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2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal

Not only have they defined an architectural approach that renews the legacy of modernism, but they have also proposed an adjusted definition of the very profession of architecture. The modernist hopes and dreams to improve the lives of many are reinvigorated through their work that responds to the climatic and ecological emergencies of our time, as well as social urgencies, particularly in the realm of urban housing.

The architects rebalance dormant or inefficient rooms to yield open spaces that accommodate greater movement and changing needs, thus lengthening the longevity of the buildings.

Anne Lacaton says 
[*]Good architecture is open—open to life, open to enhance the freedom of anyone, where anyone can do what they need to do
[*]It should not be demonstrative or imposing, but it must be something familiar, useful and beautiful, with the ability to quietly support the life that will take place within it.

Vassal says 
Our work is about solving constraints and problems, and finding spaces that can create uses, emotions and feelings. At the end of this process and all of this effort, there must be lightness and simplicity, when all that has been before was so complex

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New Parliament house building 
India
Ar. Bimal Patel says that 
Triangular building designed near old circular parliament building in a diamond shape plot. 
The footprint of new building (20866 sqm) is  more then existing building (16844 sqm) 


Comparing plans of old and new parliament house

Six entrance of New Parliament House

Bid Winning Proposal by HCP Design, Planning And Management Pvt. Ltd.

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The bathroom is one of the most popular places in a home where family members spend a good amount of time on a daily basis in grooming and other activities. Therefore, it must be designed in a way that reflects your penchant for quality living. According to my point of view, both shower heads and bathtubs have their own advantages and uses. We should prefer them on the basis of budget available and the bath space available. Moreover, we can go through the different types of shower heads and bathtubs available that can enhance the bathroom design and can improve the usefulness of your washing zone.

We can choose among the traditional Concealed Showers, Exposed Showers and Shower Panels. These sumptuous fixtures reproduce the calming feel of precipitation for an unwinding, reviving and liberal showering experience. On the off chance that you switch back and forth between needing a wonderful, calming shower one day and an enthusiastic, rub like showering experience the following, at that point a multi-functional shower panel that conveys an assortment of splash designs is an ideal answer for your bathroom.

Similarly, there are various classifications of sorts of baths. One class is the experience the bath offers, similar to a jacuzzi tub, a whirlpool tub, or a standard drenching tub. Also, the subsequent class records the shape and size of the tub. Explore different types of bathtubs among Corner Bathtub, Clawfoot Tub and Anteroom Baths. These baths are best for little homes with single restrooms as they help save money on space. Most accompany a wide avoiding on which you can put shampoos and cleansers. Yet, they are all the more frequently the most ideal decision for enormous, roomy washrooms, as the tasteful a corner bath offers is one of extravagance and richness.

So, while choosing among the shower heads and bathtub,  it's essential to decide the size of your washroom and whether the bath will fit appropriately, regarding size as well as far as the style and plan of your restroom.

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Environmental Planning for Site Development
A manual for sustainable local planning and design
Anne R. Beer and Catherine Higgins

chapter-4
The physical environment


The first stage of the site planning process is to assess the relative importance of the factors that make up the local physical
environment. This chapter deals with why it is important to gather information about geology, geomorphology and surface water.
It also describes the information that should be gathered about landform before indicating the type of information that can be
usefully gathered about the local climate.
Geology, geomorphology and site planning
Geological problems and the development of a site
BEARING CAPACITY
Geomorphological factors and the development of a site: some indicators
Surface water and site planning
Recording the topography
SLOPE ANALYSIS
It is useful for making decisions about the distribution of land use to have a plan showing the location of the vertical and near vertical
banks, the very steep land, the steep land, the moderately sloping land, the gently sloping land and the flat land.
Different angles of slope have different implications for development. Table gives some rough guidance on the
link between angle of slope and development potential. Such information can be used to decide which angles of slope are
important in relation to a particular site planning problem.
Slopes and land uses
Type of land use Permitted angle of slope
                                         Maximum                  Minimum
Streets and drives                 8% 1:12                    1% 1:100
Parking areas                       5% 1:20                    1% 1:100
Main footpaths—bitumen       8% 1:12                     5% 1:20
Main ramp on footpath—short 14% 1:7                     —
Entrance areas                     4% 1:25                    1% 1:100
Minor footpaths                   14% 1:7                     5% 1:20
Terraces—paved                  2% 1:50                    1% 1:100
Lawns                                 5% 1:20                    1% 1:100
Mown grass banks                33% 1:3                          —
Planted slopes                      50% 1:2                         —

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Environmental Planning for Site Development
A manual for sustainable local planning and design
Anne R. Beer and Catherine Higgins

Chapter -2

Environmental planning related to site planning

This chapter will:
1. outline some of the fundamental principles on which the need for sustainable site planning is based;
2. give some guidance on the historical development of ideas about site planning;
3. list some of the major concepts which can influence decisionmaking about the physical, natural and social environmental
factors related to site planning;
4. indicate some of the work that needs to be done before the detailed site planning process is initiated in order to identify
the key issues.

Fundamental principles
Four fundamental principles can be identified which establish the need for environmental planning for site development.
CONSERVING AN ENVIRONMENT CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING HUMAN LIFE

BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
HUMAN WELL-BEING
THE EARTH’S NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES

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Environmental Planning for Site Development
A manual for sustainable local planning and design
Anne R. Beer and Catherine Higgins

Chapter -1 
What is site planning ?

This chapter shows that making decisions about what goes where on an area of land is a very common activity but one that
has to be undertaken with care, if the results of the decision-making process are not to be to the detriment of the environment.
It explains the advantages of a systematic approach to planning a site and indicates the vast range of environmental, social and
economic factors which should have a bearing on the decision-making process in relation to site planning. It indicates the
range of professional expertise available to tackle the problem-identification and problem-solving required by the site
planning process.....

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With increase in city traffic there is need to create a flyover for smooth movement of vehicle in growing city. This addition of flyover leads to left over space, these spaces are either abandoned or underutilized with parking for vehicles and at times act as a dump yard.
There are various interventions possible for the development of such spaces but considering the context of the place at present, a minimum intervention would however have a major impact. Ideas of illumination and ornamental plantation recently adopted by many countries which makes the spaces look vibrant and interactive.
• These spaces have a great potential to develop as an active public spaces parks or gardens, children's play zone, open library, etc.
• Located in the heart of the city thriving commercial activity zone on the both sides, the space can act as spill over for the active public.
• The retrofication and refurbishment of such spaces will contribute to the image of city.

• Theme based graffiti at certain spaces on social measure is way of creating awareness amongst the people.
• Dense ornamental plantations will hereby contribute to the ecology and environment and acts as a buffer to reduce air pollution as well contribute to the aesthetics of the street in the day time.
• Illumination at night will completely transform the appearance of the street at night

The space could be designed to give sense of ownership of it to the community. 

it could be designed to reunify areas of the city that have been severed by urban renewal. Regenerating the space under the overpass & beautifying the area allows it to reconnect with the urban fabric.
Undeveloped spaces below flyover potential to be transformed into major corridors, gathering areas or recreational spaces that integrate the elevated highway and their surrounding environment, Generally, they shape the ground level where they are constructed.

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Prof. Neeraj Gupta. 
Identifying gaps between practical and theoretical knowledge and inculcating it ¡n the pedagogy for the technical subjects like construction technology. (based on Learning
outcomes)

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