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Neo Delhi - Re-writing the capitol
Organizers
UNI, New Delhi, India
uni.xyz/home
Premise
New Delhi (/ˈdɛli/, Hindi pronunciation: [dɪlliː] Dilli), the capital of India - is the seat of power of the largest democracy. This city has been continuously inhabited since the 6th century BC. Through most of its history, Delhi has served as a capital of various kingdoms and empires. It has been occupied, demolished and re-written several times, particularly during the medieval period till the last century. But today, as New Delhi is identified more by a larger territory called the National Capital Region, the scale at present is beyond comparison to the past kept in context. This region is now a host of sprawling built masses and various emerging megacities.
Connaught Place, fondly called “CP”, practically forms the City Centre of Delhi. Conceived as a commerce hub or CBD by the British it has been constantly growing and becoming one of the most vibrant recreational and institutional space attracting local, regional and international visitors throughout the year. CP then slowly became a hub of many things - Social (Circus, Events, Protests, etc.), Political (Rallies, Parades, Road Shows, etc.), Cultural (Celebrations, Festivals, etc.), Economic (Workplaces, Business Centers, etc.) and Accessibility (with all the national highways passing through CP).
The Challenge
The sprawling circular market was the largest of its kind in India. The structures have been continuously transformed by the inhabitants/tenants/shop owners while keeping the external skin same. The market has been consistently trying to keep up with the information age by providing many digital services/facilities to keep people hooked. This has kept CP relevant reflecting its compatibility to the needs of today.
This exhibits one of the key properties of New Delhi, being the city of change.
On the flipside, the structure already has started to crumble because of losing strength and usage violations by its tenants. A series of maintenance activities have to be done every day to make sure the market is still in shape. But the insides are decaying considerably making it impossible to ensure 100% safety of its occupants. Being the CBD, it’s lack of performance / innovation / growth / scalability is also hindering the primary purpose of the place. But its heritage ties and nostalgia make it impossible to even think of a different outcome that will change its existing image in any manner.
How would the next century of this place be, under such an existential question?
Competition Type
Open Ideas Competition
Admission Area
International
Participants
Architects, Urban Planners, Students
Schedule
Registration Deadline: August 15, 2019
Submission Deadline: August 25, 2019
Public Voting begins: August 26, 2019
Public Voting ends: September 26, 2019
Results Announcement: October 06, 2019
Jury
Pandya Yatin Narendraray: Principal Architect, FOOTPRINTS E.A.R.T.H, India
Tejas Kotak: Executive Director, Hunnarshala Foundation for Building technology and innovation, India
Mi Sun Lim: Principal, 5+design, UAE
Prizes
Winner: 1500 USD Cash Reward
Runner Up: 800 USD Cash Reward
People‘s Choice: 2 x 450 USD Cash Reward
Student Honorable Mention: 2 x 200 USD Cash Reward
Professional Honorable Mention: 2 x 200 USD Cash Reward
Institutional Excellence Award
More information at
competitions.uni.xyz/neo-delhi
Organizers
UNI, New Delhi, India
uni.xyz/home
Premise
New Delhi (/ˈdɛli/, Hindi pronunciation: [dɪlliː] Dilli), the capital of India - is the seat of power of the largest democracy. This city has been continuously inhabited since the 6th century BC. Through most of its history, Delhi has served as a capital of various kingdoms and empires. It has been occupied, demolished and re-written several times, particularly during the medieval period till the last century. But today, as New Delhi is identified more by a larger territory called the National Capital Region, the scale at present is beyond comparison to the past kept in context. This region is now a host of sprawling built masses and various emerging megacities.
Connaught Place, fondly called “CP”, practically forms the City Centre of Delhi. Conceived as a commerce hub or CBD by the British it has been constantly growing and becoming one of the most vibrant recreational and institutional space attracting local, regional and international visitors throughout the year. CP then slowly became a hub of many things - Social (Circus, Events, Protests, etc.), Political (Rallies, Parades, Road Shows, etc.), Cultural (Celebrations, Festivals, etc.), Economic (Workplaces, Business Centers, etc.) and Accessibility (with all the national highways passing through CP).
The Challenge
The sprawling circular market was the largest of its kind in India. The structures have been continuously transformed by the inhabitants/tenants/shop owners while keeping the external skin same. The market has been consistently trying to keep up with the information age by providing many digital services/facilities to keep people hooked. This has kept CP relevant reflecting its compatibility to the needs of today.
This exhibits one of the key properties of New Delhi, being the city of change.
On the flipside, the structure already has started to crumble because of losing strength and usage violations by its tenants. A series of maintenance activities have to be done every day to make sure the market is still in shape. But the insides are decaying considerably making it impossible to ensure 100% safety of its occupants. Being the CBD, it’s lack of performance / innovation / growth / scalability is also hindering the primary purpose of the place. But its heritage ties and nostalgia make it impossible to even think of a different outcome that will change its existing image in any manner.
How would the next century of this place be, under such an existential question?
Competition Type
Open Ideas Competition
Admission Area
International
Participants
Architects, Urban Planners, Students
Schedule
Registration Deadline: August 15, 2019
Submission Deadline: August 25, 2019
Public Voting begins: August 26, 2019
Public Voting ends: September 26, 2019
Results Announcement: October 06, 2019
Jury
Pandya Yatin Narendraray: Principal Architect, FOOTPRINTS E.A.R.T.H, India
Tejas Kotak: Executive Director, Hunnarshala Foundation for Building technology and innovation, India
Mi Sun Lim: Principal, 5+design, UAE
Prizes
Winner: 1500 USD Cash Reward
Runner Up: 800 USD Cash Reward
People‘s Choice: 2 x 450 USD Cash Reward
Student Honorable Mention: 2 x 200 USD Cash Reward
Professional Honorable Mention: 2 x 200 USD Cash Reward
Institutional Excellence Award
More information at
competitions.uni.xyz/neo-delhi
