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INTACH takes steps to convert Mumbai mills into heritage sites
[India News]: Mumbai, Mar. 14 : In an attempt to revamp the mills in Mumbai, the International Network of Traditional Building Architecture and Urbanism (INTBAU) India and the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) organised a seminar and workshop on "Revitalisation of Mumbai Mills".
The seminar targeted on chalking out a long-term strategy for the long-term sustainable development of the mills.
"We were delighted to see that Mumbai still has a unique collection of cotton mills. It is one of the first collections in the world and it's also right in the middle of the city. So, we think it presents a fantastic opportunity to regenerate that area of the city, retain the heritage buildings and create new opportunities and jobs for future. We think there is a real potential here to create a regeneration project, which is lead by heritage. It will be of world significance," Fred Taggart, Director of Regeneration Through Heritage, said.
Participants in the workshop held discussions related to the qualities of the vacant mill sites and associated workers' housing colonies, apart from developing a draft master plan for a future development of the Mills district of Mumbai, producing guidelines for the Integration of the substantial existing mill buildings. They also designed guidelines for new traditional buildings within the sites and their future extensions.
According to the participants, the workshop didn't intend to work out a fixed master plan for development, but rather as an analysis for future possibilities that could serve to stimulate discussion and debate in the city.
INTBAU India is working with the Mumbai chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). This non- governmental agency established in 1984 aims at the active participation of its members to create awareness among the public for preservation of Indian heritage.
Participants in the workshop also analysed the qualities of the vacant mill sites and associated workers' housing colonies and produce New Urbanism based proposals for the future development of the Mills district that will preserve built heritage and ensure sustainable economic development.
INTBAU India's collaborators include the local municipality, the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) in Delhi, the Raheja School of Architecture in Mumbai and the Risvi School of Architecture. The Technical University of Dresden, Germany, with the Chair of Structural Design, is ready to provide all the technical knowledge and research required for this project in the form of experts in quality and engineering in this field.
The Centre for Excellence in Masonry (CEMA), Germany, Alan Baxter Associates (UK), Council for European Urbanism (CEU) and Stiftelsen Byens Fornyelse (Foundation for Urban Renewal, Norway) will also be represented. British partners include The Prince of Wales's Phoenix Trust and Regeneration Through Heritage, a unit of The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment.
The Workshop included a 5-day Charrette involving the local community and local professionals. The international team of students and practitioners also participated from India and up to 20 practitioners from abroad, who worked with local architects, conservationists and citizens.
INTBAU Secretary Dr. Matthew Hardy, INTACH's K. T. Ravindran and Krupali Uplekar, an Indian architect/planner based in Germany represented India on the INTBAU Management Committee.
The Charrette was an essential component of the New Urbanist approach to community participation. The name (with mis-spelling) derives from the 'charette' or small cart used to collect student drawings at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, onto which students desperate to finish their work would climb. The Charrette is an intensive collaborative design exercise lasting up to a week with the active (i.e. pencil in hand) participation of local residents and others.
The workshop included a number of components to inform the participants about many key aspects of the city, its people and architecture. These included the extensive tour of the city's architecture of traditional houses and colonial buildings, a range of lectures and briefings from experts around the world, extensive public consultation programme which will include an evening public meeting with the citizens of Mumbai and a public exhibition, data collection and masterplan development, final masterplan and key proposals.
Among the key speakers on the occasion were Robert Adam, Cristopher Benninger, Prof. Akhtar Chavan, Andreas Duany, Dr Matthew Hardy, Tasneem Mehta, and others.
The workshop was funded by The Prince of Wales Charitable Trust, the British Council (India) and private sponsors. (ANI)
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INTACH takes steps to convert Mumbai mills into heritage sites
[India News]: Mumbai, Mar. 14 : In an attempt to revamp the mills in Mumbai, the International Network of Traditional Building Architecture and Urbanism (INTBAU) India and the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) organised a seminar and workshop on "Revitalisation of Mumbai Mills".
The seminar targeted on chalking out a long-term strategy for the long-term sustainable development of the mills.
"We were delighted to see that Mumbai still has a unique collection of cotton mills. It is one of the first collections in the world and it's also right in the middle of the city. So, we think it presents a fantastic opportunity to regenerate that area of the city, retain the heritage buildings and create new opportunities and jobs for future. We think there is a real potential here to create a regeneration project, which is lead by heritage. It will be of world significance," Fred Taggart, Director of Regeneration Through Heritage, said.
Participants in the workshop held discussions related to the qualities of the vacant mill sites and associated workers' housing colonies, apart from developing a draft master plan for a future development of the Mills district of Mumbai, producing guidelines for the Integration of the substantial existing mill buildings. They also designed guidelines for new traditional buildings within the sites and their future extensions.
According to the participants, the workshop didn't intend to work out a fixed master plan for development, but rather as an analysis for future possibilities that could serve to stimulate discussion and debate in the city.
INTBAU India is working with the Mumbai chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). This non- governmental agency established in 1984 aims at the active participation of its members to create awareness among the public for preservation of Indian heritage.
Participants in the workshop also analysed the qualities of the vacant mill sites and associated workers' housing colonies and produce New Urbanism based proposals for the future development of the Mills district that will preserve built heritage and ensure sustainable economic development.
INTBAU India's collaborators include the local municipality, the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) in Delhi, the Raheja School of Architecture in Mumbai and the Risvi School of Architecture. The Technical University of Dresden, Germany, with the Chair of Structural Design, is ready to provide all the technical knowledge and research required for this project in the form of experts in quality and engineering in this field.
The Centre for Excellence in Masonry (CEMA), Germany, Alan Baxter Associates (UK), Council for European Urbanism (CEU) and Stiftelsen Byens Fornyelse (Foundation for Urban Renewal, Norway) will also be represented. British partners include The Prince of Wales's Phoenix Trust and Regeneration Through Heritage, a unit of The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment.
The Workshop included a 5-day Charrette involving the local community and local professionals. The international team of students and practitioners also participated from India and up to 20 practitioners from abroad, who worked with local architects, conservationists and citizens.
INTBAU Secretary Dr. Matthew Hardy, INTACH's K. T. Ravindran and Krupali Uplekar, an Indian architect/planner based in Germany represented India on the INTBAU Management Committee.
The Charrette was an essential component of the New Urbanist approach to community participation. The name (with mis-spelling) derives from the 'charette' or small cart used to collect student drawings at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, onto which students desperate to finish their work would climb. The Charrette is an intensive collaborative design exercise lasting up to a week with the active (i.e. pencil in hand) participation of local residents and others.
The workshop included a number of components to inform the participants about many key aspects of the city, its people and architecture. These included the extensive tour of the city's architecture of traditional houses and colonial buildings, a range of lectures and briefings from experts around the world, extensive public consultation programme which will include an evening public meeting with the citizens of Mumbai and a public exhibition, data collection and masterplan development, final masterplan and key proposals.
Among the key speakers on the occasion were Robert Adam, Cristopher Benninger, Prof. Akhtar Chavan, Andreas Duany, Dr Matthew Hardy, Tasneem Mehta, and others.
The workshop was funded by The Prince of Wales Charitable Trust, the British Council (India) and private sponsors. (ANI)
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