Uploaded on 2017-01-04 by Dr. Madhura

Location of Photo : Walled city Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India. The picture is taken from Hawamahal(wind palace built in 18th century. The city of Jaipur is the first planned city of the 18th century , elaborated from the beginning as a new capital. It is founded in the North Eastern part of Rajasthan in 1727. The conception of the city had a very strong planning concept based on ancient Indian theory and practice, called Vastu Vidya. This offered a clear prescription and description of the traditional Indian cities, but it offered a wide range of possibilities for its application. Visible information from Picture Street of old city jaipur Architectural characteristics of old city. the color used is pink. New development around walled city and Surrounded by hills. New development is not as per the character of walled city Jaipur. Generally Low rise low density development. Greenery in the city Following invisible information can be extracted from the picture How much is the density of area.What should be the density? What should be the height restrictions to maintain the architectural heritage of the place built in 18th century. From sustainability point of view we should take the lessons from old city regarding planning concept, building typologies, materials as the city is still addressing the present needs. City was designed by respecting human dimensions.so we should design future cities with respect to human dimensions. this is the most important lesson learnt from walled city jaipur.