Journal of Landscape Architecture

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The city of Hyderabad, located on the Deccan plateau region along river Musi l
has a rich cultural history, shaped in the last six centuries. Founded by Muham-
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mad-Quli Qutb Shah of the Golconda kingdom in 1591, it was subsequently taken
over by Mughals and Nizams till independence. Thereafter, it became the capital i
city for the State of Andhra Pradesh. Traditional systems of nature conservation r
have played a great role in defining the character of the region. The city has a his-
o
tory of investing in creating ecological assets, large artificial lake (Hussain Sagar),
grand reservoir (Mir Alam) and Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Park KBR Natural t
Park to quote few examples. The iconic rock formations, hills, water reservoirs, and
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forests represent the dominant physical features of the historic city. The city under-
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went drastic changes in the character and form of nature features and open spaces
in the last three decades, especially after the economic boom of 90s in the country. e
The special section on Hyderabad in the issue features few of the landscape related
aspects of the city and the region. Dr Sridevi Rao, Guest Editor of the special sec-
tion, notes that the culture is central to ‘successful’ design in the city. She further
observes that it is crucial to micro-manage natural assets of the city through de-
sign, since they define the image of Hyderabad. The point is again emphasized in
her book, A Measure of Community, based on the public spaces of the city which is
reviewed in the issue. The Master Plan for the sub-city of Cyberabad, the Informa-
tion Technology IT hub, formulated in early nineties was an attempt to integrate
the ecological systems of the region with the proposed manmade infrastructure.
A feature on the sub-city shares its main features. The character of the landscape
practice in the region is defined by many landscape design works being designed
and executed by landscape professionals, few of which are presented in this issue.
Natural resource conservation, its ways and means and its integration with the de-
velopment, as adopted by rulers is the subject of research of an article on Sheikhpet
Serai while the story of Three Trees add a sense of time and history to the region.
Qutb Shahi Heritage Park is an ambitious, decade long multidisciplinary project
where the present need of a vibrant public space is addressed without compromis-
ing with heritage character of the site, a unique composition of monuments belong-
WLAE N D ing to the founder dynasty – Qutb Shahi.
SCAPE We are thankful to Syed Zahid Ali Akhter and Aparna Rao for their help and sug-
gestions in compiling this special feature.
Along with features based on the city, the issue brings on board two inspiring works,
a book and a travelling exhibition. Indica, an exceptionally researched book, opens
doors to the breath-taking history of Earth, with Nature as its central character.
Author of the book, Pranay Lal, an erudite bio-chemist unravels the mysteries in a
most fascinating manner. Tracing Narratives, an exhibition on the history and evo-
lution of gardens in the country presents interesting ideas and ways of looking at
the typology through the lens of philosophy, art, design and popular culture. Works
of AP Kanvinde (spanning more than five decades), a modernist architect with tra-
ditional value systems are ever inspiring for the present generation of spatial de-
sign professionals, especially students. His creative endeavours are now presented
in an exhaustive volume Achyut Kanvinde: Akar. The issue reviews the publication.
Editors | contact: [email protected]
COVER | Silhouette of the Golconda Fort complex, Hyderabad
THIS PAGE | Baahubali 2 (2017), a visual extravaganza became the highest grossing Indian film of all time. Its director SS Rajamouli—who works primarily in
Telugu cinema—is now part of the advisory panel to the Andhra Pradesh Government to help design its new capital Amravati. Photo Credit: currleanntqdusicza.cpoem
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14 POST INDEPENDENCE ARCHITECTURES OF INDIA: 71 IN CONVERSATION WITH
CONTEXT & SIGNIFICANCE NARASIMHAM VADLAMANI V.L.
Simar Kindra
interview |
hyderabad | 76 THE SELF COMMUNITy AND SPIRITUALITy
16 THE CITy OF HyDERAbAD CONVERSATION ON LANDSCAPE WITH
Dr Sridevi Rao CLARE COOPER MARCUS
Amita Sinha
22 CybERAbAD
CITy OF HOPE AND FUTURE 82 STORy OF EVOLUTION
Vastu Shilpa Consultants IN CONVERSATION WITH PRANAy LAL
28 QUTb SHAHI HERITAGE PARK sustainability |
CONSERVATION & LANDSCAPE RESTORATION 90 SUSTAINAbLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Aga Khan Development Network A PROGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA
Geeta Wahi Dua
34 A READING FROM SHAIKPET SARAI
QUTb SHAHI, HyDERAbAD seeing the unseen |
Sriganesh Rajendran 94 ACROSS THE RIVER
Watercolours by M Rohit
40 GOLKONDA RESORTS AND SPA, HyDERAbAD
Upalghosh Associates & Shaheer Associates 98 THIS LAND...
Poems by Arun Vemuri
46 NAANDI: A RURAL COMMUNE English Translation by Dr Sridevi Rao
FHD Group
100 TRACING NARRATIVES
54 KbR PARK, HyDERAbAD INDIAN LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Kishore D Pradhan: Architecture + Landscape A TRAVELLING EXHIbITION
58 T{H}REE TALES book review |
Aparna Rao 108 MODERNITy WITH HUMAN VALUES
AN ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
64 LANDSCAPE PRACTICES
ACHyUT KANVINDE – AKAR
HyDERAbAD REGION Review by MN Ashish Ganju
GUEST EDITOR Dr Sridevi Rao Landscape Architect | hyderabad
EDITORS Brijender S Dua Architect | New Delhi
Geeta Wahi Dua Landscape Architect | New Delhi
ADVISORy EDITOR Adit Pal Landscape Architect | USA
ADVISORy bOARD Savita Punde Landscape Architect | Delhi NcR
Rohit Marol Landscape Architect | Bangalore
LANGUAGE EDITOR Aruna Ghose | New Delhi
DESIGN M Shah Alam, grafiniti
ADMINISTRATION Avdhesh Kumar
PRINTING ADVISOR Atul Naahar Paramount Printographics
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CO OWNED, PRINTED & PUBLIShED By Brijender S. Dua, c-589, Vikas Puri, New Delhi 110 018 INDIA Review by Rajat Ray & Hemlata
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Any clarification in this regard would be remedied in future issues. Views expressed in the journal are that of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect those of the Editor or the Publisher. The Editors do their utmost to verify information published, but they do not
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