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The older trees that have become huge impressive entities on the street was planted when width and uses of the street were very different. They are now found in the middle of the road, very likely to get cut as they poses problem to the growing traffic of Ahmedabad. They present a challenge for design of the public realm.

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May 31' 2018

To Tree Or Not To Tree

Note: There are many instances where design appears to fail, where people through their use or behaviour subvert or reject design intentions, in the public realm that remains in plain sight and goes unnoticed by...

Urban centres generate huge bulks of waste, management of which is a global concern. The lives of those tackling with this menace are often overlooked in front of magnitude of the dumps. Seen here is a boy managing trash in an urban region of central African country of Nicaragua.

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February 24' 2018

by Shailesh Gupta

Abode of Scavengers

Bhanpur Landfill Site Bhopal Black and white constructs plethora of metaphors in mind. ‘Landfill gulls’, hawks and stench, mark their territory over the skies of Bhanpur Landfill. This area signifies and marks the decaying rotten side...

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February 08' 2018

by Urban Précis Team

Urban Précis Photo Essays 2018

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A reaction to demolition of Hall Of Nations, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

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May 01' 2017

by Manik Doomra

A Demolition And Urban Opinion

In a sorry development, a modern architectural marvel was demolished. The landmark symbolized India’s tryst with modern architecture. The cast concrete structures designed by architects Raj Rewal, Kuldip Singh and engineered by Mahendra Raj stood...

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To Tree Or Not To Tree

Abode of Scavengers

A Demolition And Urban Opinion

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