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BUILDING COMMON GROUND: THE NEXT CHAPTER FOR KOTTAPURAM
ACADEMIC THESIS | 2021
Academic project, 9th semester
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Supervisors : Ar. Bakul Jani Ar. Meera Vasudev, Ar. Archita Bandyopadhyay, Ar. Smruti Balvalli
Independent work
Location : Kottapuram, Kerala, India
The genesis of this inquiry lies in three keywords that represent my interests- Community, Landscape, and Resilience. Building on these keywords led me to a context that provided an opportunity, one that was ecologically sensitive to an emerging urbanism that was struggling to reconcile its past, present, and future- Kottapuram.
The roots of this project’s intent are found in Jane Jacob’s words “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” The project explores this theory by attempting to create a contemporary identity for Kottapuram that is representative of all the stakeholders that make up the community.
