-6 . 43  6.7. Conceptual master plan: plate-7 . 43  6.8. Conceptual master plan (bazaar street): plate-8 . 43  7. Conclusion . 45  8. References . 47
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