The Delhi Master Plan
I found a fascinating article in the 13 April national edition of the NY Times: A Plan to Tame the Architectural Chaos of India’s Capital. I suspect that it may/should be of more than passing interest to many of us.
The reporter, Amelia Gentleman, outlines characteristics of the new (not “New”) Delhi Master Plan that calls for the razing of many structures that have been erected over the past many years under the radar of planning officials. These residences are to be replaced by high density, hi-rise buildings. Much of the informal construction constitutes established communities the social fabric of which is threatened by their destruction. The article raises some of the same questions that American planners face when contemplating the redevelopment of decaying urban neighborhoods. What would you do?
Check it out at A Plan to Tame …
