These images are part of a series that were taken between December 2012 and January 2013 in and around the cities of New Delhi, Agra, Tenali, Hyderabad, and Vijaywada
Tenali, 2013
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This panoramic view shows the developing town of Tenali in Andrah Pradesh a typical demonstration of the increasing build-out of this once small agrarian and trading center town, to the left it is still possible to see some of the more traditional smaller housing and frams, while on the right the new concrete highrises, industrialization and technological improvements are clearly visible - many of these buildings are less than 5 years old, almost all the high rises are less than 10 years old.
On the right, a banana farm (actually several operated by multiple families) Tenali is known for the production of a wide variety of fruit, the image is taken from the large recently constructed highrise (viewed from the plantation and pictured on the right) - while the banana farm is productive and profitable, the need for housing to staff increasing tech and manufacturing industry has many farmers selling their land to developers - and improving their quality of living from manual labor in a modest house to one in a highrise apartment - as demonstrated here side-by-side.
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In Response to Special Lecture + Forum Industrializing India + The Future City…
It is interesting to look at a place that is currently in development and see how it progresses. As Americans we generally look at the world through a lens different than our own. It is difficult for us to interpret what we see as other cultures when we are not immersed within it so hearing about the rise of another nation’s capital and infrastructure it is interesting to compare it to what we know as our own history. As India continues to grow at the rate it is we will see some of the initial blunders that we made in our growth but also be able to view a culture as it rises from these pitfalls.
To look at some of the research on the recent growth in India it is interesting to look at those who tell of warnings of what is to come or show the downfalls of the current growth. In one article it speaks about how the rise of construction of skyscrapers and other larger buildings has proven to be a signal of coming downturns in the economy. With the upswing that comes in the economy before building these skyscrapers also comes the large expenses of building. With this growth comes a higher cost of living that many people in India cannot afford. With this growing wage gap will also come a greater difference in the way that the Indian people live, which already in its current state is largely different.
In the Indian city of Gurgaon-Basai mud and brick buildings have been replaced with the building materials of modern day construction in America, concrete and glass. It is a city that has trouble identifying with where it stands culturally in this time of economic shift. The city’s outskirts have many rural elements like a bird sanctuary but on the interior of city proper there has been a growth of skyscrapers and shopping malls that attract more affluent people to reside in the area. The city is slowly creeping out further into the rural land and many of the former residents of the villages are gaining money from developers in lump sums and spend it unwisely since they have no idea of managing it. When looking at how India is reacting to their current boom it brings to mind the struggles seen historically by developing areas during recessions. Looking from an architectural standpoint one may hope that during the urban development process they will not repeat mistakes made that are seen in developments made in some of the other lectures we have seen in this class.
Link describing upswings and busts in economies in their relation to development…
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-15/news/30627887_1_skyscraper-high-land-values-empire-state-building
Article on growth in Gurgaon Basai, India…
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-26933610
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