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HUDCO BRIEF - Nasa - Brief276
HUDCO BRIEF - Nasa - Brief276
Context: “Public Spaces for All” was declared as the theme for 2015 World
Habitat Day celebrated on 5th October 2015. In his message Dr. Joan Clos,
Executive Director, UN-Habitat said that “The character of a city is defined
by its streets and public spaces. From squares and boulevards to
neighbourhood gardens and children playgrounds, public space frames city
image.” In his speech he also emphasized that accessible and good public
spaces not only promotes social cohesion, cultural interaction and sense of
belonging and pride for the area, it also promotes happiness and well-being
for all citizens as well as fosters investment, economic development and
environmental sustainability. Importance of public spaces is recognized to
be a crucial input in making a vibrant and resilient city.
However, designing good public spaces with equity of access and efficiency
of services is often overlooked and undervalued while designing and
planning cities. It is important to note that designing good public spaces is
about „placemaking‟ and requires careful planning, sensitive and sensible
designing as well as collaboration with people, local authorities and other
stakeholders. The recent trend shows that public spaces especially in
developing countries are increasingly losing out as a matter of policy
priority and concern to other issues like affordable housing, infrastructure
and economic development. It is indeed a worrying trend given the
importance of public spaces in achieving the larger objective of „safe,
vibrant, resilient and environmentally sustainable cities‟.
public spaces. In view of the rising significance of good public places for a
vibrant urban landscape theme for HUDCO Design Trophy for the year
2015-16 is chosen to be: “Designing Public Spaces for All.”
Choice of Site:
United Nations defines public spaces as “all places publicly owned or of
public use, accessible and enjoyable by all for free and without profit
motive. This includes streets, open spaces and public facilities.” It may
include spaces such as plazas, town squares, parks, marketplaces, public
commons and malls, public greens, sites within public buildings, lobbies, or
public spaces within private buildings
For the specific purpose of choice of site for this competition it may be
limited to „city park‟ i.e. parks of city wide importance or „neighbourhood
park‟ i.e. park / open spaces relevant to a large area / urban district. The
presentation should clearly state the location of the place, its setting, total
area and applicable zoning laws and planning norms and standards as per
the Master Plan / City Development Plan / Perspective Plan if any.
Design Elements:
Public Art: Earmarking places for public art (if so required) and its role in
enhancing the unique character / identity of the public space.
Other Considerations:
1. The number of presentation panels should not exceed 20 of A2 size.
2. The presentation panels to be supported by a report with total number of
pages not exceeding 50 (excluding the front and back cover and page
of contents.)
3. All entries must be prepared using metric units of measurement.
Required Documents:
1. Concept plan.
2. Key Plan, Site plan, layout plan, elevations and sections.
3. The scale of the drawings is left to the discretion of the participant.
4. You may use views, perspective and any other means that you think
suitable and relevant to explain your design.