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Urban Planning and Public Participation in India: The Case of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, New Delhi

Posted on 01/02/202102/02/2021| By Pritika Akhil Kumar

Since a small advertisement appeared in the English language newspapers in October 2019, the architectural and urban community has been abuzz with the proposed redevelopment of the Central Vista in New Delhi. The advertisement was a call for architects and urban design firms to present their … Continue readingUrban Planning and Public Participation in India: The Case of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, New Delhi

Pocket Garden | 020: A pilot project of Tactical Urbanism within the informal fabrics of Tirana

Posted on 30/09/202021/12/2020| By Pritika Akhil Kumar

Tirana is the capital of Albania. Similar to many capital cities in the region emerging after the fall of the socialist regime, it is still undergoing significant transformation—a deep transition process with the main aim of “modernisation” with the city built in the image of an ideal European model. An official strategic … Continue readingPocket Garden | 020: A pilot project of Tactical Urbanism within the informal fabrics of Tirana

Art Denied: Generating Subversive Imaginaries that Challenge the Status Quo

Posted on 06/04/202001/02/2021| By Pritika Akhil Kumar

This paper was presented by Pritika Akhil Kumar as part of Panel 6 – Occupying the city: Artistic Activism, the Production of Space, Politics and the Everyday Life in Large Cities at RC 21 Conference in Delhi (2019). The theme of the conference was In and Beyond the City: Emerging Ontologies, Persistent Challenges and Hopeful Futures. … Continue readingArt Denied: Generating Subversive Imaginaries that Challenge the Status Quo