AMITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING

AMITY UNIVERSITY MADHYA PRADESH

STUDY TOUR TO CHANDIGARH - HARIDWAR - RISHIKESH

As a primary feature for any design problem, a batch of 25 students of Amity School of Architecture

& Planning B. Arch 4th year VIIth semester were required to perform a case study on sector-22

Chandigarh and a site study in Haridwar for their current studio design problem(Group Housing). The

students were accompanied with two faculty members, Ar. Ashish Sharma and Ar. Tanima shrivastava

of ASAP, AUMP. The study tour lasted for 8 days which commenced on 6th September up to 13th

September, 2016.

The entire group, along with faculty members departed for Chandigarh on 6th and reached their

destination on morning of 7th September.

The students were divided into groups of 5, each group was allotted a particular topic to perform

their survey. The students gained knowledge on the networking of roads, planning of houses,

clubbing of different land uses to maximize efficiency etc.

Zoning ,one of the major elements of group housing was the most striking features of Chandigarh i.e.

V-7 road networking concept, the different road layouts V1-V7 made the division of spaces self

explanatory.

The rock garden, Sukhna lake, Chandigarh museum threw light on some of the basic concepts like

dynamic use of waste materials, improvising on tourists areas to enhance its commercial value and

the initialization of Chandigarh's sector planning respectively, the outbreak of which is the “city

beautiful”, we see today.

The students were also spellbound realizing the greenery provided throughout the city despite its

continuous progress on all spheres of development. The students have also understood the reason

and importance of providing the same in their respective designs.

The students also found that all the key factors governing group housing was practically explained

and clarified by the Chandigarh city. The students have also incurred information on some major

changes in the services provided that would help in progressing Chandigarh towards “Smart city”.

The next place on the list was “Haridwar”, one of the most oldest cities of India. Site Study was the

major objective. The students could understand the culture and religion of India from its grass root

levels.

They were also enlightened about the effects of the same on the development, living and working

conditions of the people. The roads that lead to the ghats, on the bank of holy river Ganga, the ghats

on itself has emphasized on, the core of construction techniques and methodologies of Haridwar.

The site study has bestowed the students with practically experiencing and understanding the

vastness of their site and the type of construction prevalent over the site. The study of the site

surroundings have given them some basic idea through which they can innovate techniques to

improvise their site in terms of services, controlling traffic flow etc.

The trip to Rishikesh, also one of the most significant places of India, has inculcated in students, the

robust technique of using the existing landscape and also some basic requirements and conditions

followed in contour planning.

On the whole, the study tour was extremely informative and the analysis on the same has been done

by the students. The various presentations of the students has assured in-depth knowledge and

understanding of the basic concepts of group housing and modern concepts of city planning learned

in Chandigarh along with the history of city planning in India by visiting Haridwar. As great architect

B.V.Doshi said - "A deep understanding of the past and a comfortable relationship with the present

was the only way that India could invent a sustainable future for herself".

Students & Faculty discussing city planning concepts at LeCoubusier Centre, Chandigarh

Commercial Street at Sector-17, Chandigarh

Open hand sculpture at Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh

View of Road along with pedestrian crossing at Chandigarh

View of Arches at Rock Garden at Chandigarh

Students of ASAP working on Site study at Haridwar