The Cultural Mile

Location of the Precinct

The Precinct

The Precinct – Key Streets

The Precinct – Extent

The Precinct - Landmarks

Landmarks – Sanskar Kendra, Le Corbusier

Landmarks – Sanskar Kendra, Le Corbusier

Landmarks – Tagore Hall, B.V. Doshi

Landmarks – National Institute of Design, Gautam and Gira Sarabhai, the Eames’

Landmarks – National Institute of Design, Gautam and Gira Sarabhai, the Eames’

Modernizing Ahmedabad in the 60s’

CEPT University

IIM, Ahmedabad

AMA, Ahmedabad

Space Application

Centre

Gujarat University

Physical Research

Laboratory

Ahmedabad Textile

and Industrial

Research Association

Modernizing Ahmedabad in the 60s’

The seed for an Institutional Hub …

Presence of Institutions such as NID, Sanskar Kendra and Tagore Hall.The seed for an Institutional Hub … and an opportunity

The Sabarmati Riverfront Project can

provide Ahmedabad and Gujarat with an

array of contemporary cultural

institutions and museums

Agglomeration of institutions elsewhere

Paris

Paris – The Louvre

Paris - The Pompidou Centre

Washington D.C. – The Mall

Washington D.C. – The Smithsonian

Agglomeration of institutions in

Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad – Tourist Map of the Future

Ahmedabad – Institutions along the Riverfront and the Cultural Mile

Ahmedabad – The Cultural Mile

The seed for an Institutional Hub … and an opportunity (17 ha Approx)

Ahmedabad – The Cultural Mile

Ahmedabad – The Cultural Mile

The Cultural Mile – View from Sardar Bridge

Sanskar Kendra Tagore Hall Centre for Performing Arts Planetarium Freedom Museum Lower Promenade

The Cultural Mile – View from Ellis Bridge

Sardar Bridge Gardens Museum of Indian History Design Museum Handicraft Museum Lower Promenade

The Cultural Mile –Buildings facades and gardens along the river

The Cultural Mile –Buildings facades and gardens along the river

Sanskar Kendra Tagore Hall Centre for Performing Arts Planetarium Freedom Museum Lower Promenade

The Cultural Mile –Buildings facades and gardens along the river

Freedom Museum Gardens Lower promenade Ellis Bridge

The Cultural Mile – Recreation along the Lower Promenade

The Cultural Mile – Recreation along the Lower Promenade

Planetarium Freedom Museum Gardens Lower Promenade Ellis Bridge

The Cultural Mile – Recreation along the Lower Promenade

Museums Lower Promenade

The Cultural Mile – Recreation along the Lower Promenade

Museums Lower Promenade Ellis Bridge

The Cultural Mile – Recreation along the Lower Promenade

Museums Lower Promenade

The Cultural Mile – Access Streets and building facades

The Cultural Mile – Access Streets and Parking

Bus Parking Car/ 2 wheeler

Parking

Pedestrian

access

Access Gate

locations

The Cultural Mile – Access Streets and building facades

Air and Space Museum Access StreetMuseum of Indian History

The Cultural Mile – Access Streets and building facades

Sanskar Kendra Centre for Performing Arts Access Street Gardens Lower promenadeSardar BridgeTagore Hall

The Cultural Mile – Access from the wider City

Sanskar Kendra Gardens Access Street Sardar BridgeTagore Hall

The Cultural Mile – Access from the wider City

The Cultural Mile – Access from the wider City, providing special Bus Service

The Sabarmati Riverfront Project can

provide Ahmedabad and Gujarat with a

mile of contemporary cultural institutions

and museums

Bimal Patel, Vatsal Patel, Niki Shah, Mahesh Swaminarayan

Devangi Ramakrishnan, Ruchita Agarwal, Aswathy Dilip, Riddhi Sheth, Hiren Patel, Premsharan Patel, Krupa Chokshi, Amit Upadhyay, Dipesh Mistry

Preeti Goel Sanghi , Sanjeev Suman, Amit Pandya

THANK YOU