Infrastructure
Looking Westward for Design Talent?
Over the last decade, India has undergone change like no other period in its 60+ years of Independence. Besides the lifestyle changes, the transformation of the physical realm is going ahead at a shocking pace. Metros as becoming megalopolii and small mofussil towns are now competing for the title of regional hubs. Infrastructure has not [...]
The Mumbai CBD Exodus
The following news article about the impending exodus of finance powerhouses from Nariman Point, the CBD of Mumbai; is not surprising. Infact, some would wonder why it took so long. Since the 90’s we have had proclamations from politicians wanting to make Mumbai the next Shanghai, Singapore or Dubai; depending on the flavor of the [...]
McKinsey and Company on India’s Urbanization
McKinsey & Company recently came up with a comprehensive report titled “India’s Urban Awakening: Building inclusive cities, sustaining economic growth”. The executive summary of the report is below. The entire report in PDF format can be read here. India’s urban awakening: Building inclusive cities, sustaining economic growth India has a young and rapidly growing [...]
Pune Gets a New Cricket Stadium
UK architect Michael Hopkins is set to design the new cricket stadium outside Pune. The stadium is touted as an IPL friendly stadium and in terms of facilities will surpass the best in the world. I wonder what the fascination is with foreign architects. Anyways, Michael Hopkins claim to fame is the design of the [...]
India’s Vertical Quest
VERTICAL LIMITS WHAT STOPS INDIA FROM TESTING HIGHER GROUNDS? By Preeti Parashar / Indian Express As the world’s tallest building, the 828-metreBurj Khalifa, alters the skyline of Dubai, other nations look on to join the race of tallest skyscrapers! Countries across the globe have been modifying their policies for developers and engineers to innovate and [...]
Entrepreneurship in Public Infrastructure
It is no surprise that India has a booming communication infrastructure when it comes to mobile phones. The early problems of under-capacity all seem to have vanished and thousands jump on the mobile bandwagon everyday. However, the exact opposite happens with physical infrastructure, especially intra city transportation. Traffic in most cities is nightmarish and it [...]
Bureaucracy and other spanners in India’s works
By DAVID LASCELLES / Business Day THE world has become so accustomed to labelling India as one of the world’s great engines of growth — alongside China — that it comes as a bit of a shock to discover that the reality is a little less dazzling. Concrete and chaos are the best words to [...]
Tallest in Asia: Maharashtra moots Asia’s tallest tower
This article appeared in the Business Standard today. Is it just me or does anyone else think this is a really ridiculous idea? Just building tall for the heck of it makes no sense at all. There is no infrastructure to support such a tower, and getting into the tallest tower race is really doomed. [...]
India in My Rear-View Mirror
By PETER WONACOTT in the Wall Street Journal In China’s Southwest Sichuan province, the road to enlightenment is a superhighway. In about 90 minutes, the highway zips travelers 180 kilometers from the provincial capital of Chengdu to the former farming hamlet of Leshan, home to a sitting Buddha that is more than 230-feet tall and [...]
Wadala Tower and Interstate Bus Terminal to be India’s Tallest Building.
Work on the Rs 4,000-crore, 531-mt tall iconic tower to come up at Wadala is slated to start in October. It will be the world’s seventh tallest structure with a built-up area of 60,000 lakh sq ft, the largest among such buildings in the world. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) commissioner, Ratnakar Gaikwad, [...]
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