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are two important achievements.
First, as it was designed to be a fully
air-conditioned facility, we oriented
the building at the layout stage so
that the longer sides face north and
south. This reduces the AC load tremendously. Since this is done at the
layout stage, the architects are bound
to build plans accordingly. The second success was that we accommodated a lot of street vendors with
planned spots in BKC. This initially
met with huge opposition. But development does not mean depriving
the existing ecosystem to form a new
one. It rather means accommodating
and benefiting the existing one and
building the new one with it.
The third project is the Aranya housing scheme at Indore. It was housing
for the poor, with an incremental
housing approach. We used a cost-ef-

fective approach right from the town
planning stage. Some innovative features were to build a clustered building, so that toilet manholes could be
grouped together. From inspection
to manhole, the design was such that
32 houses required only one manhole. We used a newer technology
then, ferro-cement. In fact, we could
cut down costs by 30% through the
efficient use of a new-generation material and proper planning.
How good is the interconnection
between industry, educational
institutes and the government?
U.S.: I think it is scanty. During my
tenure at CEPT University, I was
part of many projects that intercoordinated educational institutes,
industry and government. Some of
these flagship projects were the Bus

Rapid Transit System (BRTS), the
Gandhi Ashram and the surrounding area, the Sabarmati riverfront
and others.
I strongly feel India today is in a very
high need of a platform to put forward ideas. Maybe starting with a
platform like a World Urban Forum
(WUF). A platform where educational institutes would propose
a plethora of ideas. The best idea
would be selected by private and
public companies for scaled-down
urban models. The winning concept
would be financed and supported
for municipal application.
Such initiatives will not only usher
in new ideas, but also speed up the
solution for growing urbanization
needs in India.
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