July 2016 to January 2017
Presented by:
Greha, INDES, Sehreeti
Workshop 1: Sense of Place
Aim of the workshop
- Investigating the significance of the Adam Khan Tomb precinct for the locals. A community based workshop along with students of architecture, urban design, anthropologists, and sociologists to map the 'activity pattern' of the urban node.
Duration of the workshop
- Weekend workshop
Structure of the workshop
- The community members can be structured on the basis of different user groups; children, women, men and elderly
- Students - multidisciplinary
Key Outputs
- Skill set provided to the students - tools of mapping, presentation and citizen engagement
- Urban awareness about their environs of the comunity
- Small audio/video documentation
- Booklet - documenting the process
Workshop 2: Sense of History - with community
Aim of the workshop
- Invetigating the sense of tangible and intangible 'history' and its linked significance and relevance to the present for the residents of Mehrauli
Duration of workshop
- Weekend workshops with the community or broken down into smaller sessions at different locationa and different community set (new residents, residents in traditional havelis, traders, etc.)
Structure of the workshop
- The workshop might have to be broken down into smaller events at different locations. A common structure would have to adopted for sessions with different usre profiles.Ideally the community should also be encouraged towards 'cognitive mapping'.
- Students can be engaged as facilitators and mentors too. A complete resource mapping of heritage resources (tangible and intangible) of Mehrauli should be developed prior to the workshop using secondary sources.
Key Outputs
- Skill set of student participation: Citizen engagement, documentation of community processes, using art and media for citizen engagement
- Cognitive mapping, plotted on scale on map of Mehrauli
- Audio/ Video documentation
Workshop 3: Reading Architectural History
Aim of the workshop
- The workshop would focus on 'how to read architectural patterns, geometry, style motifs, symbols and semantics'
Duration of workshop
- Weekend workshop
Structure of the workshop
- Workshop of multidisciplinary students
Key Outputs
- Elevational study of two streets of Mehrauli around Adam Khan's Tomb
- Booklet - measured mapping
Workshop 4/ Lecture/ Walk: Urban Ecology of Mehrauli
Aim of the workshop
- Understanding the urban ecology of Mehrauli and unraveling its settlement patter. Detailed walk in Sanjay Van.
Duration of the workshop
- Weekend workshop/ Sunday walk
Structure of the workshop
- Would be a guided walk, discovering the hidden ecological determinants and resources of Mehrauli
- Participants - open for all
Key Outputs
- Walk
- Audio/ Video documentation
- Booklet - mapping ecological resources
Workshop 5: Stakeholder Mapping
Aim of the workshop
- Mapping various stakeholders especially linked to Adam Khans Tomb and their conflicts areas
Duration of workshop
- Weekend workshop
Structure of workshop
- Activities participation of community stakeholders and multidisciplinary students
Key Outputs
- Stakeholders mapping with their wish list and conflict areas
- Process of engagement
- Booklet and audio/ video documentation