CITIES.........Let it charm you............

In cities, quite often we come across a space, something which is highly unusual. Its a maze, one corner may be a dead end, somewhere you never want to come back again, and one may turned out to be an amazing adventure, which gets into our mind.
This is one the many reason, while designing, we always intentionally include elements of surprise. What fun is it, when everything is straight forward. A little struggle, a little fight for it, increases the charm of a space.
A city thus is always charming, we stumble across a place, very usual place but with a very interesting history, or a huge gigantic building waiting to become history.
Lets not let it frustrate us, lets get charmed. I know, its painful a lot of times, but a little struggle makes us a little humble.....

city doodles: Once upon a time, we played in real open spaces

city doodles: Once upon a time, we played in real open spaces: "Remember the time, we played in open spaces, climb trees and run across empty spaces...today we play among cars in parking lots. The space d..."

Ujjain, its nooks and corners

Ujjain, like any ancient city has its various nooks and corners, and its intimate streets which opens upto a space usually known as the chowk. Today Ujjain streets and chowks are losing its character. Many additions, alterations by its various users to serve its need, is changing the face of Ujjain.
To preserve it like a museum is not the answer, but to let it adapt in way it balances its growth is the new way a city should be directed to grow..