INTENT: To introduce the concept of settlement, the different patterns and elements
constituting the settlement. Tracing the history of settlement and towns globally and in
India. Introducing town planning and its principles, various planning concepts through
case examples. Exploring the idea of regional planning, process, components and
techniques, Local Area planning.
METHODOLOGY:
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Lectures for a general understanding of the history and development of
settlement patterns across the globe.
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Case based learning, presentations and discussions on ancient town planning
principles.
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Assignments and research work for understanding various Utopian towns and
planned cities.
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Interactive sessions on discussions and presentations on a small hands own
exercise of LAP to enable dialogues and critical discourse on planning and design
intervention.
LESSON PLAN:
Week
DATE
Slots
TOPIC
ASSIGNMENTS
Submission
date
01
05/01/2022
3
Introduction
To
Human
Settlements and Ekistics
02
12/01/2022
3
Settlements in history - an
Assignment 1 - Take
overview
a case example of
the city, and explain
the character w.r.t
the time,
geographical,
societal and
economic set up.
Settlements in history - an
03
19/01/2022
3
04
26/01/2022
3
05
02/02/2022
3
overview
HOLIDAY
Assignment 1 - Take a case
example of the city, and
explain the character w.r.t
the time, geographical,
societal and economic set
up. (Powerpoint
presentation)
06
09/02/2022
3
Settlement
Planning
and
Class Assignment -
Design of Cities in Ancient
In a Miro board,
and Medieval India
sketch and find out
examples of various
settlement patterns
in India
07
16/02/2022
3
Introduction
to
town
planning
08
23/02/2022
3
09
02/03/2022
3
Elements of a town/city
An insight into planned
Class Assignment -
models of towns and cities -
In a Miro board,
Planned and executed cities,
sketch the cases
Utopian cities
discussed with a
short write up
10
09/03/2022
3
An insight into planned
models of towns and cities Planned and executed cities,
Assignment 2 Planned cities case
studies
Utopian cities
11
16/03/2022
3
Introduction to Planning
framework, components and
techniques
Assignment 3 - Local
area planning
exercise - Identify a
small area for
intervention for
review and planning
12
23/03/2022
3
Zoning and various types of
plans
13
30/03/2022
3
Problems and Issues of
towns and settlements
14
06/04/2022
3
Assignment 3 - Local area
planning exercise - Survey
and Documentation
15
13/04/2022
3
Guidelines, Control
Discussion on
Assignment 3, cases
regulations
16
20/04/2022
3
Assignment 2 - Planned cities
case studies Presentation
17
27/04/2022
Assignment 3 - Local area
3
planning exercise - Analysis,
Interpretation, Vision and
Proposal Development
18
04/05/2022
Assignment 3 - Local area
3
planning exercise - Analysis,
Interpretation, Vision and
Proposal Development
19
11/05/2022
3
Final Presentation of
Assignment 3
20
18/05/2022
3
Revision class
SCHEME OF BARC 06002
CODE
BARC-06002
SUBJECT
SETTLEMENT
PATTERN
AND
TOWN PLANNING
BREAKUP OF MARKS
CLASSES
L
P/S
WR
VV
TOTAL
2
1
WR
VV
300
CREDITS
5
EXAM
HRS
3
ASSIGNMENTS
END TERM
EXAM
END TERM EXAM
TOTAL
VIVA-VOCE
THEORY
50
25
25
100
CONTENTS IN THE SYLLABUS:
Module 1: Introduction to Settlement Planning
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Evolution of human settlements- man, environment and built structure.
Community and settlement patterns.
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Characteristics of settlements. Growth patterns
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Ancient rural and urban settlements
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Settlement patterns and birth of early and medieval cities.
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Renaissance and High Baroque cities
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Factory and Company towns.
Module 2 : Settlement Planning and Design of Cities in Ancient and Medieval
India
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Town planning as per Vastu-shashtra.
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Landscaping and measurement practises as per Manasara.
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India during Medieval period.
Module 3 : Introduction to Town Planning and Design of Cities
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Definitions related to Planning, levels of planning, scope and components.
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Types of planning, elements and scope.
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Characters of a town, census definition of urban area, densities of town.
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Constituents of town/city.
Module 4 : Town and Urban Planning Concepts
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Evolution of Planning concepts : City beautiful movement, Garden cities, Radburn
city and neighbourhood concept
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Theories related to growth and decay of settlements- Luis Mumford, Geddesian
triad, Ekistics.
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Utopian Planning theories-Linear city- Tony Garnier, Soriya Y Mata. Planning
concepts by Le Corbusier and FLW.
Module 5: Planning Framework and Process for Various Development Plans
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Planning process, components and techniques- survey techniques and data
collection methods
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Concept of master plan, its elements, preparation and implementation
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Perspective plans, structure plans, advocacy plans, zonal plans
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Participatory and inclusive planning
Module 6: Problems and Issues of Towns and Settlements
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Identification of planning problems of land use distribution and change,
communication system, overcrowding.
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Informal growth- slums, blighted areas.
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Sporadic growth and conurbation, primacy, traffic.
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UDPFRI Guidelines, MoUD laws, Zoning and developmental controls.
Module 7: Case Study of Existing Settlement
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Case studies of planned cities of the world-New Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur,
Bhubaneshwar, Bhilai, Bokaro port town, Brasilia, Islamabad
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Hands-on Exercise on local area planning. (Survey, Documentation ,
Interpretation, Proposal development)
REFERENCE BOOKS:
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An Introduction to the Science of Human Settlements by C.L.Doxiadis; Ekistics
Hutchinson, London, 1968.
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Housing and Urban Renewal by Andrew D.Thomas, George Allen and Unwin;
Sydney, 1986.
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Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment; Government of India, New Delhi,1999
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Urban Development Plans: Formulation & Implementation; Guidelines, 1996.
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Master Plan for Madras Metropolitan Area; Madras Metropolitan Development
Authority, Second Master Plan, 2007.
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Report of the National Commission on Urbanisation; Government of India 1988.
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Regional Policy and Regional Integration by N. Hansen; Edward Elgar, UK, 1996.
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Sustainable Human Settlements by R. S. Sandhu; Asian Experience, Rawat
publications, 2001.
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Living Plans: New concepts for advanced housing by P. Gastek; Brikhauser
publications, 2005
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URDPFI Guidelines Vol I-2014 (http://moud.gov.in/URDPFI)
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URDPFI Guidelines II A-II B-2014(http://moud.gov.in/URDPFI)
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Textbook of town planning by Abir Bandyopadhayay
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Fundamentals of town planning by G K Hiraskar
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Town Planning by Rangwala
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History of Human settlements by B K Sengupta
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The Shape of towns by Kurt Rowland
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSIGNMENTS:
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Miro board Sketches and write ups
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Compose the sketches in a board with a suitable write up
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These boards need to be submitted at the end of the semester.
Assignment 1
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It will be a group presentation.
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The idea of the study is to understand the historical development of a
city/town/settlement in relation to its socio-economic-cultural-geographical
setup in relation to the time.
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Format of presentation: 20 slides, discussing the background, salient
features of the town chosen and elucidating the characteristics features of
the particular era. Or any other online medium
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Assignment 2
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Study of planned cities as case studies - the chosen city/cities has to be
studied in detail from its inception to the present.
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Format of presentation: 20 slides or any other interactive online medium
Assignment 3
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Local Area Planning Exercise
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Identifying a small area for intervening and exploring the process of LAP.
Survey, Documentation, Analysis and Proposal - design and planning.
Subject Teacher:
Ar. Surekha K C
Assignment 3: Local Area Planning
Local Area Planning (LAP) _ An Introduction
Local area planning looks into the betterment of the local area, tries to identify
the key factors for the development through participatory and inclusive
approach. This planning approach takes the smallest scale, for eg, wards or
neighbourhoods, or a precinct with a strong character or element or an area of
influence, or even a small village in a rural area. The overall development of the
area or locality in relation to the development of the city and welfare of people is
the major goal of local area planning. This is an attempt of micro level planning
and bottom up approach including the residents and stakeholders who are
closely associated with the area or notional boundary chosen. The boundaries
could be following the administrative or notionally representing the area after
visiting the locality.
The intention of the LAP exercise will be to broaden the territorial boundaries
associated with a site in architecture. This will help to get involved at grassroot
level characteristics of a settlement or area and how further one can improve
and resolve certain shortcomings present.
This is a studio based short exercise, and will be done individually. Due to
pandemic restrictions the studio will be framed in several tasks and analysing
the same in an area chosen by the student and thus exploring the process of LAP.
The area or the scale to be chosen is a neighbourhood.
The students need to take the case of their own neighbourhood, a rough size
spatially will be 500mx500m. This will be the study area for LAP.
The process will have 4 stages starting from Survey, Documentation, Analysis and
Proposal. The students will be given weekly tasks for doing the entire exercise
under these major heads.
In order to understand their neighbourhood, its qualitative position in terms of
the wholeness of a city, the initial stage will start from a quick understanding of
the city. So the scale of the process starts from the context of the city to the area
to the neighbourhood in specific.
The mode of the presentation will be a powerpoint presentation. Please add the
weekly tasks as one slide per task to the same powerpoint. Due dates and tasks
will be announced in the classroom every week.
Tasks:
Understanding the city
a. Name of the city
b. World view and an brief introduction to the city
c. Image of the city ( A sketch)
d. A google map showing the major connections and linkages that this
city has with neighbouring cities/towns/hinterlands. (Sketch it over a
google map)
e. Overall land use (Roughly, Sketch it over a google map)
f. Socio-Cultural, Economic and Political set up ( A brief in writing as
major points)
g. Area and Basic Demographics, Density ( A brief in writing as major
points)
h. History of the city ( In a brief way, sketch the different stages from
the genesis to the contemporary era)
i. Major - Blueways, Greenways, Any other topographical features.
(Sketch it over a google map, if possible you can get a topographical
map)
j. Basic analysis of the urban pattern (Sketch it over a google map)
k. Trend of development (Sketch it over a google map)
2. Understanding the area
a. Name of the area
b. Brief introduction to the area stating what it contributes to the city
and how the city is beneficial to the area. (Can be supported with
sketches)
c. Photographs of the area ( Maximum 10 numbers, depicting the
character and essence of the area)
d. Major paths, character zones, nodes and landmarks. (Sketch and
mark it over a google map)
e. Road hierarchy, land use, open spaces, public spaces (Sketch and
mark it over a google map)
f. Conceptual sections delineating the height and character of the
built form (Sketches to scale with topographical features)
g. Identify any specific patterns within the area, grain sizes
h. Trend of development in terms of building heights, type of
construction, character. (Sketches to scale)
3. Delineating the neighbourhood
a. Name of neighbourhood and delineate the notional boundary on
the area level google map. ( 500m x 500m, rough size) (Sketch and
mark it over a google map)
b. Photographs of neighbourhood maximum 10 numbers depicting the
form and character
c. Pattern of development
d. Sections for understanding the relation of built and open spaces
1.
e. Amenities and Infrastructure - Social (Nearest community centres,
grocery stores, health centres , primary schools, sports and
recreation, art and culture, Welfare associations) and Physical
(Transportation, Water, Power grid, Sewage and waste disposal)
(Sketch and mark it over a google map and some systems could be
done as flowcharts)
f. Analyse the neighbourhood based on (Sketches as required)
i.
Location
ii.
Accessibility
iii.
Affordability
iv.
Traffic
v.
Pedestrian friendliness
vi.
Identity
vii.
Inclusivity
viii.
Walkability
ix.
Security and Safety
x.
‘Eyes on the street’
xi.
Presence of Public realm or community spaces, outdoor
spaces
xii.
Amenities and Infrastructure
xiii.
Quality of Air, Water and land
xiv.
Access to natural environment
xv.
Presence of Green
xvi.
Aesthetic aspects of built form - Color, texture and Scale,
enclosure.
xvii.
Overall quality of life and livability
g. Survey of residents (Ask questions on how they perceive the area in
terms of livability, ask them to score the above mentioned
parameters and ask the shortcomings, their aspirations, needs and
recommendations if there are shortcomings)
h. Correlate and synthesize your analysis and residents' views.
(Tabulate it)
i. Summarise the findings to major 5 focus areas (Sketch or graphical
representation)
j. Discuss 2 to 3 strategies for these 5 focus areas in terms of design
and betterment of the area. (Sketch or graphical representation)
k. A masterplan proposal (Rendered Plan showing the interventions)
l. Conceptual visualizations (Sketches or computer generated
graphics)
4. Learning outcomes of the exercise
Summarise in 500 words