OLD DELHI PLANNING SHAHAJANABAD (OLD DELHI) The Shah Jahan's Concept of Town Planning in Delhi Refer the

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NEW DELHI PLANNING Largely designed by Edwin Lutyens over twenty or so years (1912 to 1930), New Delhi, situated within the metropolis of Delhi, was chosen to replace Calcutta as the seat of the British Indian government during 1912. In undertaking this project, Lutyens invented his own new Order of classical architecture, which has become known as the "Delhi Order" and was used by him for several designs in England, such as Campion Hall, Oxford. Unlike the more traditional British architects who came before him, he was both inspired by and incorporated various features from the local and traditional Indian architecture something most clearly seen in the great drum-mounted Buddhist dome of the Viceregal Lodge, now Rashtrapati Bhavan.This palatial building, containing 340 rooms, is built on an area of some 330 acres (1.3 km) and incorporates a private garden also designed by Lutyens. The building was designed as the official residence of the Viceroy of India and is now the official residence of the President of India. Rashtrapati Bhavan, formerly the Viceregal Lodge designed by Lutyens, and adjacent buildings illuminated for the Republic Day. The "Delhi Order" columns at the front entrance of the palace have bells carved into them which, it has been suggested, Lutyens had designed with the idea that as the bells were silent

the British rule would never come to an end. At one time, more than 2,000 people were required to care for the building and serve the Viceroy's household. The new city contains both the Parliament buildings and government offices (many designed by Herbert Baker) and was built distinctively of the local red sandstone using the traditional Mughal style. When composing the plans for New Delhi, Lutyens planned for the new city to lie southwest of the walled city of Shahjahanbad. His plans for the city also laid out the street plan for New Delhi consisting of wide tree-lined avenues. Built in the spirit of British colonial rule, the place where the new imperial city and the older native settlement met was intended to be a market; it was there that Lutyens imagined the Indian traders would participate in "the grand shopping centre for the residents of Shahjahanabad and New Delhi", thus giving rise to the D-shaped market seen today. Many of the garden-ringed villas in the Lutyens Bungalow Zone (LBZ) that were part of Lutyens' original scheme for New Delhi are under threat due to the constant pressure for development in Delhi. The LBZ was placed on the 2002 World Monuments Fund Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites. It should be noted that none of the bungalows in the LBZ were designed by Lutyens - he only designed the bungalows in the Presidential Estate surrounding Rashtrapati Bhavan. It would also be interesting to read: Architecture (town planning) of Delhi http://delhi-architecture.weebly.com/background.html http://delhi-architecture.weebly.com/post-1947-developmentsbuildings-part1.html http://delhi-architecture.weebly.com/part2.html

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Delhi - City in conflict After partition Delhi's growth remained unchecked for nearly a decade. Developed land was in short supply and people did not have the means to afford the exorbitant rates quoted by the private developers. This led to the establishment of unauthorized colonies. After the establishment of DDA it acquired most of the land in urban Delhi and became solely responsible for the development of land. In terms of planning one noticed a marked change. The mixed land use patterns so characteristic of our town was not incorporated. The coming in of the automobile changed the concept of distance, which was now judged on travelling time. The first indicated vehicular oriented planning was of Lutyens Delhi in 1920's. The coming of industry too necessitated the removal of noxious industries from predominantly residential neighborhood. Most of the planners were educated abroad and were very much influenced by the planning concepts prevalent there. Therefore the 1962 master plan was based on having identified zones for different landuses. According to KP Singh, the MD of DLF, the situation was much better when the ban had not been imposed on private developers because they did cater to the housing demands to a large extent. DDA did however allot plots to cooperative societies for the construction of group housings like Tara apartments, Yamuna aptts

etc. The expansion of Delhi has resulted in its boundaries extending beyond the Yamuna river. People tend to live further and further away from the city centre because of the lower rents prevalent in these areas. This has resulted in increased travelling distance from work to residence. More time is spent in commuting. To overcome this problem the city is now working in full swing to construct number of flyovers and to start off the metro service. In the years to come we will find the ring road signal free and the pressure would be taken off the buses in a big way with the MRTS getting added to the transportation scene. Lutyens Delhi faces the question of redevelopment and redensification. This areas differs markedly as compared to the rest of Delhi. One of the major policies of the Master Plan has been the development of the District Centers however they have failed to fulfil their purpose. The reason for this could be that the DDA is only interested in preparing the plan and design with the sole object of selling the plot. No attention is paid to its location, context and zone of influence. Also once the project is complete the authorities wash their hands off completely from the project and leave it to decay with the passing time. Today the city of Delhi is seem in three forms1. The inner city i.e. The city that existed before the introduction of the Master Plan. 2. 3. The city of planned growth-which evolved between 1962-1982. The new city of the future

It is important to tie the three together to make Delhi a complete and unified entity for a smooth running of the w