Design Themes
Participants must select any one of the following design themes for submission of their concept:
WELCOMING THE WORLD
As Ahmedabad prepares to welcome visitors from across the globe, this theme focuses on creating memorable first impressions through strategic design interventions across the city's key arrival corridors and public gateways.
CORE OUTCOME DOMAINS ➔
(Submissions should address one or more of the below-stated domains)
■ Landmark-Making Interventions
■ Arrival Experiences
■ Public Realm Enhancement
■ Identity-Building Elements
PRIORITY AREAS OF INTERVENTION ➔
Airport approaches and precincts ■ Railway station approaches & precincts
Metro station precincts ■ Bus terminals and major bus stops ■ Major city
entry corridors ■ Prominent gateway locations and arrival nodes
CELEBRATING AMDAVADINESS
Ahmedabad's rich heritage, cultural identity and civic pride deserve contemporary spatial expressions. This theme invites proposals that celebrate the city's unique character through meaningful interventions at prominent public locations.
CORE OUTCOME DOMAINS ➔
(Submissions should address one or more of the below-stated domains)
■ Heritage Interpretation
■ Cultural Storytelling
■ Landmark Creation
■ Public Engagement
■ Sense of Place
■ Place Making
PRIORITY AREAS OF INTERVENTION ➔
Major traffic junctions and intersections ■ Traffic islands and roundabouts ■
Prominent public spaces ■ Landmark locations ■ Heritage precincts &
monuments ■ Old city gateways and significant public edges
BUILDING COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES
Cities are remembered not only through iconic landmarks but also through every day public life. This theme focuses on transforming underutilised urban spaces into vibrant neighbourhood destinations that encourage social interaction, recreation and community participation.
CORE OUTCOME DOMAINS ➔
(Submissions should address one or more of the below-stated domains)
■ Community Activation
■ Everyday Usability
■ Social Interaction
■ Recreational Engagement
■ Neighbourhood Enhancement
■ Place Making
PRIORITY AREAS OF INTERVENTION ➔
Spaces beneath flyovers and bridges ■ Vacant roadside spaces ■
Residual urban pockets ■ Neighbourhood gathering spaces ■ Garden
Community open spaces ■ Other underutilised public spaces suitable
for tactical urban improvements ■ Public toilet ■ Oxygen park ■ Lake