Abstract
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction
1.1. Premise of the Study
1.1.1. The Two faces of delhi
1.1.2. Historic Overview
1.1.3. The Waterfront Theory
1.1.4. A Ray of Hope
1.1.5. The spark lit in India
1.1.6. Back to Future
1.1.7. The Grand Vision
1.2. Framework for the Study and proposal
1.2.1. Aim
1.2.2. Objectives
1.2.3. Methodology
1.2.4. Scope
1.2.5. Limitations
2. Delhi’s Zone “O” and discerning the genius of the Site
2.1. Delhi and Yamuna
2.1.1. Hydrology of river yamuna
2.1.2. The current plight
2.1.3. The “No-development zone” : Zone O
2.1.4. Biodiversity Park Proposal
2.1.5. The Encroachment
2.1.6. Bunds
2.2. The Site
2.2.1 The Site Selection for Pilot Project Demonstration
2.2.2. Site Introduction
2.2.3. Site History
2.2.4. Current Site Conditions
2.2.5. Site Pressures
2.2.6. Government’s Proposal
2.2.6.1. Feasibility Analysis for Government’s Proposal
2.2.6.2. Conclusion
3. Vision : the Re-Imagination for Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi
4. Site Analysis
4.1. Site Identities
4.2. Site Plan
4.3. Life on Site
4.4. The Site Elements
4.5. Site Layers
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5. Opportunities and Constraints
6. Case Study
7. Design Strategies
7.1. Defining Urban theory - Blue-field Matrix
7.2. Defining Stakeholders
7.3. Cues for proposal from Zone O
7.3.1. The riverfront
7.4. Cues for proposal from Site
7.4.1. The 4 Nuclei
7.4.2. The Connect
7.4.3. Transit Oriented Development
7.4.4. Green Spine
7.3. Cues for proposal from case examples
7.2.1. Grid and Block Defining strategy
7.2.2. Chatth Pooja Ghat as multifunctional space
7.2.3. Defunct railway Siding adaptive re-use
7.2.4. Defunct Power Plant Adaptive re-use
7.2.5. River Edge conditions
7.2.6. The Green Spine and Urban Commons
8. Design Proposal
8.1. Proposed nodes and Site network connections
8.2. Proposed Street Hierarchy
8.3. Proposed Blocks
8.4. Proposed Masterplan for Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi
8.5. Masterplan Layers
8.5.1. Built vs. Open
8.5.2. Building Use and Building Typology
8.5.3. Building Heights
8.5.4. Nolli Map
8.5.5. Open Space Hierarchy
9. Site Transformation
9.1. Sectional Transformation
9.2. Views
9.2.1. Proposed Access
9.2.2. Proposed Open Spaces
9.2.3. Proposed Greens
9.2.4. Proposed Sectors
9.3. Photomontages
10.Development Model
11.Phasing
12.Adaptability and Impacts of the Proposal
13.References
14.Appendices